LEADER 05387nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910829824903321 005 20170815113100.0 010 $a1-281-31789-6 010 $a9786611317898 010 $a0-470-76024-9 010 $a0-470-29215-6 010 $a0-470-29212-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687698 035 $a(EBL)362026 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000294956 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193671 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294956 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10314156 035 $a(PQKB)10354362 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC362026 035 $a(OCoLC)214282134 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687698 100 $a20001003d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe elephant's foot$b[electronic resource] $eprevention and care of foot conditions in captive Asian and African elephants /$feditors, Blair Csuti, Eva L. Sargent, Ursula S. Bechert 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmes $cIowa State University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (174 p.) 300 $aBased on papers from the First North American Conference on Elephant Foot Care and Pathology, held in Beaverton, Oregon, Mar. 19-21, 1998; with additional contributions. 311 $a0-8138-2820-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTHE ELEPHANT'S FOOT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Part I The Context of Elephant Foot Care; 1 AN OVERVIEW OF FOOT CONDITIONS IN ASIAN AND AFRICAN ELEPHANTS; 2 ANATOMY OF THE ELEPHANT FOOT; 3 THE ROLE OF NUTRITION AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON ELEPHANT FOOT CARE; 4 RECORD KEEPING AS AN AID TO FOOT CARE IN THE ASIAN ELEPHANT; Part II Approaches to Routine Foot Care; 5 FOOT CARE FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS; 6 CAPTIVE ELEPHANT FOOT CARE: NATURAL- HABITAT HUSBANDRY TECHNIQUES; 7 FOOT CARE AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH 327 $a8 ELEPHANT FOOT CARE UNDER PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS THE VOLUNTARY-CONTACT SYSTEM:9 A HISTORY OF ELEPHANT FOOT CARE AT THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO; 10 ELEPHANT HUSBANDRY AND FOOT CARE AT THE SCHONBRUNNER TIERGARTEN, VIENNA; 11 PREVENTIVE FOOT CARE FOR AN ASIAN ELEPHANT AT MESKER PARK ZOO AND BOTANIC GARDEN; PART III Common Elephant Foot Conditions and Their Treatment; 12 HISTORICAL LESSONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FOOT DISEASES IN CAPTIVE ASIAN ELEPHANTS; 13 SPLIT NAILS, ABSCESSES, AND CUTICULAR FLUID POCKETS 327 $a14 OUCH, DO THAT AGAIN! TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NAIL INFECTIONS IN AN ASIAN BULL ELEPHANT USING PROTECTED CONTACT15 PROCEDURE FOR NAIL RECONSTRUCTION AND TREATMENT FOR AN ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS); 16 OCCURRENCE AND TREATMENT OF NAILFOOT ABSCESSES, NAIL CRACKS, AND SOLE ABSCESSES IN CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS; 17 SIRI'S DILEMMA: MANAGEMENT OF A CHRONIC FOOT PROBLEM; 18 MAKING A PROTECTIVE BOOT FOR AN ASIAN ELEPHANT; 19 TREATMENT OF AN ABSCESSED FOOT PAD OF AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AF'RICANA) USING A SANDAL AND TOPICALLY APPLIED CHITOSAN 327 $a20 THE USE OF SONOGRAPHY IN THE FOLLOW-UP CARE OF A FOOT ABSCESS IN A FEMALE ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)21 TREATMENT OF OSTEOMYELITIS IN ELEPHANT FEET; PART IV Surgical Intervention for Elephant Foot Disease; 22 THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FOOT ABSCESSES IN CAPTIVE ASIATIC ELEPHANTS: CASE STUDIES; 23 PREOPERATIVE CONDITIONING AND POSTOPERATIVE TREATMENTS OF A PROTECTED-CONTACT BULL ELEPHANT; 24 SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF A CHRONIC INFECTION INVOLVING THE PHALANGE OF AN ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) 327 $a25 SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PHALANGEAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN A FEMALE ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)PART V Antibiotic and Anti-inflammatory Dosages for Elephants; 26 DETERMINING DOSAGES FOR ANTIBIOTIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; PART VI Conclusions and Recommendations; 27 ELEPHANT FOOT CARE: CONCLUDING REMARKS; APPENDIX I ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES (MARCH 1997); APPENDIX II RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF ELEPHANT FOOT CONDITION AND CARE IN NORTH AMERICA; GLOSSARY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX 330 $aMaintaining the healthy foot condition of captive Asian and African elephants is one of the most important yet most difficult tasks for zookeepers, veterinarians, and researchers. Recognizing the need for a convenient and comprehensive health care manual, Blair Csuti, Eva Sargent and Ursula Bechert present The Elephant's Foot. Born out of a national conference on elephant care and physiology, this book is backed by 46 of the foremost authorities on the subject. After a general overview of the elephant foot's anatomy and physiology, The Elephant's Foot leads practitione 606 $aElephants$xDiseases$vCongresses 606 $aElephants$xWounds and injuries$vCongresses 606 $aFoot$xCare and hygiene$vCongresses 615 0$aElephants$xDiseases 615 0$aElephants$xWounds and injuries 615 0$aFoot$xCare and hygiene 676 $a636.9/67 676 $a639.967 701 $aCsuti$b Blair A$0968950 701 $aSargent$b Eva Lee$0968951 701 $aBechert$b Ursula S$0968952 712 12$aNorth American Conference on Elephant Foot Care and Pathology$d(1st :$f1998 :$eBeaverton, Or.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829824903321 996 $aThe elephant's foot$92201347 997 $aUNINA