About this book
A new and updated edition of the classic reference to animal and wildlife anaesthesia.
Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, third edition, offers a thoroughly updated edition of this comprehensive reference to anaesthetic techniques in captive and free-ranging wild species. Featuring 57 species-specific chapters covering animals both common and uncommon, the book includes both the basic principles of capturing, anaesthetising, and monitoring these animals and species-specific considerations. All chapters have been thoroughly updated to reflect new information and references.
The definitive reference for delivering anaesthesia to zoo and wild animals, the book presents the gold standard for all aspects of anaesthesia in a variety of settings. This third edition:
- Offers a fully updated new edition of the gold-standard reference to immobilisation and anaesthesia in captive and free-ranging wildlife.
- Presents 57 species-specific chapters covering all aspects of anaesthetising zoo and wild animals, ranging from commonly treated animals to rare species.
- Focuses on providing exceptional health care to wild and zoo animals.
- Fully updated throughout to present new information, advances, and references.
- Features full-colour photographs to demonstrate the concepts discussed.
Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia is an essential guide for zoo and wildlife practitioners, veterinary professionals, and veterinary students, as well as wildlife or conservation biologists.
Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xv
1. Clinical Pharmacology / Leigh A. Lamont and Kurt A. Grimm 1
2. Analgesia / Douglas P. Whiteside and Kurt K. Sladky 43
3. Effective Anesthetic Monitoring / Sathya Chinnadurai 91
4. Emergencies and Complications / Nigel Caulkett, Soren Boysen, and Jon M. Arnemo 103
5. Remote Drug Delivery / Ramiro Isaza 121
6. Invertebrates / Sarah J. Wahltinez, Craig A. Harms, and Gregory A. Lewbart 139
7. Cartilaginous Fishes: Elasmobranchs and Holocephalans / Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Charlene Burns, and Tonya Clauss 167
8. Bony Fish (Lungfish, Sturgeon, and Teleosts) / Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Charlene Burns, Whitney Greene, and Tonya Clauss 225
9. Amphibians / Amy B. Alexander and Eric Baitchman 347
10. Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins (Chelonians) / Alessio Vigani and Darryl Heard 359
11. Snakes and Lizards (Squamates) / Catherine Williams, Tobias Wang, and Mads F. Bertelsen 387
12. Venomous Reptile Restraint and Handling / Frederick B. Antonio 407
13. Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caiman, and Gharial) / Darryl Heard 423
14. Crocodilian Capture and Restraint / Kent A. Vliet and Gen Anderson 437
15. Cagebirds (Parrots and Perching Birds) / Michelle G. Hawkins and Peter J. Pascoe 451
16. Pigeons and Doves (Columbiformes) / Darryl Heard 513
17. Chickens, Quail, Turkeys, Pheasants, Peafowl, and Other Galliformes / Darryl Heard 521
18. Raptors / Michelle Willette, Patrick Redig, Dana Franzen- Klein, and Julia Ponder 533
19. Ratites / Jessica Siegal-Willott 553
20. Penguins / Kate Bodley and Todd L. Schmitt 569
21. Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Waterfowl) / Daniel Mulcahy and Darryl Heard 583
22. Birds: Miscellaneous / Darryl Heard 607
23. Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs, Gerbils, Hamsters, Chinchillas, and Other Rodents / Darryl Heard 615
24. Chiropterans (Bats) / Darryl Heard 631
25. Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas / Marta Romano 643
26. Marsupials / Peter Holz 671
27. Echidnas and Platypus / Peter Holz 683
28. African Pygmy Hedgehog and Other Insectivores / Darryl Heard 687
29. Xenarthrans / Gianmarco Rojas Moreno 691
30. Aardvarks / Felicia Knightly 707
31. Lemurs / Catherine Williams and Randall E. Junge 713
32. Monkeys and Gibbons / Rolf- Arne Olberg and Melissa Sinclair 723
33. Apes / Jennifer D'Agostino 737
34. Canids / R. Scott Larsen and Anneke Moresco 755
35. Bears / Nigel Caulkett and Jon M. Arnemo 775
36. Procyonids and Mustelids / Noha Abou-Madhi 785
37. Viverrids and Herpestids / Anneke Moresco and James G. Johnson III 801
38. Hyenas / Nina Hahn, John M. Parker, Gregory Timmel, Mary L. Weldele, Wm. Kirk Suedmeyer, and Nigel Caulkett 813
39. Felids / Andrew Cushing 821
40. Pinnipeds (Seals and Sea Lions) / James E. Bailey and Shawn Johnson 833
41. Walrus / Michael T. Walsh, James E. Bailey, and David B. Brunson 857
42. Sirenians (Manatees and Dugongs) / Elizabeth C. Nolan, Michael T. Walsh, and James E. Bailey 871
43. Cetaceans / James E. Bailey and Chris Dold887
44. Elephants / Jeffery R. Zuba and Khursheed R. Mama 925
45. Nondomestic Equids / Chris Walzer 965
46. Tapirs / Budhan Pukazhenthi, Rebecca Richard, Paulo Rogerio Mangini, and Dawn Zimmerman 977
47. Rhinoceroses / Robin W. Radcliffe and Peter van de B. Morkel 991
48. Suids / Luis R. Padilla and Jeff C. Ko 1027
49. Hippopotamidae / Michele A. Miller, David V. Cooper, and Peter E. Buss 1043
50. Camelids / Khursheed R. Mama and Chris Walzer 1055
51. Giraffidae / Scott B. Citino and Mitchell Bush 1069
52. Deer / Nigel Caulkett and Jon M. Arnemo 1081
53. Gazelles / Kristen A. Phair and Matthew Kinney 1091
54. Antelopes / Elizabeth E. Hammond and Holly J. Haefele 1113
55. Wild Sheep and Goats / Nigel Caulkett and Chris Walzer 1147
56. Cattle and Buffalo / Julia E. Napier 1155
57. Bison / Nigel Caulkett 1167
Index 1173
Customer Reviews
Biography
Gary West, DVM, DACZM, is Senior Vice President of Animal Health and Living Collections at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Darryl Heard, BVMS, DACZM, PhD, is Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Nigel Caulkett, DVM, MVetSc, DACVAA, is an Adjunct Professor of Anaesthesiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
