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Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Veterinary Practitioners

Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Veterinary Practitioners

9781119036586
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Synopsis

This book offers an all-encompassing resource for reliable information on the medical management of wild birds, mammals, amphibians, and turtles. Focusing on the medical information relevant to the wildlife setting, it covers triage, emergency care, and other key considerations in handling, diagnosing, and treating wild animals. The books population-based approach encourages practitioners to understand individual animal care within the broader context. 

Medical Management of Wildlife Species:: A Guide for Practitioners begins with a brief summary of natural history, and introductory chapters address general topics such as pre-release conditioning, post-release monitoring, and legal issues associated with handling wildlife species. Species-specific chapters provide practical information on medical management, including the most prevalent concerns for each species and the epidemiology of infectious diseases. 

  • Provides a complete reference to handling, diagnosing, and treating wild species
  • Covers the full range of North American wildlife
  • Includes concepts that can be applied to species globally
  • Emphasizes information relevant to the wildlife setting
  • Focuses on individual medicine, firmly grounded within population medicine for a broader approach
  • Targeted at wildlife veterinarians, veterinary clinicians that will be presented with wildlife, veterinary technicians, and wildlife rehabilitators

Medical Management of Wildlife Species is a must-have addition to the bookshelf of wildlife veterinarians and any veterinarian seeing occasional wild animals, as well as wildlife biologists and researchers.

Product Details
John Wiley and Sons
81316
9781119036586
9781119036586

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Publication date
2019
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
496
Dimensions (mm)
214.00 x 291.00
Weight (g)
1610

  • List of Contributors vii

    Preface xi

    Acknowledgment xiii

    Section I General Topics 1

    1 Regulatory and Legal Considerations in Wildlife Medicine 3
    Allan Casey and Erica A. Miller

    2 Human Safety and Zoonoses 11
    Marcy J. Souza

    3 Specialized Equipment for Wildlife Care 23
    Florina S. Tseng

    4 General Principles of Emergency Care 29
    Julia K. Whittington and Nicole Rosenhagen

    5 General Principles of Analgesia and Anesthesia in Wildlife 45
    Michelle G. Hawkins, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman and Joanne Paul-Murphy

    6 Care of Oiled Wildlife 75
    Florina S. Tseng and Michael Ziccardi

    7 Vaccination of Wildlife Species 85
    Michael J. Yabsley

    8 The Veterinary Practitioner and the Wildlife Rehabilitator:: Building the Right Relationship and Touching All the Bases 97
    Edward E. Clark Jr

    9 Pre-Release Conditioning 105
    Scott Ford and Kristen Dube

    10 Postrehabilitation Release Monitoring of Wildlife 123
    Sonia M. Hernandez

    11 Wound Management in Wildlife 129
    Elizabeth A. Maxwell and R. Avery Bennett

    12 Principles of Initial Orphan Care 145
    Laurie J. Gage and Rebecca S. Duerr

    13 The Role of Wildlife Rehabilitation in Wildlife Disease Research and Surveillance 159
    Michael J. Yabsley

    Section II Medical Management of Specific Animals 167

    14 Natural History and Medical Management of Squirrels and Other Rodents 169
    Erica A. Miller

    15 Natural History and Medical Management of Lagomorphs 185
    Florina S. Tseng

    16 Natural History and Medical Management of Passerines, Galliformes, and Allies 197
    Sallie C. Welte and Erica A. Miller

    17 Natural History and Medical Management of Raptors 215
    David Scott

    18 Natural History and Medical Management of Waterfowl 229
    Michele Goodman

    19 Medical and Surgical Management of Seabirds and Allies 247
    Rebecca S. Duerr

    20 Medical and Surgical Management of Deer and Relatives 259
    Kelli Knight and Peach van Wick

    21 Natural History and Medical Management of Procyonids:: Emphasis on Raccoons 271
    Renée Schott

    22 Natural History and Medical Management of Mustelids 283
    Noha Abou-Madi

    23 Natural History and Medical Management of Opossums 297
    Antonia Gardner

    24 Natural History and Medical Management of Canids:: Emphasis on Coyotes and Foxes 313
    Jeannie Lord and Erica A. Miller

    25 Natural History and Medical Management of Ursids 327
    Dave McRuer and Helen Ingraham

    26 Natural History and Medical Management of Felids:: Emphasis on Bobcats 343
    Bethany Groves and John R. Huckabee

    27 Natural History and Medical Management of Chiroptera 353
    Linda E. Bowen

    28 Natural History and Medical Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Chelonians 363
    Terry M. Norton and Matthew C. Allender

    29 Natural History and Medical Management of Amphibians 383
    Leigh Ann Clayton

    Appendix I:: Clinical Pathology of Common Wildlife Species 397
    Erica A. Miller

    Appendix II:: Formulary for Common Wildlife Species 449
    Heather W. Barron

    Index 471

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