Medicine and Surgery of Camelids

Murray E. Fowler, DVM, is Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California - Davis.

Preface to the Third Edition ix Preface to the Second Edition xi 1 General Biology and Evolution 3 2 Feeding and Nutrition 17 3 Restraint and Handling 59 4 Clinical Diagnosis: Examination and Procedures 89 5 Anesthesia 111 6 Surgery 129 7 Infectious Diseases 173 8 Parasites 231 9 Multisystem Disorders 271 10 Integumentary System 289 11 Musculoskeletal System 311 12 Respiratory System 339 13 Digestive System 351 14 Endocrine System 403 15 Hemic and Lymphatic Systems 407 16 Cardiovascular System 423 17 Reproduction 429 Murray E. Fowler and P. Walter Bravo 18 Urinary System 479 19 Organs of Special Sense 487 20 Nervous System 499 21 Neonatology 507 Murray E. Fowler and P. Walter Bravo 22 Congenital/Hereditary Conditions 525 23 Toxicology 559 24 Conformation and Gaits 587 25 Disaster and Emergency Management 603 Appendix 1 Abbreviations Used in this Book 609 Appendix 2 Conversion Tables 611 Appendix 3 Sources for Drugs Mentioned in the Text 613 Appendix 4 Generic Names, Common or Trade Names and Sources of Drugs Mentioned in the Text 615 Index 617