Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Veterinary Medicine** Known as “the bible” of herpetological medicine and surgery, Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Edition edited by Stephen Divers and Scott Stahl provides a complete veterinary reference for reptiles and amphibians, including specific sections on practice management and development; taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, behavior, stress and welfare; captive husbandry and management including nutrition, heating and lighting; infectious diseases and laboratory sciences; clinical techniques and procedures; sedation, anesthesia and analgesia; diagnostic imaging; endoscopy; medicine; surgery; therapy; differential diagnoses by clinical signs; specific disease/condition summaries; population health and public health; and legal topics. Well-organized and concise, this new edition covers just about everything related to reptiles and amphibians by utilizing an international array of contributing authors that were selected based on their recognized specialization and expertise, bringing a truly global perspective to this essential text!

Highly knowledgeable, well respected, recognized specialists add a global view of the subject matter.Details on creating, building and maintaining your herpetological veterinary practice The extensive biology of a wide variety of species is covered, including snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, tuatara and amphibians, providing an understanding of the unique anatomy and physiology of these species, which is a vital prerequisite of medicine and surgery.Spellings of all North American reptiles and amphibians approved by The Committee of Standard English and Scientific Names ensures students have the most up-to-date naming conventions for these exotic species.Thorough coverage of taxa-specific husbandry and management practices, as well as current nutritional recommendations, advances in lighting, welfare, and behavioral training.Dedicated section on infectious diseases (virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology) and laboratory diagnosticsDetailed, step-by-step techniques and procedures including catheters and feeding tubes, and modern recommendation on hospitalization and euthanasia.Completely revised chapters on sedation, general anesthesia, analgesia, local anesthesia and amphibian anesthesiaCompletely revised chapters on radiography, ultrasonography, CT, MRI, scintigraphy, diagnostic endoscopy and endosurgeryGreatly expanded medicine section details all major areas including urology, hepatology, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, neurology, oncology, endocrinology, theriogenology, musculoskeletal, vascular/hematopoietic/immunology, behavioral medicine, nutritional diseases, perinatology, geriatrics, emergency and critical care, toxicology and amphibian medicine.Completely revised and expanded surgery section includes the eye, ear, rhinarium, oral cavity, integument, coeliotomy and internal viscera, cloaca, amphibian soft tissue surgery, orthopedics and amputation.Expanded and updated therapy section on antimicrobials, anti-virals, anti-parasiticides, anti-inflammatories, including new chapters on psychopharmacology, oncologic therapies, photobiomodulation, wound management, and rehabilitation.A revised list of common conditions and diseases allows busy practitioners to review the most common, clinically significant, hot topics quickly and clearly.Expanded section on population health includes new chapters on commercial reptile farming, large collection management, breeders/wholesalers & retail, laboratory management, conservation issues and ecosystem health.Updated international, European and US legislation with new chapters on forensics and jurisprudence, expert testimony and court appearances.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Saunders; 3rd edition (February 12, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1537 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323482538
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323482530
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 2.25 x 11 inches
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Reviewer: Amir halperin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Vert satisfied
Review: Faster delivery than expected. Books in perfect condition. Thanks a lot

Reviewer: Kate Yiu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book
Review: The book is very good. I have borrow from my university library and I love it very much. Amazon delivery very fast, it is 11 days earlier than expected.

Reviewer: Laure Ross
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great addition to the library
Review: So much more information than the last edition. Organized for veterinarians looking at cases.

Reviewer: Call of Kthalia
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Layman’s placeholder review + info on digital copy
Review: No one else has left a review, so while my situation is unique and the item is packed for a return, I figured I would share here for other folks because there is some important information you should know.Disclaimer:I am not a vet, a vet tech, nor in training for either profession. I love animals. I have had many pets over the years, and love watching wildlife, too. I have been an avid reader of animal books since I was a child where my family would not buy me toys at the gift shops of the places we would visit on road trips, but would gladly let me get the book on native wildlife. I am very grateful for this. So here I am, an adult who has my first pet reptile and while the internet puts the world at one’s finger tips in many ways, there is a lot of controversy surrounding reptile husbandry and so much misinformation, too. I wanted more and felt this book would offer me a truly legitimate source of knowledge.I looked at the preview on an older edition, considered it, but saw this edition – though only a few years newer – had a significantly larger amount of information. It looks like this one has amphibians along with reptiles, for a whopping 1500+ pages of information! So it was ~$115 for the old 488 page reptile-only edition, or ~$170 for the 1500+ page reptiles/amphibian updated edition. Seemed a no-brainer to me since both are pricey textbooks.My copy’s problem:I got this from a third party seller as “new” and it took a couple weeks to arrive, much less than the 1-3 months to maybe-possibly ship from Amazon, but sadly the moment I opened the book I realized the binding was creased up nearly the entire middle the binding. WIth such a heavy book this problem would never “get better with age”, so to speak, so my copy is currently wrapped up and will be on its way back to the seller tomorrow.What you should know for YOU, and why I chose to leave this review now without having read the book yet:The hard copy of this book comes with an enhanced digital copy. So, DO NOT buy the digital copy of this book. With the older edition of this book, the price of the digital is pretty much the same as the hard copy. Digital is currently not for sale from Amazon with this new edition, but it could very well be the same price when it is finally offered. At any rate – do your research before buying and compare the prices when you can do so! Also, please note that the digital editions are bound to each copy of the book via a scratch off code. Something to be aware of if you are shopping for a used copy, as if you want both digital and hard copy, you may want to spring a few extra bucks for a new book. Again, do your research and weigh the pros and cons of the current pricing and what you want/need.In terms of the content… I will definitely come back and review the book later (maybe sometime later since the wait is terribly long at this point and obviously a working person won’t be ploughing through 1500 pages of medical text in weekend!). However, I can share that from a brief browse, if you are another layperson looking for deeper information on your pets, I suspect you may enjoy this resource, too. This text appears to be brim-packed with information, photographs and charts. Details of all sorts that are delivered in a pretty accessible fashion. The closest context I can offer is I recently was diagnosed with cancer and underwent a variety of treatments. I read a lot of medical journals, papers, studies and… boy did that stuff just make me want to gouge out my eyes, flip my desk and run in circles flailing my arms. I suppose part of my problem with it was related to the topics being so close to home, an uncomfortable home, but the other issue was that there was zero attempt to make that stuff palatable. This book seems wordy, but in an acceptable way. If you like reading about animals and have a reasonable vocabulary I suspect this could work for you, too.Added some pics to show the digital copy offer, how to redeem, etc. Also the binding issue so you can see the size of this book! And to know to look out for similar defects.Hope this review helps. I will update it when I can. Thank you and good luck!

Reviewer: Jaclyn Cubillas
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pages ripped out and missing
Review: Pages were ripped out and missing and the rental window has closed now that I have noticed the extent of what is missing.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Bent corner and pages 😑
Review: Book came damaged 😑😑

Reviewer: Gabriela Boone
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Llego en muy buen estado, sin defectos. La pasta de portada es dura lo que me gusta.

Reviewer: Sinval
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Embora esteja em uma fase inicial da leitura, penso que o livro tem uma boa densidade de conteúdos, por exemplo, me chamou a atenção algumas questões de ultrassonografia em lagartos.

Reviewer: Rebecca
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I am currently studying for a GP cert in exotic animal practice and this book has been a really useful tool in helping with that. I love the quick reference guides to use in practice when I’m unsure of anything. Wonderful book.

Reviewer: Lea Leander
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Praktisch DIE Bibel wenn es um Reptilienmedizin geht – schade dass es mir auf englisch ist 😉

Reviewer: miyan1203
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 今まで第二版を愛用してましたが、つい先日改訂版が出ていることを知り即購入しました！写真などが鮮明になりとても勉強になります！私にとって本当にバイブルのような一冊です^ ^