• As the popularity of exotic animals continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly important for veterinarians to be knowledgeable and skilled in common surgical procedures for a wide range of exotic species. Written for practitioners and board-certified surgeons with a working knowledge of domestic animal surgery, Surgery of Exotic Animals is the first clinical manual to provide comprehensive guidance on surgical principles and common procedures in exotic pets, zoo animals, and wildlife.

    Edited by internationally recognized leaders in exotic animal surgery and zoological medicine, this much-needed volume covers invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and both terrestrial and marine mammals. Contributions from a team of surgery and zoo specialists offer detailed descriptions of common surgeries and provide a wealth of color images demonstrating how each procedure is performed—including regional anatomy and surgical approaches. An invaluable one-stop source of authoritative surgical information on exotic species, this book:

    • Provides illustrated guidance on surgical principles and common surgeries performed in exotic species
    • Describes general principles, instrumentation, equipment, suture materials, and magnification surgery
    • Covers a wide range of procedures such as small and large mammal dental surgery, avian soft tissue surgery, reptile orthopedic surgery, and primate surgery
    • Includes chapters on surgical oncology, megavertebrate laparoscopy, and minimally invasive surgery techniques

    Surgery of Exotic Animals is an indispensable clinical guide and reference for all private veterinary practitioners; exotic, zoo, and wildlife veterinarians; laboratory animal veterinarians; veterinary students; and veterinary technicians.

  • Preface and Acknowledgments

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Geoffrey W. Pye, BVSc, MSc, DACZM

    Chapter 1: General Principles, Instruments, and Equipment

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 2: Suture Materials

    Michael S. McFadden, MS, DVM, DACVS-SA

    Chapter 3: Magnification Surgery

    Heidi Phillips, DVM, DACVS

    Chapter 4: Invertebrate Surgery

    Gregory A. Lewbart VMD, MS, DACZM, DECZM (ZHM)

    Chapter 5: Fish Surgery

    Claire Vergneau-Grosset, DVM, IPSAV, CES, DACZM

    E. Scott Weber III, MSc., VMD, DACVPM, CertAqVet

    Chapter 6: Amphibian Surgery

    Claire Vergneau-Grosset, DVM, IPSAV, CES, DACZM

    E. Scott Weber III, MSc., VMD, DACVPM, CertAqVet

    Chapter 7: Reptile Orthopedic Surgery

    Michael S. McFadden, MS, DVM, DACVS-SA

    Chapter 8: Surgical Approaches to the Reptile Coelom

    Geoffrey W. Pye, BVSc, MSc, DACZM

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 9: Reptiles: Soft Tissue Surgery

    Steve J. Mehler, DVM, DACVS

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 10: Avian Orthopedics

    Brett Darrow, DVM, DACVS, CCRP

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 11: Approaches to the Caudal Coelom (Abdomen) of Birds

    Michael B. Mison, DVM, DACVS

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 12: Avian Reproductive Procedures

    Steve J. Mehler, DVM, DACVS

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 13: Surgery of the Avian Gastrointestinal Tract

    Michael B. Mison, DVM, DACVS

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 14: Surgery of the Avian Respiratory System and Cranial Coelom

    Geoffrey W. Pye, BVSc, MSc, DACZM

    Chapter 15: Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques in Exotic Animals

    Steve J. Mehler, DVM, DACVS

    Chapter 16: Orthopedic Surgery in Small Mammals

    Michael S. McFadden, MS, DVM, DACVS-SA

    Chapter 17: Rabbit Soft Tissue Surgery

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 18: Ferret Soft Tissue Surgery

    Catriona MacPhail, DVM, PhD, DACVS

    Chapter 19: Rodent Soft Tissue Surgery

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 20: Soft Tissue Surgery in Hedgehogs

    Daniel J. Duffy BVM&S (Hons.), MS, FHEA, MRCVS, DACVS-SA, DECVS

    R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

    Chapter 21: Surgery of the Sugar Glider

    Geoffrey W. Pye, BVSc, MSc, DACZM

    Chapter 22: Small Mammal Dental Surgery

    Estella Böhmer. DVM, Dr. med vet,

    Chapter 23: Large Mammal Dental Surgery

    Allison D. Woody, DVM, DAVDC

    David A. Fagan, DDS

    James E. Oosterhuis, DVM

    Chapter 24: Primate Surgery

    Celia R. Valverde, DVM, DACVS

    Elizabeth Bicknese DVM, MPVM, cVMA

    Chapter 25: Marine Mammal Surgery

    Jennifer L. Higgins, DVM, PhD

    Carmen M. H. Colitz, DVM, PhD, MBA, DACVO, DCLOVE (hon)

    Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, DACVS

    Chapter 26: Megavertebrate Laparoscopy

    Mark Stetter, DVM, DACZM

    Dean Hendrickson, DVM, DACVS

    Chapter 27: Zoo Animal Surgery

    Geoffrey W. Pye, BVSc, MSc, DACZM

    Chapter 28: Surgical Oncology in Exotics

    Elizabeth A. Maxwell, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, CVPP

  • R. Avery Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVS, is an Adjunct Professor of Companion Animal Surgery at Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

    Geoffrey W. Pye, BVSc, MSc, DACZM, is Animal Health Director at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, FL, USA.

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