Fully updated and expanded to keep pace with the developments in this area of small animal practice, this new edition covers all aspects of treating reptile patients, including diagnosis, surgical techniques and euthanasia.
Chapter dedicated to anatomy and physiology
A consideration of the reptile pet trade
Revised and expanded appendices
New chapters on crocodilians and sea turtles
Table of Contents
List of contributors v
Foreword vii
Preface viii
1 Anatomy and physiology 1
2 Reptile pet trade and welfare 26
3 Captive maintenance 36
4 Nutrition 49
5 Breeding and neonatal care 70
6 Clinical examination 89
7 Emergency care 101
8 Diagnostic sampling and laboratory tests 115
9 Non-invasive imaging 134
10 Diagnostic and surgical endoscopy 160
11 Therapeutics and medication 176
12 Anaesthesia and analgesia 200
13 Surgery: principles and techniques 210
14 Euthanasia and post-mortem examination 240
15 Dermatology 257
16 The reptile eye 273
17 Gastrointestinal system 284
18 Respiratory system 309
19 Cardiovascular and haemopoietic systems 323
20 Urogenital system 342
21 Neurology 353
22 Nutritional problems 365
23 Neoplasia 397
24 Parasitology 411
25 Infectious diseases 423
26 Crocodilians 443
27 Sea turtles 457
Appendices
1 Differential diagnoses for clinical signs in reptiles 470
2 A formulary of drugs for reptiles 476
3 Special considerations for venomous reptiles 482
Donal M. Boyer
4 Common and scientific names 488
5 CITES and UK legislation 492
6 Conversion tables for units 494
7 Reference values for haematology and biochemistry in common species 496
Index
By Simon J. Girling and Paul Raiti
