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Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery
John Chitty
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Description for Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 344 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: MZC; MZS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 656.
Reach for this book 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 book 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 ... Read more
Reach for this book 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 book 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405195447
SKU
V9781405195447
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Chitty
John Chitty BVetMed, CertZooMed, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS John is a director of a small animal and exotics practice in Andover, UK with a 100% avian and exotics caseload. He works with several zoological collections and has lectured and published widely on a variety of avian and exotic species as well as co-editing two avian texts. Aidan ... Read more
Reviews for Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery
In summary, this book is a practical gem, and should become a very useful, well-thumbed addition to the general veterinary practice library. It is mainly aimed at guiding those less experienced with dealing with chelonian patients, but will also act as a useful quick reference for those more familiar with treating these shelled patients. (Veterinary Record, 15 March 2014) Finally, ... Read more