This book offers an all-encompassing resource for reliable information on the medical management of wild birds, mammals, amphibians, and turtles. Focusing on the medical information relevant to the wildlife setting, it covers triage, emergency care, and other key considerations in handling, diagnosing, and treating wild animals. The book's population-based approach encourages practitioners to understand individual animal care within the broader context.
Medical Management of Wildlife Species: A Guide for Practitioners begins with a brief summary of natural history, and introductory chapters address general topics such as pre-release conditioning, post-release monitoring, and legal issues associated with handling wildlife species. Species-specific chapters provide practical information on medical management, including the most prevalent concerns for each species and the epidemiology of infectious diseases.
Provides a complete reference to handling, diagnosing, and treating wild species
Covers the full range of North American wildlife
Includes concepts that can be applied to species globally
Emphasizes information relevant to the wildlife setting
Focuses on individual medicine, firmly grounded within population medicine for a broader approach
Targeted at wildlife veterinarians, veterinary clinicians that will be presented with wildlife, veterinary technicians, and wildlife rehabilitators
Medical Management of Wildlife Species is a must-have addition to the bookshelf of wildlife veterinarians and any veterinarian seeing occasional wild animals, as well as wildlife biologists and researchers.
Table of contents
List of contributors
Preface
Chapter 1: Regulatory and Legal Considerations in Wildlife Medicine
Chapter 2: Human Safety and Zoonoses
Chapter 3: Specialized Equipment for Wildlife Care
Chapter 4: General Principles of Emergency Care
Chapter 5: General Principles and Challenges in Anesthetizing Wild Animals
Chapter 6: Care of Oiled Wildlife
Chapter 7: Vaccination of Wildlife Species
Chapter 8: The Veterinary Practitioner and the Wildlife Rehabilitator: Building the Right Relationship and Touching All the Bases
Chapter 9: Pre-Release Conditioning
Chapter 10: Post-Rehabilitation release monitoring of wildlife
Chapter 11: Wound Management in Wildlife
Chapter 12: Principles of orphan care
Chapter 13: The Role of Wildlife Rehabilitation in Wildlife Disease Research and Surveillance
Chapter 14: Natural History and Medical Management of Squirrels and other Rodents
Chapter 15: Medical and Surgical Management of Lagomorphs
Chapter 16: Natural History and Medical Management of Passerines, Galliformes, and Allies
Chapter 17: Natural History and Medical Management of Raptors
Chapter 18: Natural History and Medical Management of Waterfowl
Chapter 19: Natural History and Medical Management of Seabirds and Allies
Chapter 20: Natural History and Medical Management of deer
Chapter 21: Natural History and Medical Management of Procyonids: Emphasis on Raccoons
Chapter 22: Natural History and Medical Management of Mustelids
Chapter 23: Natural History and Medical Management of Opossums
Chapter 24: Natural History and Medical Management of Canids: Emphasis on coyotes and foxes
Chapter 25: Natural History and Medical management of Ursids
Chapter 26: Natural History and Medical Management of Felids: Emphasis on Bobcats
Chapter 27: Natural History and Medical Management of Chiroptera
Chapter 28: Natural History and Medical Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Chelonians
Chapter 29: Natural History and Medical Management of Amphibians
Appendix I: Clinical Pathology of Common Wildlife Species
Appendix II: Formulary for Common Wildlife Species
Index
