Short description
A guide for those working in veterinary practice. It covers the common species seen and includes the basic approach to the case, equipment required, drug doses, and anesthetic induction and maintenance as well as anesthetic monitoring techniques. It discusses peri-anesthetic nursing care, such as husbandry for each species.
Long description
Anaesthesia of Exotic Pets provides a unique and quick reference guide for all those working in veterinary practice. The book covers the common species seen and includes: the basic approach to the case, equipment required, drug doses, and anesthetic induction and maintenance as well as anesthetic monitoring techniques. Peri-anesthetic nursing care, such as husbandry, fluid and nutritional support, is discussed for each species. Written by experienced practitioners, the book provides a common sense and practical approach to anesthesia to enable a variety of techniques to be performed confidently.
Review
Anaesthesia of Exotic Pets is marketed as a unique and quick reference guide for all those working in veterinary practice with exotic pets. Coming at a time when there are other titles that cover similar material, does this book stand out from the crowd? Well, the quick answer is, yes, it does. A lot of thought has gone into the material, layout, and the use of graphics and photographs. The content is of a high standard throughout, and this is a very useful text to have on the shelf of the theatre, next to the BSAVA Formulary and other daily-dipped-into books. I thoroughly recommend Anaesthesia of Exotic Pets to any clinician who works with, or even potentially will see, exotic pets in their clinic. This will be a standard text that will set the benchmark for other authors in this constantly developing field. - The Veterinary Record, June 2008