The first book to provide veterinarians with in-depth guidance on exotic animal surgical principles and techniques
As the popularity of exotic animals continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly important for veterinarians to be knowledgeable and skilled in common surgical procedures for a wide range of exotic species. Written for practitioners and board-certified surgeons with a working knowledge of domestic animal surgery, Surgery of Exotic Animals is the first clinical manual to provide comprehensive guidance on surgical principles and common procedures in exotic pets, zoo animals, and wildlife.
Edited by internationally recognized leaders in exotic animal surgery and zoological medicine, this much-needed volume covers invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and both terrestrial and marine mammals. Contributions from a team of surgery and zoo specialists offer detailed descriptions of common surgeries and provide a wealth of color images demonstrating how each procedure is performed—including regional anatomy and surgical approaches. An invaluable one-stop source of authoritative surgical information on exotic species, this book:
Provides illustrated guidance on surgical principles and common surgeries performed in exotic species Describes general principles, instrumentation, equipment, suture materials, and magnification surgery Covers a wide range of procedures such as small and large mammal dental surgery, avian soft tissue surgery, reptile orthopedic surgery, and primate surgery Includes chapters on surgical oncology, megavertebrate laparoscopy, and minimally invasive surgery techniques
Surgery of Exotic Animals is an indispensable clinical guide and reference for all private veterinary practitioners; exotic, zoo, and wildlife veterinarians; laboratory animal veterinarians; veterinary students; and veterinary technicians.
List of Contributors ix Preface xi About the Editors xii 1 General Principles, Instruments, and Equipment 1 R. Avery Bennett 2 Suture Materials 11 Michael S. McFadden 3 Magnification Surgery 23 Heidi Phillips 4 Invertebrate Surgery 35 Gregory A. Lewbart 5 Fish Surgery 46 Claire Vergneau-Grosset and E. Scott Weber, III 6 Amphibian Surgery 63 Claire Vergneau-Grosset and E. Scott Weber, III 7 Reptile Orthopedic Surgery 74 Michael S. McFadden 8 Surgical Approaches to the Reptile Coelom 85 Geoffrey W. Pye and R. Avery Bennett 9 Reptiles: Soft Tissue Surgery 96 Stephen J. Mehler and R. Avery Bennett 10 Avian Orthopedics 112 Brett Darrow and R. Avery Bennett 11 Approaches to the Caudal Coelom (Abdomen) of Birds 154 Michael B. Mison and R. Avery Bennett 12 Avian Reproductive Procedures 163 Stephen J. Mehler and R. Avery Bennett 13 Surgery of the Avian Gastrointestinal Tract 175 Michael B. Mison and R. Avery Bennett 14 Surgery of the Avian Respiratory System and Cranial Coelom 190 Geoffrey W. Pye 15 Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques in Exotic Animals 204 Stephen J. Mehler and R. Avery Bennett 16 Orthopedic Surgery in Small Mammals 227 Michael S. McFadden 17 Rabbit Soft Tissue Surgery 240 R. Avery Bennett 18 Ferret Soft Tissue Surgery 277 Catriona MacPhail 19 Rodent Soft Tissue Surgery 297 R. Avery Bennett 20 Soft Tissue Surgery in Hedgehogs 322 Daniel J. Duffy and R. Avery Bennett 21 Surgery of the Sugar Glider 332 Geoffrey W. Pye 22 Small Mammal Dental Surgery 338 Estella Böhmer 23 Large Mammal Dental Surgery 369 Allison D. Woody, David A. Fagan, and James E. Oosterhuis 24 Primate Surgery 383 Celia R. Valverde and Elizabeth Bicknese 25 Marine Mammal Surgery 402 Jennifer L. Higgins, Carmen M. H. Colitz, and Dean A. Hendrickson 26 Megavertebrate Laparoscopy 418 Mark Stetter and Dean A. Hendrickson 27 Zoo Animal Surgery 426 Geoffrey W. Pye 28 Surgical Oncology in Exotics 432 Elizabeth A. Maxwell Index 448
The editors R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS, is an Adjunct Professor of Companion Animal Surgery at Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Geoffrey W. Pye, BVSc, MSc, DACZM, is Animal Health Director at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, FL, USA.
