Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, Third Edition offers a thoroughly updated edition of this comprehensive reference to anesthetic techniques in captive and free-ranging wild species. Featuring 57 species-specific chapters covering animals both common and uncommon, the book includes both the basic principles of capturing, anesthetizing, and monitoring these animals and species-specific considerations. All chapters have been thoroughly updated to reflect new information and references.
The definitive reference for delivering anesthesia to zoo and wild animals, the book presents the gold standard for all aspects of anesthesia in a variety of settings. This Third Edition: - Offers a fully updated new edition of the gold-standard reference to immobilization and anesthesia in captive and free-ranging wildlife - Presents 57 species-specific chapters covering all aspects of anesthetizing zoo and wild animals, ranging from commonly treated animals to rare species - Focuses on providing exceptional health care to wild and zoo animals - Fully updated throughout to present new information, advances, and references - Features full color photographs to demonstrate the concepts discussed
Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia is an essential guide for zoo and wildlife practitioners, veterinary professionals, and veterinary students, as well as wildlife or conservation biologists.
Table of Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xv
1 Clinical Pharmacology 1
Leigh A. Lamont and Kurt A. Grimm
2 Analgesia 43
Douglas P. Whiteside and Kurt K. Sladky
3 Effective Anesthetic Monitoring 91
Sathya Chinnadurai
4 Emergencies and Complications 103
Nigel Caulkett, Søren Boysen, and Jon M. Arnemo
5 Remote Drug Delivery 121
Ramiro Isaza
6 Invertebrates 139
Sarah J. Wahltinez, Craig A. Harms, and Gregory A. Lewbart
7 Cartilaginous Fishes: Elasmobranchs and Holocephalans 167
Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Charlene Burns, and Tonya Clauss
8 Bony Fish (Lungfish, Sturgeon, and Teleosts) 225
Natalie D. Mylniczenko, Charlene Burns, Whitney Greene, and Tonya Clauss
9 Amphibians 347
Amy B. Alexander and Eric Baitchman
10 Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins (Chelonians) 359
Alessio Vigani and Darryl Heard
11 Snakes and Lizards (Squamates) 387
Catherine Williams, Tobias Wang, and Mads F. Bertelsen
12 Venomous Reptile Restraint and Handling 407
Frederick B. Antonio Copyrighted Material
13 Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caiman, and Gharial) 423
Darryl Heard
14 Crocodilian Capture and Restraint 437
Kent A. Vliet and Gen Anderson
15 Cagebirds (Parrots and Perching Birds) 451
Michelle G. Hawkins and Peter J. Pascoe
16 Pigeons and Doves (Columbiformes) 513
Darryl Heard
17 Chickens, Quail, Turkeys, Pheasants, Peafowl, and Other Galliformes 521
Darryl Heard
18 Raptors 533
Michelle Willette, Patrick Redig, Dana Franzen- Klein, and Julia Ponder
19 Ratites 553
Jessica Siegal- Willott
20 Penguins 569
Kate Bodley and Todd L. Schmitt
21 Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Waterfowl) 583
Daniel Mulcahy and Darryl Heard
22 Birds: Miscellaneous 607
Darryl Heard
23 Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs, Gerbils, Hamsters, Chinchillas, and Other Rodents 615
Darryl Heard
24 Chiropterans (Bats) 631
Darryl Heard
25 Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas 643
Marta Romano
26 Marsupials 671
Peter Holz
27 Echidnas and Platypus 683
Peter Holz
28 African Pygmy Hedgehog and Other Insectivores 687
Darryl Heard
29 Xenarthrans 691
Gianmarco Rojas Moreno
30 Aardvarks 707
Felicia Knightly
31 Lemurs 713
Catherine Williams and Randall E. Junge
32 Monkeys and Gibbons 723
Rolf- Arne Ølberg and Melissa Sinclair
33 Apes 737
Jennifer D’Agostino
34 Canids 755
R. Scott Larsen and Anneke Moresco
35 Bears 775
Nigel Caulkett and Jon M. Arnemo
36 Procyonids and Mustelids 785
Noha Abou- Madhi
37 Viverrids and Herpestids 801
Anneke Moresco and James G. Johnson iii
38 Hyenas 813
Nina Hahn, John M. Parker, Gregory Timmel, Mary L. Weldele, Wm. Kirk Suedmeyer, and Nigel Caulkett
39 Felids 821
Andrew Cushing
40 Pinnipeds (Seals and Sea Lions) 833
James E. Bailey and Shawn Johnson
41 Walrus 857
Michael T. Walsh, James E. Bailey, and David B. Brunson
42 Sirenians (Manatees and Dugongs) 871
Elizabeth C. Nolan, Michael T. Walsh, and James E. Bailey
43 Cetaceans 887
James E. Bailey and Chris Dold
44 Elephants 925
Jeffery R. Zuba and Khursheed R. Mama
45 Nondomestic Equids 965
Chris Walzer
46 Tapirs 977
Budhan Pukazhenthi, Rebecca Richard, Paulo Rogerio Mangini, and Dawn Zimmerman
47 Rhinoceroses 991
Robin W. Radcliffe and Peter vdB. Morkel
48 Suids 1027
Luis R. Padilla and Jeff C. Ko
49 Hippopotamidae 1043
Michele A. Miller, David V. Cooper, and Peter E. Buss
50 Camelids 1055
Khursheed R. Mama and Chris Walzer
51 Giraffidae 1069
Scott B. Citino and Mitchell Bush
52 Deer 1081
Nigel Caulkett and Jon M. Arnemo
53 Gazelles 1091
Kristen A. Phair and Matthew Kinney
54 Antelopes 1113
Elizabeth E. Hammond and Holly J. Haefele
55 Wild Sheep and Goats 1147
Nigel Caulkett and Chris Walzer
56 Cattle and Buffalo 1155
Julia E. Napier
57 Bison 1167
Nigel Caulkett
Index 1173
