Publisher:

Saunders (W.B.) Co Ltd

ISBN:

9780702028786

Publication date:

July 2008

Length:

189mm

Width:

246mm

Thickness:

13mm

Weight:

454g

Pages:

124

Illustrations:

Approx. 150 illustrations (100 in full color)

This may not be a comfortable book to read, but every veterinary surgeon in practice should have a copy on their shelves, and it ought to be essential reading for new graduates. It deals specifically with non-accidental injury to animals. The text is attractively laid out and well illustrated with full colour pictures and line diagrams. The first pathology textbook dedicated to non-accidental injury in animals in the UK. Veterinary Record, February 2009

The senior author's experience in this field is very apparent from both the text and the images...This is a useful addition to forensic literature. It should be available to any veterinary surgeon who is involved in legal cases where cruelty or unlawful killing is alleged.

Veterinary Practice, June 2010

The book, written by a husband-and-wife team of veterinary pathologists with many years' experience of assessing accidental animal injury, is indeed a gourmet sandwich. It is the text that many established veterinary p

• Introduction Definition of forensic veterinary pathology - a developing specialty. The relationship between the forensic veterinary pathologist and the courts. Why do it? The forensic examination and report The locus: types of loci, value of attending at the locus, notes and photographs * The forensic necropsy procedure: standard procedures, avoidance of pitfalls, natural disease Interpretation of findings *Report writing: plain English, formatting and numbering Estimation of the post mortem interval * Rigor mortis, post mortem changes including adipocere and mummification, immunohistochemistry, entomology and environmental clues Wounds and other injuries Superficial injuries: skin wounds including abrasions, incisions, lacerations and stab wounds * Bruising and haemorrhage * Internal injuries: blunt trauma
• penetrating wounds
• head
• thoracic
• abdominal
• pelvic and limb injuries Non- accidental injury Terminology and definitions * Features that raise suspicion * Links to violence in the home * Limitations on application of current knowledge to non-companion animals Asphyxia and Drowning Definition of asphyxia * General features * Strangulation, Choking & Smothering, Suffocation & Crush Asphyxia, Poisonous gases, Smoke inhalation, Drowning Firearms Types of weapons and ammunition: air rifles, shotguns, rifles and crossbows * Firearm injuries: air rifle pellets wounds, shotgun pellet wounds, high and low velocity rifle bullet wounds Traps and snares Illegal use of traps and snares * Injuries caused by spring traps * Injuries caused by snares * Deaths in cage traps Dog bite injuries Injuries to hares killed during hare coursing * Injuries to roe deer seized by dogs * Injuries to domestic livestock following stock worrying Poisoning Necropsy features raising suspicion of chemical poisoning Thermal injuries Burns and scalds * Pathologic features in cats fatally injured in microwave ovens and tumble dryers * Electrocution * Heatstroke *Frostbite Neglect Dogs, cats, other domestic pets and livestock: deprivation of the normal necessities of life * Lack of veterinary treatment: chronic lameness in livestock
• neglected injuries
• neoplasia
• diarrhoea
• loss of weight * Sexual abuse * Terminology * Types of injuries in companion animals * Objects used * Estimation of the age of lesions * Bruises, healing wounds, fractures, peri-osteal responses * Use of histopathology in forensic cases * Confirmation or exclusion of specific changes or lesions. Smoke inhalation