Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian

Small animal veterinarians of all specialties and at all stages in their careers will find the new edition of Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian their invaluable one-stop shop for the information they need to provide optimal patient care in an emergency situation. Readers familiar with the previous edition will be pleased to see the text comprehensively updated, with much new content and many new features including an all-color design to make finding information easier than ever. Those coming to the book for the first time will appreciate its clarity of structure, its concise and practical approach and its step-by-step presentation of key information, all of which will prove their worth time and again in each new emergency, whatever the species. For those working as a solo doctor in an emergency practice, Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian third edition will fulfil the role of a substitute colleague when further information is needed quickly. No small animal clinician will want to be without a copy.

New to this edition



Contains two new chapters on supportive care (fluid therapy, oxygen supplementation, analgesia, nutritional support) and shock
Presents the latest recommendations for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Includes the latest diagnostic testing regimens
Offers current therapeutic recommendations including analgesia and nutritional support
Dr Plunkett is joined by new co-authors for respiratory emergencies and emergencies of the urinary tract, and for a completely revised and augmented exotics chapter
Contains major updates, revisions and expansions of the toxicologic emergencies chapter

All you need to know to manage every small animal emergency case you will encounter
Many excellent and practical appendices of drugs, poisons, lab data, haematology
Takes the diagnosis-prognosis-treatment approach to every emergency situation
Easy-to-access format, with concise text and lots of lists
Divided into organ systems, making it easy to locate information in a hurry
Handy information on what to tell the owner in emergency injury situations