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Pediatrics of Common and Uncommon Species, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice - E-Book
(2012)
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Abstract
The busy exotic animal practitioner will find this unique issue packed with useful, practical information on the exotic animal pediatrics. The majority of the issue will cover anesthesia, nutrition, chiropracty, and pediatrics in psittacines, reptiles, fish, exotic hoofstock and small mammals.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover\r | Cover | ||
| Pediatrics of Common and\rUncommon Species | i | ||
| Copyright Page\r | ii | ||
| Table of Contents\r | v | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Preface: Pediatrics of Common and Uncommon Exotic Animals | xi | ||
| Chapter 1. Investigating Embryo Deaths and Hatching Failure | 155 | ||
| INCUBATION MANAGEMENT | 155 | ||
| BREEDING FLOCK MANAGEMENT | 157 | ||
| FACILITY MANAGEMENT | 158 | ||
| INVESTIGATING MORTALITIES | 158 | ||
| SUMMARY | 161 | ||
| REFERENCES | 162 | ||
| Chapter 2. Psittacine Incubation and Pediatrics | 163 | ||
| SEXING | 164 | ||
| INCUBATION AND HATCHING | 165 | ||
| NEONATAL CARE AND FEEDING | 167 | ||
| PEDIATRIC HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 169 | ||
| TREATMENT | 172 | ||
| COMMON PEDIATRIC PROBLEMS | 173 | ||
| LESS COMMON PEDIATRIC PROBLEMS | 179 | ||
| DISEASES IN THE NURSERY | 180 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 181 | ||
| REFERENCES | 181 | ||
| Chapter 3. Toucan Hand Feeding and Nestling Growth | 183 | ||
| MATERIALS AND METHODS | 184 | ||
| RESULTS | 184 | ||
| DISCUSSION | 188 | ||
| REFERENCES | 193 | ||
| Chapter 4. General Principles of Nutrition for the Newly Hatched Chick | 195 | ||
| PRECOCIAL/ALTRICIAL SPECTRUM AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DEVELOPMENT | 195 | ||
| ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FOR CHICKS | 196 | ||
| DIET STRATEGY AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING CHICKS | 198 | ||
| FAUNIVORES | 198 | ||
| FLORIVORES | 201 | ||
| SUMMARY | 202 | ||
| REFERENCES | 202 | ||
| Chapter 5. Are There Long-Term Effects of Production-Based Rearing on Pet Bird Behavior? | 205 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 205 | ||
| REFERENCES | 213 | ||
| Chapter 6. Cassowary Pediatrics\r | 215 | ||
| THERE ARE THREE SURVIVING SPECIES OF CASSOWARIES | 215 | ||
| NATURAL HABITAT | 216 | ||
| NONBREEDING/RESTING PERIOD | 217 | ||
| PARENTAL HISTORY | 219 | ||
| SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND BREEDING | 219 | ||
| CLUTCHING: WILD VERSUS CAPTIVE | 219 | ||
| INCUBATION | 220 | ||
| EGG ROTATION | 220 | ||
| INCUBATOR TEMPERATURE | 220 | ||
| HUMIDITY | 221 | ||
| WEIGHT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES DURING DEVELOPMENT | 221 | ||
| HATCHING | 222 | ||
| REPRODUCTIVE DISEASES AND BEHAVIORS | 230 | ||
| SUMMARY | 231 | ||
| REFERENCES | 231 | ||
| Chapter 7. Nondomestic Avian Pediatric Pathology | 233 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 233 | ||
| INCUBATION | 233 | ||
| YOLK SAC ISSUES | 234 | ||
| CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS/DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES | 236 | ||
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES | 239 | ||
| MANAGEMENT CONCERNS | 244 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL ISSUES | 246 | ||
| PARASITIC CONDITIONS | 247 | ||
| SUMMARY | 249 | ||
| REFERENCES | 249 | ||
| Chapter 8. Reptilian and Amphibian Pediatric Medicine and Surgery | 251 | ||
| PEDIATRIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY | 251 | ||
| HUSBANDRY | 253 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC TESTING | 256 | ||
| MEDICAL PROBLEMS | 257 | ||
| HOSPITALIZATION AND PATIENT CARE | 262 | ||
| SUMMARY | 263 | ||
| REFERENCES | 264 | ||
| Chapter 9. Approaches to Management and Care of the Neonatal Nondomestic Ruminant | 265 | ||
| MANAGING THE DAM | 265 | ||
| PREPARATION FOR BIRTH | 266 | ||
| BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM CARE | 267 | ||
| NEONATAL TRIAGE AND TREATMENT | 267 | ||
| IDENTIFYING ILLNESS IN YOUNG RUMINANTS | 269 | ||
| LONG-TERM CARE AND SOCIALIZATION | 273 | ||
| SUMMARY | 275 | ||
| REFERENCES | 276 | ||
| Chapter 10. Veterinary Pediatrics of Butterflies, Moths, and Other Invertebrates | 279 | ||
| PROBLEMS WITH BUTTERFLY AND MOTH JUVENILE STAGES | 280 | ||
| GENERAL COMMENTS ON TREATING PROBLEMS WITH BUTTERFLIES IN CULTURES AND DISPLAYS | 287 | ||
| REFERENCES | 288 | ||
| Chapter 11. Basics of Macaque Pediatrics\r | 289 | ||
| PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 289 | ||
| NEONATAL BEHAVIORS | 293 | ||
| PRENATAL PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS | 293 | ||
| REARING EXPERIENCES | 293 | ||
| NURSERY REARING: HANDREARING | 294 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL NEEDS | 294 | ||
| FEEDING SCHEDULES | 294 | ||
| GAVAGE FEEDING | 295 | ||
| HUSBANDRY CONSIDERATIONS | 295 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT/SOCIAL NEEDS | 295 | ||
| WEANING | 295 | ||
| PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE | 296 | ||
| SUMMARY | 297 | ||
| REFERENCES | 297 | ||
| Chapter 12. Overview of Veterinary Chiropractic and Its Use in Pediatric Exotic Patients | 299 | ||
| VETERINARY CHIROPRACTIC HISTORY, EDUCATION, AND CERTIFICATION | 299 | ||
| VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATIONS: ROLE IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC | 300 | ||
| RANGE OF MOTION AND THE CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT | 301 | ||
| REVIEW OF SPINAL ANATOMY SPECIFIC TO CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE | 302 | ||
| CONTEMPORARY HYPOTHESIS OF VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION COMPLEX AND ASSOCIATED NEURAL DYSFUNCTION | 303 | ||
| CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH | 304 | ||
| SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXOTIC PEDIATRIC PATIENTS | 304 | ||
| SPECIES-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS IN CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF EXOTIC PETS AND BIRDS | 305 | ||
| REVIEW OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF PEDIATRIC EXOTIC PATIENTS | 308 | ||
| REFERENCES | 308 | ||
| Chapter 13. Introduction to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine in Pediatric Exotic Animal Practice | 311 | ||
| TCVM ENERGETIC THEORY AND APPLICATION | 312 | ||
| ACUPUNCTURE | 313 | ||
| HERBAL TREATMENT | 313 | ||
| TCVM IN PEDIATRICS | 315 | ||
| TCVM TREATMENT FOR SMALL MAMMAL PETS | 320 | ||
| TCVM TREATMENT FOR BIRDS | 322 | ||
| TCVM TREATMENT FOR REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS | 323 | ||
| TCVM TREATMENT FOR MARINE MAMMALS, ORNAMENTAL FISH, SEA LIONS, AND SEALS | 325 | ||
| SUMMARY | 327 | ||
| REFERENCES | 327 | ||
| Index | 331 |