Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, 2nd Edition

Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, 2nd Edition

By Gary West, Darryl Heard and Nigel Caulkett

Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia 2nd Edition PDF is a fully updated and revised version of the first comprehensive reference on anesthetic techniques in captive and free-ranging wildlife. Now including expanded coverage of avian and aquatic species, this exhaustive resource presents information on the full range of zoo and wildlife species. Covering topics ranging from monitoring and field anesthesia to CPR and euthanasia, the heart of the book is devoted to 53 species-specific chapters providing a wealth of information on little-known and common zoo and wildlife animals alike.

In addition to new species chapters, the new edition brings a new focus on pain management, including chronic pain, and more information on species-specific physiology. Chapters on airway management, monitoring, emergency therapeutics, and field procedures are all significantly expanded as well. This update to Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia is an invaluable addition to the library of all zoo and wildlife veterinarians.

Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, 2nd Edition Features:

  • Provides a thorough update to the first comprehensive reference for anesthetic techniques in captive and free-ranging wildlife
  • Presents chapters on all taxa, including little-known species
  • Features expanded species coverage, with new information on avian and aquatic animals
  • Includes more information on pain management and species-specific physiology, as well as airway management, monitoring, emergency therapeutics, and field procedures
  • Offers introductory chapters on topics ranging from clinical pharmacology and airway management to field emergencies and complications
  • Serves as a convenient single resource to find practical knowledge about wildlife anesthesia
Table of Contents

Contributors xi

Preface xvii

I. General

1. Clinical Pharmacology 5
Leigh A. Lamont and Kurt A. Grimm

2. Monitoring 43
Larissa Ozeki and Nigel Caulkett

3. Airway Management 53
Jonathan Cracknell

4. Thermoregulation 65
Jeff C. Ko and Rebecca A. Krimins

5. Oxygen Therapy 69
Ã…sa Fahlman

6. Analgesia 83
Douglas P. Whiteside

7. Physical Capture and Restraint 109
Todd Shury

8. Zoo and Wildlife CPR 125
Søren Boysen

9. Field Emergencies and Complications 139
Jon M. Arnemo, Alina L. Evans, Ã…sa Fahlman, and Nigel Caulkett

10. Euthanasia 149
Murray Woodbury

11. Remote Drug Delivery 155
Ramiro Isaza

12 Capture Myopathy 171
Jessica Paterson

13. Human Safety during Wildlife Capture 181
Nigel Caulkett and Todd Shury

II. Invertebrates, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibians

14. Invertebrates 191
Cornelia I. Mosley and Gregory A. Lewbart

15. Bony Fish (Lungfish, Sturgeon, and Teleosts) 209
Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Donald L. Neiffer, and Tonya M. Clauss

16. Elasmobranchs and Holocephalans 261
Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Tonya M. Clauss, and M. Andrew Stamper

17. Amphibians 303
Eric Baitchman and Mark Stetter

18. Crocodilian Capture and Restraint 313
Kent A. Vliet

19. Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caiman, and Gharial) 325
Gregory J. Fleming

20. Venomous Reptile Restraint and Handling 337
Frederick B. Antonio

21. Squamates (Snakes and Lizards) 351
Mads F. Bertelsen

22. Chelonia (Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins) 365
Alessio Vigani

III. Bird Anesthesia

23. Avian Anatomy and Physiology 391
Ashley M. Zehnder, Michelle G. Hawkins, and Peter J. Pascoe

24. Cagebirds 399
Michelle G. Hawkins, Ashley M. Zehnder, and Peter J. Pascoe

25. Penguins 435
Kate Bodley and Todd L. Schmitt

26. Ratites 445
Jessica Siegal-Willott

27. Raptors 459
Patrick T. Redig, Michelle Willette, and Julia Ponder

28. Galliformes and Columbiformes 473
Darryl Heard

29. Free-Living Waterfowl and Shorebirds 481
Daniel M. Mulcahy

30. Birds: Miscellaneous 507
Darryl Heard

IV. Mammal Anesthesia

31. Monotremes (Echidnas and Platypus) 517
Peter Holz

32. Marsupials 521
Peter Holz

33. Insectivores (Hedgehogs, Moles, and Tenrecs) 529
Darryl Heard

34. Edentata (Xenartha) 533
Gary West, Tracy Carter, and Jim Shaw

35. Tubulidentata and Pholidota 539
Jennifer N. Langan

36. Chiropterans (Bats) 543
Darryl Heard

37. Prosimians 551
Cathy V. Williams and Randall E. Junge

38. Monkeys and Gibbons 561
Rolf-Arne Ølberg and Melissa Sinclair

39. Great Apes 573
Shannon Cerveny and Jonathan Sleeman

40. Canids 585
R. Scott Larsen and Terry J. Kreeger

41. Ursids (Bears) 599
Nigel Caulkett and Ã…sa Fahlman

42. Procyonids and Mustelids 607
George V. Kollias and Noha Abou-Madi

43. Viverrids 619
Anneke Moresco and R. Scott Larsen

44. Hyenidae 627
Nina Hahn, John M. Parker, Gregory Timmel, Mary L. Weldele, and Wm. Kirk Suedmeyer

45. Felids 635
Edward C. Ramsay

46. Phocid Seals 647
Michael Lynch and Kate Bodley

47. Otariid Seals 661
Martin Haulena

48. Walrus 673
David B. Brunson

49. Cetaceans 679
Christopher Dold and Sam Ridgway

50. Sirenians (Manatees and Dugongs) 693
Elizabeth C. Nolan and Michael T. Walsh

51. Elephants 703
William A. Horne and Michael R. Loomis

52. Nondomestic Equids 719
Chris Walzer

53. Tapirs 729
Sonia M. Hernandez, James Bailey, and Luis R. Padilla

54. Rhinoceroses 741
Robin W. Radcliffe and Peter vdB. Morkel

55. Nondomestic Suids 773
Luis R. Padilla and Jeff C. Ko

56. Hippopotamidae 787
Michele Miller, Gregory J. Fleming, Scott B. Citino, and Markus Hofmeyr

57. Camelids 797
Khursheed R. Mama and Chris Walzer

58. Giraffidae 809
Scott B. Citino and Mitchell Bush

59. Cervids (Deer) 823
Nigel Caulkett and Jon M. Arnemo

60. Antelope 831
Ray L. Ball and Markus Hofmeyr

61. Gazelle and Small Antelope 843
An Pas

62. Wild Sheep and Goats 857
Nigel Caulkett and Chris Walzer

63. Nondomestic Cattle 863
Julie Napier and Douglas L. Armstrong

64. Bison 873
Nigel Caulkett

65. Lagomorphs (Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas) 879
Darryl Heard

66. Rodents 893
Darryl Heard

Index 905

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