Main description:

Crow & Walshaw's Manual of Clinical Procedures in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, & Rodents, Fourth Edition provides practical, up-to-date information on common veterinary procedures for gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, dogs, cats and rabbits with detailed line drawings and photographs that demonstrate not only pertinent anatomical relationships, but also operational motions. * A classic veterinary clinical manual * Provides practical, up-to-date information on common veterinary procedures * Detailed line drawings and photographs demonstrate pertinent anatomical relationships and operational motions * Companion website offering interactive multiple choice questions and answers, and images from the text in PowerPoint

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgments PART I ROUTINE CLINICAL PROCEDURES 1 Restraint of Dogs and Cats 2 Blood Collection 3 Injection Techniques 4 Placement and Care of Intravenous Catheters 5 Oral Administration of Medications 6 Dermatologic Procedures 7 Impression Preparations 8 Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy 9 Ophthalmic Procedures 10 Ear Care 11 Pedicure 12 Urethral Catheterization 13 Digital Rectal Examination 14 Anal Sac Expression and Cannulation 15 Enema PART II SPECIALIZED CLINICAL PROCEDURES 16 Skin Preparation 17 Intubation 18 Gastric Lavage 19 Transtracheal Wash 20 Centesis 21 Peritoneal Catheterization and Lavage 22 Needle Biopsy of Masses and Viscera 23 Urohydropropulsion 24 Prostatic Massage/Washing 25 Semen Collection and Artificial Insemination 26 Vaginal Examination and Specimen Collection 27 Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy 28 Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection PART III EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 29 Rapid Evaluation of Bleeding and Clotting Disorders 30 Blood Pressure Measurement 31 Transfusion of Blood and Plasma 32 Placement of Intraosseous Catheters 33 Arterial Blood Collection 34 Tracheostomy 35 CPR PART IV ROUTINE CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN SMALL MAMMALS Chapter 36 Restraint of Rabbits 37 Selected Clinical Procedures in Rabbits 38 Selected Clinical Procedures in Small Rodents Index