Overview
Reach for this book whenever a sick or injured tortoise comes into the surgery. Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery is designed as a concise and practical quick reference for the busy practitioner seeing chelonians as part of their caseload. Covering everything from species identification to common basic surgery for tortoises and freshwater turtles, the emphasis is on the more common and likely diagnoses. The first section of the book gives an overview of the basics of tortoise and semi-aquatic/ aquatic freshwater turtle husbandry and keeping, as well as a guide to general investigation and diagnostic techniques open to clinicians. The second section provides a clinical guide based on clinical signs and differential diagnoses. Based upon the experience of authors who have been practicing with these species for several decades, this book is a useful guide to veterinarians, students, veterinary nurses and technicians new to working with these fascinating creatures. It will also serve as a useful aide memoire to more experienced clinicians.
Full Product Details
Author: John Chitty (JC Exotic Pet Consultancy Ltd, UK) ,
Aidan Raftery (Avian & Exotic Animal Clinic, UK)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 17.10cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.667kg
ISBN: 9781405195447
ISBN 10: 1405195444
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 10 September 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
In summary, this book is a practical gem, and should become a very useful, well-thumbed addition to the general veterinary practice library. It is mainly aimed at guiding those less experienced with dealing with chelonian patients, but will also act as a useful quick reference for those more familiar with treating these shelled patients. ( Veterinary Record , 15 March 2014) Finally, special mention goes to the brief but clearly illustrated and valuable guide to gender determination, helping to separate Fred from Frederica in the consult room, and making this a handy patient-side reference. ( BVZS Bulletin , 1 September 2013)
Finally, special mention goes to the brief but clearly illustrated and valuable guide to gender determination, helping to separate Fred from Frederica in the consult room, and making this a handy patient-side reference. ( BVZS Bulletin , 1 September 2013)
<p> In summary, this book is a practical gem, and shouldbecome a very useful, well-thumbed addition to the generalveterinary practice library. It is mainly aimed at guiding thoseless experienced with dealing with chelonian patients, but willalso act as a useful quick reference for those more familiar withtreating these shelled patients. (VeterinaryRecord, 15 March 2014) <p> Finally, special mention goes to the brief but clearlyillustrated and valuable guide to gender determination, helping toseparate Fred from Frederica in the consult room, and making this ahandy patient-side reference. (BVZS Bulletin, 1September 2013)
Author Information
John Chitty BVetMed, CertZooMed, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS John is a director of a small animal and exotics practice in Andover, UK with a 100% avian and exotics caseload. He works with several zoological collections and has lectured and published widely on a variety of avian and exotic species as well as co-editing two avian texts. Aidan Raftery MVB, CertZooMed, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS Aidan is currently the clinical director of the Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic in Manchester, UK. He is a visiting lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College, UK, and has produced many chapters for textbooks on exotic animal medicine and surgery. He is also a regular presenter at conferences and at continuing education events for veterinary surgeons.
