Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets

by Girling, Simon J.

• ISBN13: 9781405107471
• ISBN10: 1405107472
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-31
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

From budgies and cockatiels to chipmunks and chinchillas, our interest in exotic pets has rocketed in recent years. With the house rabbit being the UK's third most commonly kept pet after the cat and dog, and sales in small mammals, reptiles and birds continuing to grow, exotic pets have now become a specialist area of veterinary practice in their own right. Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets is the first book to address the need for a definitive reference book devoted entirely to the principles and applications of nursing exotic species. Developed from a City and Guild's course, it not only covers husbandry, nutrition and handling, but also explores anatomy and chemical restraint, and provides an overview of diseases and treatments.

Author Biography

Simon Girling has run a first opinion and referral service for exotic animals at the Braid Veterinary Hospital in Edinburgh since 1995. He is currently a Council member and Treasurer for the British Veterinary Zoological Society, an advisor to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park, and a Trustee and Treasurer for the Zebra Foundation, a charitable trust funding veterinary education in zoological medicine. Simon has authored and co-authored several texts on veterinary medicine for exotic species.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
AVIAN SPECIES	1	(102)
Basic avian anatomy and physiology	3	(22)
Avian housing and husbandry	25	(9)
Avian handling and chemical restraint	34	(13)
Avian nutrition	47	(17)
Common avian diseases	64	(23)
An overview of avian therapeutics	87	(16)
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS	103	(90)
Basic reptile and amphibian anatomy and physiology	105	(22)
Reptile and amphibian housing, husbandry and rearing	127	(6)
Reptile and amphibian handling and chemical restraint	133	(15)
Reptile and amphibian nutrition	148	(13)
Common reptile and amphibian diseases	161	(14)
An overview of reptile and amphibian therapeutics	175	(18)
SMALL MAMMALS	193	(112)
Basic small mammal anatomy and physiology	195	(28)
Small mammal housing, husbandry and rearing	223	(10)
Small mammal handling and chemical restraint	233	(13)
Small mammal nutrition	246	(11)
Common diseases of small mammals	257	(28)
An overview of small mammal therapeutics	285	(20)
Appendix 1 Legislation affecting exotic pet species in the UK	305	(2)
Appendix 2 Useful addresses	307	(1)
Index	308