Veterinary nursing of exotic pets /
Veterinary practices are seeing an increasing number of exotic pets and nurses are at the front-line in ensuring that these exotic pets receive the best possible care. This text provides the principles and applications of nursing exotic species as encountered in veterinary practice.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2013.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Small mammals
- Basic small mammal anatomy and physiology
- Small mammal housing, husbandry and rearing
- Small mammal handling and chemical restraint
- Small mammal nutrition
- Common diseases of small mammals
- An overview of small mammal therapeutics
- Small mammal diagnostic imaging
- Small mammal emergency and critical care medicine
- Birds
- Basic avian anatomy and physiology
- Avian housing and husbandry
- Avian handling and chemical restraint
- Avian nutrition
- Common avian diseases
- An overview of avian therapeutics
- Avian diagnostic imaging
- Avian emergency and critical care medicine
- Reptiles and amphibians
- Basic reptile and amphibian anatomy and physiology
- Reptile and amphibian housing and husbandry
- Reptile and amphibian handling and chemical restraint
- Reptile and amphibian nutrition
- Common reptile and amphibian diseases
- An overview of reptile and amphibian therapeutics
- Reptile diagnostic imaging
- Reptile emergency and critical care medicine
- Appendix 1 Legislation affecting exotic pet species in the united kingdom
- Appendix 2 Useful addresses and organisations.
