Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian 2nd Edition

Quick Reference to Avian Diseases and Conditions

This book is a comprehensive, one-stop reference on diagnostic skills used daily in treating avian patients. It fills a unique niche by providing comprehensive information on common topics in avian medicine in a highly organized and efficient manner, allowing busy practitioners and students to quickly find much-needed information.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It provides essential information on 200 avian diseases and syndromes, with updated and expanded information on non-infectious disease topics like neoplasia and beak malocclusion, as well as infectious disease topics.
• Expanded Content: This latest edition has been expanded by more than 50%, with numerous subjects restructured and expanded. It also includes new information on viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases, as well as parasites and toxicosis.
• Critical Care: It covers critical care, including hypotension, respiratory distress, seizures, hemorrhage, and pain, as well as internal medicine, including cardiac disease, cloacal diseases, ocular diseases, diabetes insipidus, atherosclerosis, and thyroid diseases.
• Companion Website: A companion website provides algorithms, procedure guides, and client education handouts, which can be downloaded, edited, and given to clients.
• Target Audience: An invaluable, accessible, and highly practical reference for veterinary students, busy avian practitioners, practitioners in mixed practice, and emergency clinicians.