Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets

Description:

Providing accurate, at-a-glance information on managing the diseases of birds and exotic pets,Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets is the only comprehensive resource on the market covering birds, reptiles, small mammals, and other non-traditional pets. Concise summaries of hundreds of common medical problems help you consider differential diagnoses, recommend diagnostic tests, interpret results mindful of unique species differences, utilize important concepts of species-specific husbandry and nutrition, prescribe treatments, and provide follow-up care. With contributions from recognized avian and exotics experts and edited by Jörg Mayer and Thomas M. Donnelly, this clinical reference provides all the information you need in one book!

Features:

• Six-books-in-one format includes six separate sections: Diseases and Disorders, Procedures and Techniques, Differential Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Clinical Algorithms, and Zoonoses.
• In-depth, cutting-edge coverage includes all exotic species - birds, reptiles, pocket pets, amphibians, and fish - in one comprehensive resource.
• Concise summaries feature a definition of each problem, epidemiology, physical findings and clinical presentation, etiology, differential diagnosis, diagnostic workup (such as laboratory tests and imaging studies), treatment, prognosis and patient follow-up, zoonotic potential, and references.
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms provide easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance to clinical assessment and treatment planning.
• A companion website includes the complete text from the book, making the entire contents fully searchable, along with 250 full-color illustrations, client handouts, and the ability to print out any pages.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Diseases and Disorders

INVERTEBRATES

• Abscesses/Granulomas
• Alopecia
• Bacterial Diseases
• Dehydration
• Dysecdysis
• Fungal Infections, Superficial and Systemic
• Infectious Diseases of Acroporid Corals
• Intoxication
• Mites (Acarii)
• Panagrolaimidae Oral Nematodes in Tarantulas
• Trauma
• Viral Diseases

FISH

• Bacterial Diseases
• Dropsy
• Ectoparasites, Crustacean
• Flukes (Monogenean Parasites)
• Fungal Diseases
• Gastrointestinal Nematode and Cestode Parasites
• Gastrointestinal Protozoal Parasites
• Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)
• Koi Herpes Virus Infection (KHV)
• Lymphocystis
• Protozoal Ectoparasites (Ciliated and Flagellated)
• Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC)
• Swim Bladder Disease
• Trauma and Wound Management
• Ulcer Disease in Koi
• Viral Diseases
• Viral Epidermal Hyperplasia (Carp Pox)
• Water Quality and Pet Fish Health

AMPHIBIANS

• Ammonia Toxicosis
• Amoebiasis
• Chromomycosis
• Cloacal Prolapse
• Coccidiosis
• Corneal Lipidosis or Xanthomatosis
• Flagellate Enterocolitits
• Gastrointestinal Foreign Body or Overload
• Hypovitaminosis A
• Mycobacteriosis
• Nematodiasis
• Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
• Saprolegniasis
• Septicemia
• Trauma and Wound Management
• Vomiting
• Weight Loss

REPTILES

• Abscesses
• Adenovirus Infection
• Aggression
• Bacterial Dermatitis
• Calicivirus Infection
• CANV/Fungal Disease
• Cardiac Disease
• Chlamydophilosis
• Cloacal Prolapse
• Coccidiosis
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Dermatomycosis
• Dermatophilosis (Rain Rot)
• Diarrhea
• Dysecdysis
• Ectoparasites
• Entamoebiasis
• Gout
• Hepatic Lipidosis
• Herpesvirus Infections
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypervitaminosis A
• Hypovitaminosis A
• Inclusion Body Disease of Snakes
• Iridovirus Infection
• Liver Disease
• Mycobacteriosis
• Mycoplasma
• Nematodiasis
• Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (NSHP)
• Orthopedics and Fracture Repair
• Paramyxovirus Infection
• Paraphimosis
• Pentastomes
• Periodontal Disease
• Proliferative Spinal Osteoarthropathy
• Regurgitation/Vomiting
• Renal Disease
• Reovirus Infections
• Respiratory (Lower) Tract Disease/Pneumonia
• Salmonella
• Stomatits, Bacterial

BIRDS

• Abscesses
• Anemia
• Anorexia
• Ascites
• Aspergillosis
• Cardiac Disease
• Central Nervous System Signs and Neurologic Conditions
• Chlamydophila psittaci
• Chronic Egg Laying
• Cloacal Prolapse
• Conjunctivitis
• Constipation (Ileus)
• Crop Stasis
• Dehydration
• Diarrhea
• Dystocia
• Ectoparasitism
• Edema, Soft Tissue
• Emaciation
• Enteritis
• Feather Picking
• Follicular Stasis
• Foreign Bodies
• Fractures
• Gout
• Heavy Metal Toxicity
• Hepatic Lipidosis
• Hypocalcemia
• Hypovitaminosis
• Liver Disease
• Megabacteriosis
• Mycoses
• Neurologic Disease
• Ocular Lesions
• Organophosphate Toxicity
• Overgrown Beak and Claws
• Papillomas
• Pneumonia
• Pododermatitis
• Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) Toxicity
• Proventricular Dilatation Disease
• Regurgitation/Vomiting
• Renal Disease
• Sinusitis, Chronic
• Trauma
• Tumors
• Uropygeal Gland Disease Conditions
• Viral Diseases

SMALL MAMMALS

Rats

• Chromodacryorrhea
• Mammary and Pituitary Tumors
• Renal Disease
• Respiratory Tract Disease, Acute
• Respiratory Tract Disease, Chronic
• Skin Diseases

Guinea Pigs

• Anorexia
• Cheilitis
• Dental Disease
• Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypovitaminosis C
• Intestinal Disorders
• Neurological Disorders
• Ocular Disorders
• Ovarian Cysts
• Pododermatitis
• Pregnancy and Parturient Disorders
• Perineal Sac Impaction or Rectal Impaction
• Respiratory Tract Disease
• Skin Diseases
• Strep Zooepidemicus
• Urolithiasis
• Uterine and Vaginal Disorders

Hamsters

• Andominal Distension
• Cardiac Disease
• Cheek Pouch Disorders
• Dental Disease
• Intestinal Disorders
• Ocular Disorders
• Renal Disease
• Skin Diseases

Gerbils

• Ovarian Disease

Chinchillas

• Cardiac Disease
• Dental Disease
• Fur Disorders
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Ocular Disorders
• Penile Disorders

Prairie Dogs

• Odontoma

Degus

• Behavioral Disorders
• Dental Disease
• Diabetes Mellitus

Hedgehogs

• Cardiomyopathy
• Neoplasia
• Skin Diseases
• Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome

Sugar Gliders

• Behavioral Disorders
• Nutritional Disorders

RABBITS

• Abscesses
• Anorexia
• Arthritis
• Behavioral Disorders
• Buphthalmia and Glaucoma
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cataracts
• Cherry Eye
• Coccidiosis
• Conjunctival Disorders
• Cutaneous Masses
• Dacryocystits and Epiphora
• Dental Disease
• Dermatopathies
• Dysautonomia (Grass Sickness)
• Ectoparasites
• Electrocution
• Encephalitis
• Encephalitizoonosis
• Endoparasites
• Floppy Rabbit Syndrome
• Gastric Disorders
• Hemorrhagic Disease
• Hepatic Disorders
• Intestinal Disorders
• Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
• Lower Urinary Tract Disorders
• Lymphosarcoma
• Mammary Gland Disorders
• Myxomatosis
• Obesity
• Otitis
• Pasteurellosis
• Pododermatitis
• Pregnancy Toxaemia
• Pseudopregnancy
• Renal Disorders
• Splay-Leg
• Staphylococcosis
• Testicular Tumors
• Thymoma
• Treponematosis
• Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
• Uterine Disorders
• Uveitis
• Vestibular Disease

FERRETS

• Adrenal Disease
• Aleutian Disease
• Campylobacter spp. Infections
• Cataracts
• Chordoma
• Cryptococcosis
• Dental Disease
• Dirofilariasis
• Distemper
• Ear Mites
• Ectoparasites
• Endoparasites
• Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
• Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis
• Ferret Systemic Coronaviral Disease (FSCD)
• Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies
• Heart Disease, AV block
• Heart Disease, Structural
• Helicobacter mustelae-Associated Gastritis and Ulcers
• Hepatobiliary Disease
• Hyperestrogenism Anemia
• Ibuprofen and Acetaminophin Toxicity
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Influenza
• Insulinoma
• Lymphoma
• Mastitis
• Megaesophagus
• Myofascitis
• Neonatal Diseases
• Osteoma
• Ovarian Neoplasia
• Ovarian Remnant Syndrome
• Pregnancy Toxemia
• Proliferative Bowel Disease
• Prostatic Disease
• Renal Disorders
• Skin Tumors
• Splenomegaly
• Urolithiasis
• Vaccine Reactions

Section II: Procedures and Techniques
Section III: Differential Diagnosis
Section IV: Laboratory Tests
Section V: Clinical Algorithms

Appendix: Client Handouts

By Joerg Mayer, Dr.med.vet., M.Sc. Dip. ABVP (exotic companion mammal), DECZM (small mammal), Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine, Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA and Thomas M. Donnelly, BVSc, DACLAM, Warren Institute, Ossining, NY, USA