Small Animal Surgerywas written to be the handbook that sees you through your entire career as a veterinary surgeon, outlining common clinical procedures.

What does this book cover?

The previous four editions of this book have all been go-to references that practicing veterinary surgeons have kept to hand throughout their careers, and the newly updated 5^th edition is well on its way to achieving the same status.

In addition to the classic content on standard procedures like spaying, neutering and declawing, the 5^th edition of Small Animal Surgery includes:In addition to the classic content on standard procedures like spaying, neutering and declawing, the 5^th

• Client aftercare forms and customisable documents
• Disorder-specific anaesthesia protocols
• Excellent step-by-step illustrations of various surgeries
• New material on laparoscopy, arthroscopy and thoracoscopy
• External links to full PubMed articles
• Links to surgical procedure videos and detailed procedure walk-throughs
• New material on performing neurological examinations on cats and dogs
• Substantially revised coverage of joint disease treatments
• Surgical and practice tips

About the Authors                                                                                      

Teresa Fossum teaches veterinary medicine at midwestern university, and serves as the VP for Research and Strategic Initiatives there. She received her ACVS certification in surgery in 1987, and received her PhD from TAMU in 1992. She is now a well-respected veterinary surgeon and held the post of the Clinical Director of TAMU’s Michael E. DeBakey Institute for some time.

No student or practitioner of veterinary surgery should be without this very helpful book.