Essentials of Parrot Medicine

Essentials of Parrot Medicine and Surgery is a comprehensive guide for veterinarians treating parrots in general practice, covering anatomy, nutrition, history-taking, pathology, imaging, and differential diagnostics. It includes information relevant to the non-specialist practitioner, behavior, training, and behavioral diseases, and appendices with an avian formulary, infectious diseases, toxins, and more.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2022
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

An accessible guide to parrot medicine for the general veterinary practitioner, Essentials of Parrot Medicine and Surgery is a quick reference book designed for veterinarians treating parrots in general practice. It covers essentials such as anatomy, nutrition, history-taking, pathology, and imaging, and includes a range of surgical options by anatomical regions. The authors also provide an entire section on differential diagnostics, logically arranged by presenting signs such as regurgitation, feather disorders, dropped wings, lameness, and parasites. Readers will also find information relevant to the non-specialist practitioner, consideration of behavior, training, and behavioral diseases, and appendices including an avian formulary, summary tables of infectious diseases, toxins, and more. The book is authored by a team with decades of experience in avian and exotic practice and is a must-have for any veterinary practitioner seeking a handy reference. It will also serve as a refresher for educators and specialists in avian veterinary medicine.

Dimension: 246 x 189 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119290117