Medical Care of Turtles and Tortoises Diagnosis, Surgery, Pathology, Parasitology

About this book

This book is the most up-to-date compendium on chelonian diseases, including their diagnosis and treatment. It also focuses on preventive medicine through inclusion of species-specific husbandry information to help prevent common husbandry mistakes, which may cause disease or injury.

Contents

- Turtle Anatomy and Physiology
- Biology and Husbandry of Turtles
- Brumation (Hibernation)
- Protection of Chelonian Species
- General Chelonian Medicine
- Clinical Nutrition
- Clinical Examination
- Examination of Organ Systems
- Special Investigative Techniques
- Turtle Parasites
- Selected Viral Diseases of Turtles
- Electron Microscopy
- Pathomorphological Diagnosis
- Administering Medications
- Anaesthesia and Surgery
- Common Turtle Diseases

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Biography

Jan Hnízdo is the medical director of two animal hospitals in Prague (Czech Rep.) that specialize in surgery and the treatment of exotic species. A large number of exotic animal patients are reptiles.

Nikola Pantchev from VetMed Lab Ludwigsburg (Germany) is one of the leading parasitologists in Europe for exotic species; this has been demonstrated in numerous publications.