• Comprehensive, practical and extensively illustrated, this book accumulates years of practical knowledge when dealing with injured birds of prey. Written by a practicing veterinarian it is a concise, helpful, day-to-day guide which outlines everything from handling and the intake examination, through to practical procedures and the treatment of a comprehensive range of conditions and injuries. Also covering advice on housing, rehabilitation and eventual release, and fully updated throughout, this new edition incorporates new images as well as new and expanded information on electrocution, pesticides, feeding puppets and species habitats.

    With plenty of new 'raptor tips' and questions, Raptor Medicine, Surgery, and Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition, includes handy hints, clinical pearls and retains its emphasis on practical procedures throughout. Forming a complete and approachable guide to raptor veterinary care, this book also features numerous rapid reference charts and appendices.

    • 1: Handling and Physical Examination
    • 2: Anatomy and Physiology
    • 3: Species Overview
    • 4: Fluid Therapy and Treatments
    • 5: Ophthalmology
    • 6: Infectious Diseases
    • 7: Miscellaneous Conditions
    • 8: Anesthesia
    • 9: Soft Tissue Surgery
    • 10: Orthopedics
    • 11: Endoscopy
    • 12: Orphans
    • 13: Feathers and Aging
    • 14: Clinical Pathology
    • 15: Housing and Husbandry
    • 16: Capturing Trapped Birds
    • 17: Time for Release!
    • Appendix A: Feeding Guide
    • Appendix B: Formulary
    • Appendix C: Anesthetic Record
    • Appendix D: Wrapper Patterns
    • Appendix E: Laws and Regulations
    • Appendix F: Body Weights during Development
    • Appendix G: Resources
  • David Scott

    Is Staff Veterinarian at the Carolina Raptor Center. He received his BS Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1988 and DVM from the University of Illinois in 1997, and has worked with many wildlife rehabilitation groups since then. He is also a software engineer and has developed the RaptorMed medical records software specifically designed for the medical management and husbandry of all types of animals. It is used at rehabilitation centers, in aquariums, and for permanent collections all over the world.

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