04250nam 2200601 a 450 991083002990332120170816140025.01-118-65637-71-118-58399-X(CKB)2670000000400583(EBL)1315486(OCoLC)853364611(SSID)ssj0000917985(PQKBManifestationID)11454505(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000917985(PQKBWorkID)10894377(PQKB)10137109(MiAaPQ)EBC1315486(PPN)183581024(EXLCZ)99267000000040058320130802d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEssentials of tortoise medicine and surgery[electronic resource]John Chitty, Aidan RafteryChichester, England Wiley-Blackwellc20131 online resource (346 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-299-73821-4 1-4051-9544-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Biology; 1.1 Species and Family Overview; 1.2 Natural History; 1.3 Sex Determination and Incubation of Eggs; 1.4 Physiology/Anatomy; 1.5 Chelonian Behaviour; 2 Husbandry; 2.1 The Husbandry Review; 2.2 Hibernation; 3 Practice Needs; 3.1 Equipment; 3.2 Economics; 3.3 Hospitalisation; 3.4 Instructions for Receptionists; 4 Examination; 4.1 Transport Guidelines; 4.2 History and Examination Techniques; 4.3 Handling; 4.4 Zoonoses; 5 Basic Techniques; 5.1 Venipuncture and Sample Handling5.2 Toenail Trimming5.3 Beak Trim; 5.4 Stomach Tubing; 5.5 Injection Techniques and Therapeutics; 5.6 Fluid Therapy; 5.7 Cytological Sampling and Biopsy; 5.8 Microchipping; 5.9 Euthanasia; 6 General Anaesthesia; 7 Imaging; 7.1 Radiography; 7.2 Ultrasound; 7.3 Endoscopy and Biopsy; 7.4 Advanced Imaging Techniques; 8 Surgery; 8.1 Surgery Needs and Equipment; 8.2 Haemostasis; 8.3 Surgical Techniques; 9 Clinical Pathology; 9.1 Haematology and Serum Biochemistry; 9.2 Parasitology; 9.3 Microbiology; 9.4 Post-mortem Examination Techniques; Part II Presentations; 10 Anorexia; 11 Diarrhoea12 Dyspnoea12.1 Respiratory Disease; 12.2 Coelomic Cavity Distension; 13 Otitis Media/Aural Abscess; 14 Egg Retention/Dystocia; 15 Fallen in Pond; 16 Follicular Stasis; 17 Orthopaedics; 18 Fractures of the Shell; 19 Hepatic Lipidosis; 20 Lameness; 21 Lethargy; 22 Soft Tissue Masses; 23 Nasal Discharge; 24 Ocular and Conjunctival/Palpebral Swelling; 25 Ocular Opacities and Blindness; 26 Generalised Oedema or Anasarca; 27 Inflammation of the Oral (Stomatitis) and Pharyngeal Areas; 28 External Parasites; 29 Internal Parasites; 30 Peeling Skin or Shell; 31 Prolapse; 32 Shell Disease33 Skin Ulceration34 Soft Tissue Trauma; 35 Swimming Problems; 36 Swollen Limbs; 37 Uroliths; 38 Vomiting and Regurgitation; 39 Metabolic Bone Diseases; 40 Shell Deformities; Appendix 1: Formulary; Appendix 2: Haematological Normals; Appendix 3: Toxicoses; IndexReach for this book whenever a sick or injured tortoise comes into the surgery. Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery is designed as a concise and practical quick reference for the busy practitioner seeing chelonians as part of their caseload. Covering everything from species identification to common basic surgery for tortoises and freshwater turtles, the emphasis is on the more common and likely diagnoses.The first section of the book gives an overview of the basics of tortoise and semi-aquatic/ aquatic freshwater turtle husbandry and keeping, as well as a guide to gAnimalsDiseasesTurtlesAnimalsDiseases.Turtles.639.3639.3924Chitty John1339996Raftery Aidan1600783MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830029903321Essentials of tortoise medicine and surgery4124818UNINA