Small Animal Surgery
- 6th Edition - October 29, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Theresa Welch Fossum
- Language: English
Master small animal surgery from foundational principles to advanced procedures! Fossum’s Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition, is the go-to, full-color guide to everything t… Read more
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Description
Description
Master small animal surgery from foundational principles to advanced procedures! Fossum’s Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition, is the go-to, full-color guide to everything that general veterinarians and vet students need to know about soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery. Information on general principles includes the basics of a sterile field, surgical instrumentation, suturing, the use of antibiotics, and preoperative and postoperative care. Surgical coverage ranges from basic procedures like spays, castrations, and declaws to advanced procedures like the craniotomy and ventral slots. With each purchase of a print book, you’ll gain access to an eBook providing a fully searchable version of the book plus step-by-step surgical videos, aftercare instructions, and more. There is no better resource to keep you up to date on the latest advances and techniques in small animal surgery!
Key features
Key features
- Well-illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in clinical and emergency situations
- Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques includes radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging
- Anesthesia Protocols offer quick access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with a specific disease or disorder, including drug dosages
- Clinical Signs and Note boxes provide at-a-glance help in diagnosing and treating surgical conditions
- Correlation boxes highlight the advances in veterinary medicine that correlate with those in human medicine
- Reference links to PubMed grant access to full-text articles
- eBook version, included with every new print purchase, features nearly 150 step-by-step surgical videos, aftercare Instructions, and rarely performed procedures, plus digital access to the book’s text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
Readership
Readership
Veterinary students; Veterinary practitioners who perform some surgery
Table of contents
Table of contents
PART ONE GENERAL SURGICAL PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1 Principles of Surgical Asepsis
Chapter 2 Care and Handling of Surgical Equipment and Supplies
Chapter 3 Surgical Facilities and Maintenance of the Surgical Environment
Chapter 4 Preoperative and Intraoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 5 Preparation of the Operative Site
Chapter 6 Preparation of the Surgical Team
Chapter 7 Surgical Instrumentation
Chapter 8 Biomaterials, Suturing, and Hemostasis
Chapter 9 Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Selection
Chapter 10 Nutritional Management of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 11 Principles of Anesthesia and Anesthetics
Chapter 12 Pain Management and Acupuncture
Chapter 13 Optimization of Postoperative Recovery
Chapter 14 Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation and Adjunctive Therapies
Chapter 15 General Principles of Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
PART TWO SOFT TISSUE SURGERY
Chapter 16 Surgery of the Integumentary System
Chapter 17 Surgery of the Eye
Chapter 18 Surgery of the Ear
Chapter 19 Surgery of the Digestive System
Chapter 20 Surgery of the Abdominal Cavity
Chapter 21 Surgery of the Liver
Chapter 22 Surgery of the Extrahepatic Biliary System
Chapter 23 Surgery of the Endocrine System
Chapter 24 Surgery of the Hemolymphatic System
Chapter 25 Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter
Chapter 26 Surgery of the Bladder and Urethra
Chapter 27 Surgery of the Reproductive and Genital Systems
Chapter 28 Surgery of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 29 Surgery of the Upper Respiratory System
Chapter 30 Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Lungs and Thoracic Wall
Chapter 31 Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Pleural Cavity and Diaphragm
PART THREE ORTHOPEDICS
Chapter 32 Orthopedic Examination and Basic Orthopedic Principles
Chapter 33 Principles of Fracture Diagnosis and Management
Chapter 34 Management of Specific Fractures
Chapter 35 Diseases of the Joints
Chapter 36 Arthroscopy
Chapter 37 Management of Muscle and Tendon Injury or Disease
Chapter 38 Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics
Chapter 39 Orthopedic Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 40 Other Diseases of Bones and Joints
PART FOUR NEUROSURGERY
Chapter 41 Neurologic Examination, Neuroanatomy, and Neurolocalization
Chapter 42 Neurodiagnostic Overview for the Small Animal Surgeon
Chapter 43 Advanced Diagnostic Imaging in Neurosurgery
Chapter 44 Craniectomies and Intracranial Surgery
Chapter 45 Craniocervical Junction Anomalies
Chapter 46 Surgery of the Cervical Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
Chapter 47 Surgery of the Thoracolumbar Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
Chapter 48 Surgery of the Lumbosacral Vertebral Column and Cauda Equina
Chapter 49 Peripheral Nervous System Disorders and Diagnostic Techniques
Chapter 50 Surgical Stress
Index
Chapter 1 Principles of Surgical Asepsis
Chapter 2 Care and Handling of Surgical Equipment and Supplies
Chapter 3 Surgical Facilities and Maintenance of the Surgical Environment
Chapter 4 Preoperative and Intraoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 5 Preparation of the Operative Site
Chapter 6 Preparation of the Surgical Team
Chapter 7 Surgical Instrumentation
Chapter 8 Biomaterials, Suturing, and Hemostasis
Chapter 9 Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Selection
Chapter 10 Nutritional Management of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 11 Principles of Anesthesia and Anesthetics
Chapter 12 Pain Management and Acupuncture
Chapter 13 Optimization of Postoperative Recovery
Chapter 14 Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation and Adjunctive Therapies
Chapter 15 General Principles of Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
PART TWO SOFT TISSUE SURGERY
Chapter 16 Surgery of the Integumentary System
Chapter 17 Surgery of the Eye
Chapter 18 Surgery of the Ear
Chapter 19 Surgery of the Digestive System
Chapter 20 Surgery of the Abdominal Cavity
Chapter 21 Surgery of the Liver
Chapter 22 Surgery of the Extrahepatic Biliary System
Chapter 23 Surgery of the Endocrine System
Chapter 24 Surgery of the Hemolymphatic System
Chapter 25 Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter
Chapter 26 Surgery of the Bladder and Urethra
Chapter 27 Surgery of the Reproductive and Genital Systems
Chapter 28 Surgery of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 29 Surgery of the Upper Respiratory System
Chapter 30 Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Lungs and Thoracic Wall
Chapter 31 Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Pleural Cavity and Diaphragm
PART THREE ORTHOPEDICS
Chapter 32 Orthopedic Examination and Basic Orthopedic Principles
Chapter 33 Principles of Fracture Diagnosis and Management
Chapter 34 Management of Specific Fractures
Chapter 35 Diseases of the Joints
Chapter 36 Arthroscopy
Chapter 37 Management of Muscle and Tendon Injury or Disease
Chapter 38 Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics
Chapter 39 Orthopedic Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 40 Other Diseases of Bones and Joints
PART FOUR NEUROSURGERY
Chapter 41 Neurologic Examination, Neuroanatomy, and Neurolocalization
Chapter 42 Neurodiagnostic Overview for the Small Animal Surgeon
Chapter 43 Advanced Diagnostic Imaging in Neurosurgery
Chapter 44 Craniectomies and Intracranial Surgery
Chapter 45 Craniocervical Junction Anomalies
Chapter 46 Surgery of the Cervical Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
Chapter 47 Surgery of the Thoracolumbar Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
Chapter 48 Surgery of the Lumbosacral Vertebral Column and Cauda Equina
Chapter 49 Peripheral Nervous System Disorders and Diagnostic Techniques
Chapter 50 Surgical Stress
Index
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: October 29, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
Theresa Welch Fossum
Editor
Theresa W. Fossum, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DACVS is currently CEO of Epic Veterinary Specialists and CEO and Co-Founder at Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care.
Dr. Fossum was previously the Vice President of Research and Strategic Initiatives and a Professor of Veterinary Surgery at Midwestern University. Dr. Fossum is responsible for overseeing the development of the Midwestern University Institute for Healthcare Innovation (IHI) including but not limited to clinical trials, new research funding programs and related work that impacts the One Health philosophy of Midwestern University.
Dr. Fossum is a world-renowned veterinary surgeon and served as the Clinical Director for Cardiothoracic Surgery and Biomedical Devices in the Michael E. DeBakey Institute at Texas A&M University. Dr. Fossum holds an honorary chair from Swansea University in the UK.
Dr. Fossum has authored or co-authored 100 manuscripts in referred journals in addition to her authorship of Small Animal Surgery. She was named a Distinguished Alumnus at The Ohio State University in 2007 and received the Texas A&M University System Innovator of the Year Award in 2008. Dr. Fossum was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute for 15 years and is a member of the Board of Governors for the Foundation for Biomedical Research. She is the former chair of that Board. Dr. Fossum is a previous recipient of the Wiley Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Medicine Award and the Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award at Texas A&M University.
Affiliations and expertise
Vice President for Research and Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Veterinary Surgery, Midwestern University, USA