Manual of Clinical Procedures in Pet Birds

Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, Tracy Bennet

Easy-to-follow step-by-step techniques for common clinical procedures in pet birds, focusing on common psittacine and passerine species

Manual of Clinical Procedures in Pet Birds provides easy-to-follow descriptions of a wide range of clinical techniques with step-by-step instructions for performing procedures in birds in the veterinary clinic, ranging from common techniques for surgery preparation and recovery, cardiology, anesthesia, imaging, sedation, and euthanasia. Each chapter includes a description of the procedure and the equipment needed, stepwise techniques, cautions and precautions, and references. Useful rationale/amplification sections answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions and provide information about some of the more common problems associated with the procedure.