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Exotic animal medicine for the veterinary technician / edited by Ryan Cheek and Bonnie Ballard. - Ames, Iowa : Oxford : Iowa State University Press ; Blackwell [distributor], 2003. - 320 p.

1.The role of veterinary technicians in exotic animal medicine -- 2.The avian patient -- 3.The lizard -- 4.The snake -- 5.The chelomians -- 6.The amphibians -- 7.The ferret -- 8.The rabbit 9.The mouse, rat, gerbil and hamster -- 10.The chinchilla -- 11.The guinea pig -- 12.The hedgehog -- 13.Other species seen in practice -- 14.The role of the veterinary technician in wildlife rehabilitation -- 15.Avian and reptile hematology.

'Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician' introduces veterinary technicians to the most common kinds of exotic animals they're likely to encounter in practice and provides straightforward descriptions and explanations of procedures they may be expected to perform on exotics.

ISBN: 9780813819280 (pbk.) : �35.00 0813819288 (pbk) �44.87

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Exotic animals--Diseases
Veterinary nursing.
Farming and Country Life.
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine: small animals (pets)
Veterinary medicine: exotic & zoo animals

LC Class. No.: SF997.5.E95

Dewey Class. No.: 636.089073 BAL