Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, 3rd Edition

Gary West (Editor), Darryl Heard (Editor), Nigel Caulkett (Editor) 

ISBN: 9781119539230

Wiley-Blackwell

January 2025

1216 pages

Description

A new and updated edition of the classic reference to animal and wildlife anesthesia

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

2 Analgesia 43

3 Effective Anesthetic Monitoring 91

4 Emergencies and Complications 103

5 Remote Drug Delivery 121

6 Invertebrates 139

7 Cartilaginous Fishes: Elasmobranchs and Holocephalans 167

8 Bony Fish (Lungfish, Sturgeon, and Teleosts) 225

9 Amphibians 347

10 Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins (Chelonians) 359

11 Snakes and Lizards (Squamates) 387

12 Venomous Reptile Restraint and Handling 407

13 Crocodilians (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caiman, and Gharial) 423

14 Crocodilian Capture and Restraint 437

15 Cagebirds (Parrots and Perching Birds) 451

16 Pigeons and Doves (Columbiformes) 513

17 Chickens, Quail, Turkeys, Pheasants, Peafowl, and Other Galliformes 521

18 Raptors 533

19 Ratites 553

20 Penguins 569

21 Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Waterfowl) 583

22 Birds: Miscellaneous 607

23 Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs, Gerbils, Hamsters, Chinchillas, and Other Rodents 615

24 Chiropterans (Bats) 631

25 Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas 643

26 Marsupials 671

27 Echidnas and Platypus 683

28 African Pygmy Hedgehog and Other Insectivores 687

29 Xenarthrans 691

30 Aardvarks 707

31 Lemurs 713

32 Monkeys and Gibbons 723

33 Apes 737

34 Canids 755

35 Bears 775

36 Procyonids and Mustelids 785

37 Viverrids and Herpestids 801

38 Hyenas 813

39 Felids 821

40 Pinnipeds (Seals and Sea Lions) 833

41 Walrus 857

42 Sirenians (Manatees and Dugongs) 871

43 Cetaceans 887

44 Elephants 925

45 Nondomestic Equids 965

46 Tapirs 977

47 Rhinoceroses 991

48 Suids 1027

49 Hippopotamidae 1043

50 Camelids 1055

51 Giraffidae 1069

52 Deer 1081

53 Gazelles 1091

54 Antelopes 1113

55 Wild Sheep and Goats 1147

56 Cattle and Buffalo 1155

57 Bison 1167

Index 1173

About the Author

Gary West, DVM, DACZM, is Senior Vice President of Animal Health and Living Collections at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Darryl Heard, BVMS, DACZM, PhD, is Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Nigel Caulkett, DVM, MVetSc, DACVAA, is an Adjunct Professor of Anaesthesiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.