Key features

• •Nearly 200 drug tables provide clear, current recommendations on drugs, indications, and dosages used in treating exotic animals.
• •Biological tables provide details on therapies and diets, normal blood parameters of common species, venipunctures sites, and medical protocols for common conditions.
• •More than 20 expert authors contribute to this edition.
• •All drug information is reviewed for accuracy, ensuring that this reference remains authoritative and current.
• •NEW! Chapter on backyard poultry and waterfowl, an increasingly popular pet in the U.S.
• •UPDATED Chapter on wildlife includes new information on: considerations for developing a wildlife policy in private practice; recommendations for safe restraint of native wildlife; recommendations for meat withdrawal times in game species for select medications; agents used in wild mammal emergencies; and much more.
• •NEW! Information details the euthanasia agents used in fish.
• •NEW! Information on amphibians includes the blood collection sites and the selected disinfectants for equipment and cage furniture.
• •NEW! Information on hedgehogs includes common differential diagnoses based on physical examination findings and confirmed zoonotic diseases carried by hedgehogs.
• •NEW Information on the constant rate infusion (CRI) protocols used in rabbits.
• •NEW! Information on the protein electrophoresis values for ferrets.
• •NEW! Information on compounding pharmacies.