Table of Contents.
List of contributors.
Foreword.
Preface..
Part 1: Species and Husbandry.
1. Species and natural history (Brian H. Coles).
2. Anatomy and Physiology ( Nigel H. Harcourt-Brown).
3. Husbandry (Alan K. Jones).
4. Handling (J.R. Best).
Part 2: Clinical Background.
5. The initial presentation: triage and critical care (Aidan Raftery).
6. Basic techniques (John Chitty).
7. Clinical pathology and necropsy (Gerry M. Dorrestein and Martine de Wit).
8. Anaesthesia and analgesia (Thomas M. Edling).
9. Diagnostic imaging (Nigel H. Harcourt-Brown).
Part 3: Surgery.
10. Soft tissue surgery (Neil A. Forbes).
11. Orthopaedic and beak surgery (Nigel H. Harcourt-Brown).
Part 4: Clinical Syndromes.
12. Nutrition and nutritional disease (Michael Stanford).
13. Systemic Infectious disease (Michael Lierz).
14. Respiratory disease (Simon J. Girling).
15. Gastrointestinal disease (Deborah Monks).
16. Feather and skin disorders (John Chitty).
17. Behaviour and behavioural disorders (Kenneth R. Welle).
18. Reproduction and paediatrics (April Romagnano).
19. Neurology and ophthalmology (Thomas N. Tully, Jr).
20. Systemic non-infectious disease (Alistair Lawrie).
21. The sick small psittacid (Ron Rees Davies).
Part 5: Legal Aspects.
22. Zoonotic, legal and ethical aspects (Peter Scott).
References and further reading.
Appendices.
1. Clinical approaches for some common presentations.
2. The cage floor: in sickness and health.
3. Formulary.
4. List of bird names.
5. Conversion tables.
Index.
