Manual packs - all available BSAVA manuals (December 2019)

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.

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 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.

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 third edition covers common presenting clinical and laboratory problems, therapeutic techniques, and the clinical management of important disease syndromes in this area. A new suite of chapters considers the effects of systemic diseases that complicate the diagnosis and/or management of kidney disease.

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.

Fracture management has developed rapidly since the first edition of this popular manual. Fully revised and updated, this second edition has increased focus on Operative Techniques and includes easy to follow guides with specially commissioned full-colour illustrations. New chapters address topics such as minimally invasive surgery, orthopaedic implants and bone grafts.

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.

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.

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.