Eric Klaphake
Eric Klaphake
Metabolic bone diseases (MBDs) are a common presenting complaint in reptiles and amphibians to veterinarians; however, understanding of the causes and diagnostic and treatment options is often extrapolated from human or other mammalian medi...
Updates and practical approaches to reproductive disorders in reptiles [0.03%]
reptile 生殖障碍的诊疗进展与实用方法
John M Sykes th
John M Sykes th
Reproductive biology and disorders are important facets of captive reptile management and are relatively common reasons for reptiles to present to the veterinarian. Although the factors and conditions for normal reproduction differ between ...
Diagnostic techniques and treatments for internal disorders of Koi (Cyprinus carpio) [0.03%]
观赏鲤鱼内科疾病的诊断与治疗技术研究进展
Nicholas Saint-Erne
Nicholas Saint-Erne
The most common problems that occur in koi involve external pathogens and environmental conditions. Techniques for external fish examination and water quality analysis have been well described in the veterinary literature. However, there ar...
Kemba Marshall
Kemba Marshall
Endoscopy in sharks [0.03%]
鲨鱼的内镜检查
Michael J Murray
Michael J Murray
The importance of the shark species as ambassadors for the ocean ecosystems within public aquariums, and an ever increasing understanding of their importance as keystone species in those ecosystems, has resulted in more and more opportuniti...
Mark D Stetter
Mark D Stetter
Rigid laparoscopic surgery can be performed on bony fish. It is expected that laparoscopy will become a standard technique in veterinary medicine and will provide the zoo and aquarium clinician with a greater variety of diagnostic and thera...
Dan H Johnson
Dan H Johnson
Rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and many other small exotic mammals are not intubated routinely, because intubation requires specialized equipment and is difficult to perfect. Using a face mask for these species solely on the basis that t...
Stephen J Divers
Stephen J Divers
Despite the extensive use of endoscopy in avian and domestic animal practice, inclusion of exotic mammals (rabbits, rodents, ferrets, and so forth) in the endoscopist's case load is a much more recent phenomenon. Initially used as a means f...
Charles J Innis
Charles J Innis
The development of endosurgical techniques for chelonians has reduced the need for more invasive approaches such as plastron osteotomy. Surgical access and manipulation of much of the coelomic viscera of chelonians can be accomplished using...
Stephen J Divers
Stephen J Divers
The 2.7-mm telescope commonly used in avian practice has transitioned into an invaluable diagnostic tool for the reptile clinician. Previously plagued by vague medical histories, nonpathognomonic physical examinations, indistinct diagnostic...