BSAVA Manuals

This manual provides practical and high quality information to help veterinarians provide the level of care to backyard birds that an increasingly wide client base expects and deserves. The manual covers chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, ornamental pheasants and peafowl.

The BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery covers everything from routine ovariohysterectomy to emergency drainage for acute peritonitis. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition provides a ready source of practical information. The manual features step by step operative techniques, notes on patient positioning and preparation, and new chapters on laparoscopic surgery and urinaryincontinence.

Anaesthesia and analgesia is a constantly advancing field and the third edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of the latest techniques and considerations. The structure, which has worked so well for the previous editions, has been retained and there are new chapters on pain assessment methods, anaesthesia for MRI and how to manage chronic pain. Full-colour illustrations, tables and charts allow readers to easily visualise techniques, ensuring that this manual will be a must-have for any practice.

This manual reflects the huge advances in the field of cardiothoracic medicine that have taken place over the last ten years including clinical approach to the most common problems encountered in veterinary practice; diagnostic methods available, such as history, physical examination, imaging and laboratory testing; underlying pathophysiology of diseases associated with respiratory disorders, heart failure and arrhythmias; management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders, as well as management of heart failure and arrhythmias; up-to-date information on the diagnosis and management of disorders commonly encountered in practice, such as valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies and canine and feline tracheobronchial disease.

This fourth edition builds upon the previous editions to cover all aspects of veterinary dentistry and oral surgery, from examination and diagnosis to surgical techniques. New chapters cover ethics, perioperative considerations, and imaging and interpretation. Consideration is given to management of a range of conditions, including infectious conditions and developmental disorders.

Emergency care is one of the most important areas of veterinary medicine. Building on the success of the previous editions, the international team of editors and authors have reviewed and updated the manual so that it reflects the continued growth in knowledge and understanding in this crucial area while remaining a highly practical resource. The introductory chapters, covering areas such as triage, catheterization and the assessment of shock and dyspnoea, sit alongside chapters that cover system specific emergencies, ranging from cardiac arrhythmias to uterine prolapse, and from corneal ulceration to fractures and luxations. The text is fully illustrated throughout.

This manual provides a comprehensive and practical guide to general practitioners. Techniques suitable for advanced practitioners are included together with more detailed information on minimally invasive techniques in the cat. The new edition features chapters on oesophagoscopy, interventional endoscopy and radiology and future developments, and is accompanied by a series of videos.

The busy small animal practitioner is likely to see a dog or cat with GI signs most days and this resource should give them greater insight into the conditions they are treating. This manual is divided into four main sections: diagnostic procedures and techniques, diagnostic approaches to problems, patient management and diseases of specific systems/organs.

This manual provides a practical, up-to-date approach to head, neck and thoracic surgery in dogs and cats. The chapters flow from the required surgical instrumentation into surgery, starting at the oral cavity and nose and working caudally. Each chapter describes diagnosis and treatment, with step-by-step operative techniques for selected procedures. Chapter 11 features a video clip.

This second edition reflects the dramatic changes that have taken place in imaging over recent years. New chapters cover the basics of the different imaging modalities with particular reference to their use in musculoskeletal imaging. The manual is structured along anatomical lines and the updated chapters include information on ultrasonography, as well as CT, MRI and scintigraphy. Chapter 2 includes three video clips. The print edition contains an accompanying CD with these clips and also all the images used throughout the manual.

Many veterinary practitioners consider neurology to be one of the most difficult specialties, yet it is an area that just requires a logical and systematic approach. Part 1 of the manual describes the increasing availability of diagnostic tests such as MRI. Part 2 covers the diverse signs and symptoms of neurological conditions. Part 3 provides up-to-date coverage of therapeutic options. The manual includes more than 100 videos recorded during clinical examination or diagnosis.

Veterinary ophthalmology remains a popular and rapidly expanding subject area. The first section of the manual covers examination and clinical techniques and includes chapters on ocular examination, diagnostic imaging and laboratory investigations. The second section focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of common ocular diseases and the final section provides a problem-orientated approach to common presentations, including anisocoria, blindness and the red and painful eye. This manual provides an accessible source of practical information for general practitioners, veterinary students, nurses and technicians.

Companion animals are undergoing previously uncontemplated treatments and surviving what would once have been rapidly fatal conditions. This manual is aimed at the whole veterinary team, drawing on all their skills to help the patients achieve as full a function and quality of life as possible after surgery, trauma or disease, and to manage chronic conditions effectively for the benefit of animal, owner and the practice team.

This manual provides a practical guide on how to deal with various clinical situations that arise in a shelter environment. The manual comprises three parts: principles of shelter medicine and population health; prevention, management and control of disease in a shelter environment; information on working with people in the shelter environment.

This new edition provides a comprehensive textbook on diagnostic imaging of the canine and feline thorax. The Manual includes dedicated sections on the principles of thoracic imaging interpretation and individual body systems, clearly structured for information retrieval. High-quality images and illustrations demonstrate normal radiographic appearance and abnormalities associated with disease. The second edition adds new scientific knowledge, mainly gained in CT and MRI including knowledge that can be applied to radiographic interpretation, still the most widely used imaging modality for this body system.

This manual is useful for all veterinary surgeons presented with a challenging wound. It provides information in a readily accessible manner on wound management and dressings of open wounds. The chapter on tension-relieving techniques is applicable to the management of small wounds treated in everyday practice, as well as larger wounds treated less often or on a more specialist basis. The understanding of local subdermal plexus flaps, axial pattern flaps and muscle flaps is enhanced with step-by-step descriptions of the surgical techniques, featuring specially commissioned full-colour illustrations. It is particularly important for veterinary surgeons not only to consider potential complications before treatment but also, importantly, to recognize when they occur and to provide appropriate management. Similarly, there are some specific wounds, such as axillary wounds or burns, that may require a different approach to management, such as omentalization, and these are also covered in detail. The international authors have used their many years of experience and expertise in wound management and reconstruction to produce a truly practical manual.

The number of exotic and wildlife cases presented at the veterinary practice has increased significantly in recent years, with increasing expectations regarding level of care. The nursing requirements of these less familiar species are significantly different from those of dogs and cats. This manual aims to provide veterinary nurses with a greater understanding of these requirements, enabling them to modify and apply their skills to these cases.

This manual provides accessible advice on the management of common feline problems encountered in first-opinion practice. It begins with an introduction to important general issues in effective feline practice, including handling techniques, principles of examination and how to ensure a cat-friendly practice. Preventive healthcare guidelines follow, focusing on a life-stage approach, together with a discussion of therapeutics. Problem-oriented sections focus on the investigation and initial management of emergencies and common presentations. The final systems-based section gives more detailed information on the management of disorders commonly seen in general practice. Features ‘Quick Reference Guides’ presenting practical techniques and treatments in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format.

This manual offers an easily accessible guide to common procedures and nursing skills used within general practice. An essential reference in daily use within practice and a useful teaching aid in the training of veterinary nurses.

Rabbits make up a considerable and growing proportion of the caseload in small animal practice, and both interest and knowledge in rabbit medicine has grown rapidly. This manual includes updated and expanded information on medicine from the previous BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine and Surgery, and also features chapters on the rabbit-friendly practice, neoplasia and endocrine disease.

The manual starts with the all-important area of husbandry for the three groups, including those kept as working birds as well as ornamental species and pet species. More general topics, such as handling, examination, diagnostic procedures and surgery are dealt with across the groups, with notes as required on specific differences. The manual also covers endoscopy and endosurgery which is a major technique for avian patients.

The manual covers the most commonly encountered rodent species - mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus - in detail, as well as containing a separate chapter dedicated to the less commonly owned rodent species. In recognition of the vey fundamental differences between the rodent group of species and ferrets, the book is presented in two distinct sections. Both rodent and ferret sections begin with the all important biology, husbandry and clinical techniques (including anaesthesia and surgery), followed by chapters on common diseases organized by clinical system. A useful appendix summarizes the differential diagnoses based on clinical signs in rodents, and in ferrets.

The provision of care for wildlife casualties is an important responsibility of veterinary surgeons, This manual cover wildlife species indigenous to the UK, and provides critical information for all stages of intervention from the initial decision to the monitoring of released casualties.