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The seond editon of the BSAVA Manual of Reptiles offers substantial changes to the first edition, as reptile medicine has become significantly more sophisticated, especially in the areas of anaesthesia, diagnosis, nutrition, surgery and therapeutics. The first edition was at the cutting edge of reptile veterinary care; this completely updated second edition provides the same high standards of relevant information, with the important addition of splendid full-colour photographs throughout.
- Correct husbandry
- Brand new chapters dedicated to emergency care and endoscopy
- Parasitology and infectious diseases covered in-depth
- Chapter dedicated to the care of neonates
- Quick reference appendicies
Contents
Introduction: reptiles as pets; Captive maintenance and welfare; Nutrition; Breeding and neonatal care; Clinical examination; Emergency care; Diagnostic sampling and laboratory tests; Non-invasive imaging; Diagnostic and surgical endoscopy; Therapeutics and medication; Anaesthesia and analgesia; Surgery: principles and techniques; Humane euthanasia and post-mortem examination; Dermatology; Ophthalmology; Gastrointestinal system; Respiratory system; Cardiovascular and haemopoietic systems; Urogenital system; Neurology; Nutritional problems; Neoplasia; Parasitology; Infectious diseases; Appendices; Index
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Contributors
Ian Calvert, UK; John Chitty, UK; John Cooper, Trinidad and Tobago; Mary Fraser, UK; Darryl Heard, USA; Stephen Hernandez-Divers, USA; Ben Hynes, UK; Jay Johnson, USA; Emma Keeble, UK; Roger Klingenberg, USA; Bruce Maclean, UK; Rachel Marschang, Germany; Stuart McArthur, UK; Nicholas Millichamp, USA; Aidan Raftery, UK; Paul Raiti, USA; Louise Rayment-Dyble, UK; Drury Reavill, USA; Sharon Redrobe, UK; Ron Rees Davies, UK; Peter Scott, UK; Molly Varga, UK; Kevin Wright, USA.
Published May 2004
350 pages
ISBN 978 0 905214 75 7 |
