Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice
Companion and Aviary Birds

Bob Doneley
West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

In this concise practical and beautifully illustrated book, early chapters deal with anatomy and physiology, physical examination, clinical techniques and advice on how to interpret diagnostic tests.  This leads into chapters discussing disorders affecting the different body regions and systems, from the external (skin and feathers, eyes, legs and feet) to the internal (the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory tract, the cardiovascular system and reproduction). Further aspects of avian medicine discussed in the book include incubation, paediatrics, behavioural problems, anaesthesia and analgesia, surgery and a formulary of commonly used drugs.

In light of over 25 years of clinical practice in avian medicine, the author has written this book as a quick reference for clinicians, and as a study guide for undergraduate and post-graduate veterinary students.

Contents

1. Clinical anatomy and physiology
2. The physical examination
3. Clinical techniques
4. Interpreting diagnostic tests
5. Supportive therapy
6. Differential diagnosis
7. Disorders of the skin and feathers
8. Disorders of the beak and cere
9. Disorders of the eye
10. Disorders of the ear
11. Disorders of the legs, feet and toes
12. Disorders of the musculoskeletal system
13. Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
14. Disorders of the liver
15. Disorders of the pancreas
16. Disorders of the respiratory system
17. Disorders of the cardiovascular system
18. Disorders of the lymphatic and haematopoietic systems
19. Disorders of the nervous system
20. Disorders of the reproductive tract
21. Disorders of the urinary system
22. Behavioural problems
23. Incubation of eggs
24. Paediatrics
25. Analgesia and anaesthesia
26. Surgery

Appendix 1—Formulary

Appendix 2—Reference intervals

Appendix 3—Biological values

Index