• Clinical Cases in Avian and Exotic Animal Hematology and Cytology demonstrates how to use hemic cytology and cytodiagnosis as part of the assessment of an exotic animal patient, taking the reader through nearly 100 actual clinical cases. With a focus on cytological interpretation, the hands-on, practical approach facilitates learning, teaching, and comprehension. Well illustrated throughout, Clinical Cases in Avian and Exotic Animal Hematology and Cytology is a helpful guide for exotics veterinarians, zoo and aquarium veterinarians, and veterinary hematologists.

  • Preface

    Acronyms and Abbreviations

    Section 1: Mammalian Hematology Case Studies

    Case 1. A 6-year-old otter undergoing a routine physical examination

    Case 2. A 10-year-old ferret with lethargy and anorexia

    Case 3. A 6-year-old ferret with anorexia and lethargy

    Case 4. A 2-year-old ferret with weight loss and lethargy

    Case 5. A 3-year-old rabbit with anorexia

    Case 6. A 6-year hedgehog with anorexia and ataxia

    Case 7. A 7-year-old guinea pig with anorexia and decreased water intake

    Case 8. A 31/2-year-old ferret with lethargy and weight loss

    Section 2: Avian Hematology Case Studies

    Case 9. A 1-year-old parrot with an acute onset of severe illness

    Case 10. A 2-year-old chicken with lethargy, inappetence, and lack of egg laying

    Case 11. A 14-year-old macaw with feather-picking behavior and weight loss

    Case 12. A 14-year-old parrot with weakness, anorexia, and labored breathing

    Case 13. A 4-year-old parrot with anorexia, weakness, and lethargy

    Case 14. An adult vulture with generalized weakness

    Case 15. A 2-year-old tragopan with wounds

    Case 16. A 5-month-old chicken with lethargy

    Case 17. A 4-year-old budgerigar with generalized weakness and breathing heavily

    Case 18. A 41/2-year-old duck with acute dyspnea

    Case 19. A 14-year-old falcon with anorexia

    Case 20. An 8-month-old hawk with anorexia, weakness, and vomiting

    Case 21. A juvenile kestrel with a drooping right wing and blood in the left nares

    Section 3: Herptile Hematology Case Studies

    Case 22. A 20-year-old turtle with lethargy and anorexia

    Case 23. A 3-year-old lizard with lethargy and keeping the eyes closed

    Case 24. An 18-month-old lizard with an oral mass

    Case 25. A 35-year-old tortoise with anorexia, lethargy, and constipation

    Case 26. An adult turtle with a fractured carapace and leg laceration

    Case 27. A 2-year-old lizard with anorexia and weight loss

    Section 4: Fish Hematology Case Studies

    Case 28. An adult stingray with weight loss and lethargy

    Case 29. An adult stingray undergoing a routine physical examination

    Section 5: Mammalian Cytology Case Studies

    Case 30. A 6-year-old guinea pig with excessive drinking and urination, soft stools, and weight loss

    Case 31. A 2-year-old rat with diarrhea, dry skin, and squinting eye

    Case 32. A 6-year-old tiger with two masses in her mouth

    Case 33. A 10-year-old lion with weight loss and lethargy

    Case 34. A 51/2-year-old ferret presented for a presurgical evaluation

    Case 35. A 4-year ferret with a tail mass

    Case 36. A 5-year-old rabbit with a mass near the left nostril

    Case 37. A 1-year-old chinchilla with a closed eye

    Case 38. A 5-year-old ferret with a swollen head

    Case 39. A 2-year-old rat with a swelling around the left inguinal area

    Case 40. A 5-year-old ferret with lethargy, dyspnea, diarrhea, polyuria, and polydypsia

    Case 41. A 3-year-old guinea pig with anorexia and decreased water intake

    Case 42. A 9-year-old ferret with a mass on the ear

    Case 43. A 3-year-old ferret with lethargy and weight loss

    Case 44. A 3-month-old ferret with a prolapsed rectum

    Case 45. A 21/2-year-old gerbil with lethargy and anorexia

    Case 46. A 5-year-old guinea pig with an ulcerated swelling in the abdominal area

    Case 47. A 6-year-old ferret with pawing at the mouth

    Case 48. A 7-year-old ferret with bilateral alopecia

    Section 6: Avian Cytology Case Studies

    Case 49. A 20-year-old parrot with dyspnea, weight loss, and persistent ascites

    Case 50. An 11-year-old cockatiel with a mass in the ear

    Case 51. A 4-year-old cockatiel with a swollen head

    Case 52. An adult owl with a swollen elbow

    Case 53. A 2-year-old macaw with left leg lameness

    Case 54. A 6-year-old lovebird with dystocia

    Case 55. A 5-year-old parrot with dyspnea

    Case 56. A 2-year-old macaw with anorexia and weight loss

    Case 57. An adult goose with a mass on the wing

    Case 58. A 14-year-old budgerigar with lethargy and anorexia

    Case 59. A 35-year-old parrot with weight loss and dyspnea

    Case 60. A 29-year-old parrot with halitosis and reduced vocalization

    Case 61. A 6-month-old cockatiel with labored breathing

    Case 62. A 13-year-old parrot with a prolapsed cloaca

    Case 63. A 17-year-old cockatoo with broken blood feathers

    Case 64. An adult duck with a mass on the rhinotheca

    Case 65. A 3-month-old flamingo with a mass on the rhinotheca

    Section 7: Herptile Cytology Case Studies

    Case 66. A 2-year-old lizard with difficulty breathing

    Case 67. A 3-year-old lizard with vomiting and weight loss

    Case 68. A 9-year-old lizard with a mass near the vent

    Case 69. A 19-year-old lizard with a large mass on its leg

    Case 70. An 11-year-old lizard with an oral mass

    Case 71. A 10-year-old snake with a coelomic mass and concern of intestinal impaction

    Case 72. A 9-month-old lizard with anorexia and weight loss

    Case 73. A 6-year-old lizard with a tail mass

    Case 74. A 27-year-old snake with a snout lesion

    Case 75. A 1-year-old lizard with multiple infections

    Case 76. An adult snake with severe dyspnea

    Case 77. An adult newt with a white skin lesion

    Case 78. An adult frog in a moribund condition

    Case 79. A 10-year-old lizard with anorexia

    Section 8: Fish Cytology Case Studies

    Case 80. An adult eel with anorexia and skin lesions

    Case 81. A 11/2-year-old goldfish with dropsy

    Case 82. A 6-year-old fish with a red mass protruding from the vent

    Case 83. An adult stingray with skin masses

    Case 84. An adult fish with a mass projecting from the gills

    Case 85. A 5-year-old fish with bloating and constipation

    Case 86. An adult fish with lesions around its mouth

    Case 87. An adult fish with a large red mass on its belly

    Case 88. A 3-year-old fish with a growth below the eye

    Case 89. An adult fish with increased gilling and eye lesions

    Case 90. A fish that is a sole survivor of a massive fish die off

    Case 91. An adult stingray presented for examination for coccidia

    Case 92. An adult fish with a large mass on its operculum

    Case 93. An adult fish with a mass on its side

    Case 94. An adult fish with ulcerative skin lesions

    References

    Index

  • Terry W. Campbell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

    Krystan Grant is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

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