Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia 3rd Edition PDF offers a thoroughly updated edition of this comprehensive reference to anesthetic techniques in captive and free-ranging wild species. Featuring 57 species-specific chapters covering animals both common and uncommon, the book includes both the basic principles of capturing, anesthetizing, and monitoring these animals and species-specific considerations. All chapters in Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia 3rd Edition have been thoroughly updated to reflect new information and references.
Features:
Offers a fully updated new edition of the gold-standard reference to immobilization and anesthesia in captive and free-ranging wildlife
Presents 57 species-specific chapters covering all aspects of anesthetizing zoo and wild animals, ranging from commonly treated animals to rare species
Focuses on providing exceptional health care to wild and zoo animals
Fully updated throughout to present new information, advances, and references
Features full color photographs to demonstrate the concepts discussed
Table of Contents
Clinical Pharmacology
Analgesia
Effective Anesthetic Monitoring
Emergencies and Complications
Remote Drug Delivery
Invertebrates
Cartilaginous Fishes: Elasmobranchs and Holocephalans
Bony Fish (Lungfish, Sturgeon, and Teleosts)
Amphibians
Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins (Chelonians)
Snakes and Lizards (Squamates)
Venomous Reptile Restraint and Handling
Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caiman, and Gharial)
Crocodilian Capture and Restraint
Cagebirds (Parrots and Perching Birds)
Pigeons and Doves (Columbiformes)
Chickens, Quail, Turkeys, Pheasants, Peafowl, and Other Galliformes
Raptors
Ratites
Penguins
Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Waterfowl)
Birds: Miscellaneous
Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs, Gerbils, Hamsters, Chinchillas, and Other Rodents
