• A new and updated edition of the classic reference to animal and wildlife anesthesia

    Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, Third Edition offers a thoroughly updated edition of this comprehensive reference to anesthetic 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, anesthetizing, 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 anesthesia to zoo and wild animals, the book presents the gold standard for all aspects of anesthesia in a variety of settings. This Third Edition:

    • Offers a fully updated new edition of the gold-standard reference to immobilization and anesthesia in captive and free-ranging wildlife
    • Presents 57 species-specific chapters covering all aspects of anesthetizing 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 color 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.

  • Contributors ix

    Preface xv

    1 Clinical Pharmacology 1
    Leigh A. Lamont and Kurt A. Grimm

    2 Analgesia 43
    Douglas P. Whiteside and Kurt K. Sladky

    3 Effective Anesthetic Monitoring 91
    Sathya Chinnadurai

    4 Emergencies and Complications 103
    Nigel Caulkett, Søren Boysen, and Jon M. Arnemo

    5 Remote Drug Delivery 121
    Ramiro Isaza

    6 Invertebrates 139
    Sarah J. Wahltinez, Craig A. Harms, and Gregory A. Lewbart

    7 Cartilaginous Fishes: Elasmobranchs and Holocephalans 167
    Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Charlene Burns, and Tonya Clauss

    8 Bony Fish (Lungfish, Sturgeon, and Teleosts) 225
    Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Charlene Burns, Whitney Greene, and Tonya Clauss

    9 Amphibians 347
    Amy B. Alexander and Eric Baitchman

    10 Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins (Chelonians) 359
    Alessio Vigani and Darryl Heard

    11 Snakes and Lizards (Squamates) 387
    Catherine Williams, Tobias Wang, and Mads F. Bertelsen

    12 Venomous Reptile Restraint and Handling 407
    Frederick B. Antonio Copyrighted Material

    13 Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caiman, and Gharial) 423
    Darryl Heard

    14 Crocodilian Capture and Restraint 437
    Kent A. Vliet and Gen Anderson

    15 Cagebirds (Parrots and Perching Birds) 451
    Michelle G. Hawkins and Peter J. Pascoe

    16 Pigeons and Doves (Columbiformes) 513
    Darryl Heard

    17 Chickens, Quail, Turkeys, Pheasants, Peafowl, and Other Galliformes 521
    Darryl Heard

    18 Raptors 533
    Michelle Willette, Patrick Redig, Dana Franzen- Klein, and Julia Ponder

    19 Ratites 553
    Jessica Siegal- Willott

    20 Penguins 569
    Kate Bodley and Todd L. Schmitt

    21 Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Waterfowl) 583
    Daniel Mulcahy and Darryl Heard

    22 Birds: Miscellaneous 607
    Darryl Heard

    23 Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs, Gerbils, Hamsters, Chinchillas, and Other Rodents 615
    Darryl Heard

    24 Chiropterans (Bats) 631
    Darryl Heard

    25 Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas 643
    Marta Romano

    26 Marsupials 671
    Peter Holz

    27 Echidnas and Platypus 683
    Peter Holz

    28 African Pygmy Hedgehog and Other Insectivores 687
    Darryl Heard

    29 Xenarthrans 691
    Gianmarco Rojas Moreno

    30 Aardvarks 707
    Felicia Knightly

    31 Lemurs 713
    Catherine Williams and Randall E. Junge

    32 Monkeys and Gibbons 723
    Rolf- Arne Ølberg and Melissa Sinclair

    33 Apes 737
    Jennifer D’Agostino

    34 Canids 755
    R. Scott Larsen and Anneke Moresco

    35 Bears 775
    Nigel Caulkett and Jon M. Arnemo

    36 Procyonids and Mustelids 785
    Noha Abou- Madhi

    37 Viverrids and Herpestids 801
    Anneke Moresco and James G. Johnson iii

    38 Hyenas 813
    Nina Hahn, John M. Parker, Gregory Timmel, Mary L. Weldele, Wm. Kirk Suedmeyer, and Nigel Caulkett

    39 Felids 821
    Andrew Cushing

    40 Pinnipeds (Seals and Sea Lions) 833
    James E. Bailey and Shawn Johnson

    41 Walrus 857
    Michael T. Walsh, James E. Bailey, and David B. Brunson

    42 Sirenians (Manatees and Dugongs) 871
    Elizabeth C. Nolan, Michael T. Walsh, and James E. Bailey

    43 Cetaceans 887
    James E. Bailey and Chris Dold

    44 Elephants 925
    Jeffery R. Zuba and Khursheed R. Mama

    45 Nondomestic Equids 965
    Chris Walzer

    46 Tapirs 977
    Budhan Pukazhenthi, Rebecca Richard, Paulo Rogerio Mangini, and Dawn Zimmerman

    47 Rhinoceroses 991
    Robin W. Radcliffe and Peter vdB. Morkel

    48 Suids 1027
    Luis R. Padilla and Jeff C. Ko

    49 Hippopotamidae 1043
    Michele A. Miller, David V. Cooper, and Peter E. Buss

    50 Camelids 1055
    Khursheed R. Mama and Chris Walzer

    51 Giraffidae 1069
    Scott B. Citino and Mitchell Bush

    52 Deer 1081
    Nigel Caulkett and Jon M. Arnemo

    53 Gazelles 1091
    Kristen A. Phair and Matthew Kinney

    54 Antelopes 1113
    Elizabeth E. Hammond and Holly J. Haefele

    55 Wild Sheep and Goats 1147
    Nigel Caulkett and Chris Walzer

    56 Cattle and Buffalo 1155
    Julia E. Napier

    57 Bison 1167
    Nigel Caulkett

    Index 1173

  • Gary West, DVM, is Senior Vice President of Animal Health and Living Collections at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

    Darryl Heard, 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 a Professor of Anaesthesiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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