Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
- 2nd Edition - October 1, 2019
- Latest edition
- Authors: Mark Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully
- Language: English
Gain the specialized knowledge you need to treat and manage exotic pets! Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive, user-friendly resource covering a wi… Read more
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Description
Description
Gain the specialized knowledge you need to treat and manage exotic pets! Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive, user-friendly resource covering a wide range of species, from invertebrates and fish to reptiles, birds, and mammals. The book begins with a chapter that helps you prepare your veterinary practice for exotic patients. Each succeeding chapter features full-color photos of species and addresses topics such as A&P, husbandry, restraint, physical examination, common disease presentations, diagnostic testing, and surgery. Written by respected veterinary educators Mark Mitchell and Thomas Tully, this book provides a current, all-in-one guide to today’s exotic pet care.
Key features
Key features
- Comprehensive, all-in-one resource provides cutting-edge content on a wide range of exotic species
- Logical organization presents information by species with a consistent format for each chapter, helping you to quickly find a particular species and to easily locate specific information
- Clear and precise guidelines are ideal for practitioners who may have limited experience with exotic pet care
- Planning for exotic pet practice includes staff preparation and the specialized equipment required for housing, diagnostics, and surgery
- Full-color design shows the unique anatomy of each species in detail, enabling practitioners to better diagnose and treat exotics
- Information on exotics and the equipment needed for treatment helps you prepare your practice for exotic pet care, with details on staff preparation and the specialized equipment required for housing, diagnostics, and surgery
- Life-saving information covers CPR, drugs, respiratory distress, and supportive care for exotic animals in distress
Readership
Readership
Veterinary practitioners – small animal and mixed practice
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction: Preparing your Hospital for Exotic Pets
2. Invertebrates
3. Ornamental Fish
4. Amphibians
5. Crocodilians
6. Snakes
7. Lizards
8. Chelonians
9. Psittacines and Passerines
10. Chickens
11. Raptors
12. Waterfowl
13. Marsupials
14. Mice and Rats
15. Ferrets
16. Rabbits
17. Hamsters and Gerbils
18. Hedgehogs
19. Guinea Pigs
20. Chinchillas
21. Prairie Dogs
Review quotes
Review quotes
Review of the previous edition:
"The stated aim of this 546-page text is to allow you to treat all exotic pets confidently, using the most cutting-edge information and all within one comprehensive resource. The pages are all glossy and there are over 400 colour pictures and the page edges are colour coded to allow the relevant sections to be readily accessed. The first two chapters give an introduction to the subject and help in preparing the veterinary surgery to treat these patients. The rest of the nineteen chapters each cover a separate species or linked group of species. This is a book that will find a place in my own library. It is certainly worth considering if you only intend to have one book on exotic pets, and is a good and reasonably comprehensive introduction to the subject. If you have an interest in one particular species or group of species then there are more specialist texts available, and this is recognised by the authors, who do provide guidance on further reading." --European Journal of Companion Animal Practice, August 2008
"This practical, user-friendly resource provides essential informationn on the care and treatment of the most common exotic pets presented in practice. The colour images in this manual as well as the numerous tables on drugs makes this book very practical to use for students and veterinarians working with exotic pets." --European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, July 2008
"The stated aim of this 546-page text is to allow you to treat all exotic pets confidently, using the most cutting-edge information and all within one comprehensive resource. The pages are all glossy and there are over 400 colour pictures and the page edges are colour coded to allow the relevant sections to be readily accessed. The first two chapters give an introduction to the subject and help in preparing the veterinary surgery to treat these patients. The rest of the nineteen chapters each cover a separate species or linked group of species. This is a book that will find a place in my own library. It is certainly worth considering if you only intend to have one book on exotic pets, and is a good and reasonably comprehensive introduction to the subject. If you have an interest in one particular species or group of species then there are more specialist texts available, and this is recognised by the authors, who do provide guidance on further reading." --European Journal of Companion Animal Practice, August 2008
"This practical, user-friendly resource provides essential informationn on the care and treatment of the most common exotic pets presented in practice. The colour images in this manual as well as the numerous tables on drugs makes this book very practical to use for students and veterinarians working with exotic pets." --European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, July 2008
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: November 20, 2026
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Mark Mitchell
Affiliations and expertise
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USATT
Thomas N. Tully
Thomas N. Tully, Professor Zoological Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA,
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Zoological Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA