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Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery

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Reach for this ebook whenever a sick or injured tortoise comes into the surgery. Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery is designed as a concise and practical quick reference for the busy practitioner seeing chelonians as part of their caseload.  Covering everything from species identification to common basic surgery for tortoises and freshwater turtles, the emphasis is on the more common and likely diagnoses. The first section of the ebook gives an overview of the basics of tortoise and semi-aquatic/ aquatic freshwater turtle husbandry and keeping, as well as a guide to general investigation and diagnostic techniques open to clinicians…

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Reach for this ebook whenever a sick or injured tortoise comes into the surgery. Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery is designed as a concise and practical quick reference for the busy practitioner seeing chelonians as part of their caseload.  Covering everything from species identification to common basic surgery for tortoises and freshwater turtles, the emphasis is on the more common and likely diagnoses. The first section of the ebook gives an overview of the basics of tortoise and semi-aquatic/ aquatic freshwater turtle husbandry and keeping, as well as a guide to general investigation and diagnostic techniques open to clinicians. The second section provides a clinical guide based on clinical signs and differential diagnoses. Based upon the experience of authors who have been practicing with these species for several decades, this ebook is a useful guide to veterinarians, students, veterinary nurses and technicians new to working with these fascinating creatures.  It will also serve as a useful aide memoire to more experienced clinicians. 340 p.

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Authors expertises affiliations

  • John Chitty. BVetMed, CertZooMed, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS, Director of Small Animal and Exotics Practice. Anton Vets, Andover, Hampshire (UK).
  • Aidan Raftery. MVB, CertZooMed, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS. Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Manchester (UK).
  • Publication date (digital version): 2013-07 – Wiley-Blackwell; Copyright © 2013 by John Chitty and Aidan Raftery.

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26 May 2021

It is one of the best books for anyone who has turtles, and wants to know all about them in relation to problems, diseases, etc.

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26 May 2021

Love this book – chock full of excellent advice and readable for students and experienced vets alike!

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26 May 2021

A very good resource book for anyone rehabbing turtles and tortoises. There are plenty of pictures and diagrams, There is a through coverage of most illnesses and injuries.

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