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Rapid Review of Exotic Animal Medicine and Husbandry
Pet Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish

Edited by
Karen L. Rosenthal, MS DVM DiplAVBP
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Neil A. Forbes, BVetMed, MRCVS
Lansdown Veterinary Surgeons, Stroud, UK.

Fredric L. Frye, DVM MSc CBiol FIBiol FRSM Clinical Professor of Medicine, Davis, California, USA.

Gregory A. Lewbart, MS, VMD
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Four authors of international renown have combined their practical and instructional skills to provide this focused yet wide-ranging review. The book is divided into four sections - small mammals, birds, reptiles/amphibians, ornamental fish - and consists of an introduction to the essential aspects of medicine and husbandry of each group of animals, 400 colour-illustrated clinical cases, plus summary questions to highlight key points.

The cases are a blend of the more common and especially interesting conditions, and cover clinical presentation, aetiology/pathogenesis, investigation, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, management options, prognosis and husbandry advice to the client. The case-based approach offers the freedom to deal succinctly with multifactorial and multisystemic conditions. Cases are cross-referenced, cite key references and there is a detailed index. 

The Rapid Review is designed to appeal to veterinary practitioners dealing with an ever-wider variety of animals, to veterinary instructors and students, technicians, nurses and assistants, and to other animal health professionals in practice and training.

Contents: Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Small Mammals, Classification of cases by species, Introduction, English and latin names, Cases, Summary questions and answers, Bibliography. Birds, Classification of cases by species, Introduction, English and latin names, Cases, Summary questions and answers, Bibliography. Reptiles and Amphibians, Classification of cases by species, Introduction, English and latin names, Cases, Summary questions and answers, Bibliography. Ornamental Fish, Classification of cases by species, Introduction, English and latin names, Cases, Summary questions and answers, Bibliography. Appendix, conversion factors for converting SI units to old units, Normal values: small mammals, Normal values: birds. Index.