LEADER 04250nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910830029903321 005 20170816140025.0 010 $a1-118-65637-7 010 $a1-118-58399-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000400583 035 $a(EBL)1315486 035 $a(OCoLC)853364611 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000917985 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11454505 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000917985 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10894377 035 $a(PQKB)10137109 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1315486 035 $a(PPN)183581024 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000400583 100 $a20130802d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEssentials of tortoise medicine and surgery$b[electronic resource]$fJohn Chitty, Aidan Raftery 210 $aChichester, England $cWiley-Blackwell$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (346 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-299-73821-4 311 $a1-4051-9544-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aEssentials 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 Handling 327 $a5.2 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 Diarrhoea 327 $a12 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 Disease 327 $a33 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; Index 330 $aReach 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 g 606 $aAnimals$xDiseases 606 $aTurtles 615 0$aAnimals$xDiseases. 615 0$aTurtles. 676 $a639.3 676 $a639.3924 700 $aChitty$b John$01339996 701 $aRaftery$b Aidan$01600783 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830029903321 996 $aEssentials of tortoise medicine and surgery$94124818 997 $aUNINA