Gain the benefit of 20 years' experience in small animal softtissue surgery. In this book, Karen Tobias explains the tips andtricks that experienced surgeons use to make a procedure easier,faster and more successful. She provides clear, concise, detailedand well-illustrated instructions on how to complete all the commonprocedures performed in small animal practice. Hundreds ofhigh-quality color photographs and detailed line drawings areincluded to provide step-by-step instructions, giving youconfidence when attempting these techniques.
Key Features:
* Organized by procedure type and includes sections on surgery ofthe skin, abdomen, digestive system, reproductive tract, perineal,head and neck, and miscellaneous procedures
* Each chapter contains an introduction, tips for preoperativemanagement, surgery, and surgical techniques, and postoperativeconsiderations
* A practical manual useful for small animal veterinarians at allstages of their training and career
Karen Tobias
Kleintier Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin / Chirurgie, Orthopädie, Trauma Veterinärmedizin f. Kleintiere Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine - Small Animal General Veterinary Surgery, Orthopedics & Trauma
"In summary, this text would be a useful addition to anypractice library and provides an easily accessible and clearreference guide to common soft tissue surgical procedures. The author is to be commended for the quality of the photographyand concise step wise descriptions. As a text, it wouldcomplement books such as the BSAVA manuals, and for recentgraduates with an interest in surgery, it provides an excellentreference text to guide them as they gain surgicalexperience." (JSAP, 2012)
"Overall, I believe that this book is an excellent resource thatwould be most useful for veterinary students and new graduates aswell as a refresher guide for experienced practitioners. It wouldbe a valuable addition to the library of any general practitioner,and it is a must for general practitioners with an interest insurgery." (Journal of the American Veterinary MedicalAssociation, June 2010)
"This manual will provide a valuable addition to the practicelibrary, and may well frequently end up propped open in theoperating theatre. The main audience will be veterinary studentsand newly qualified vets, but more experienced practitioners willalso find something useful in descriptions of procedures with whichthey are already familiar." (Veterinary Record, February2010)
"The purpose is to provide step-by-step instructions forprocedures while avoiding much of the extraneous detail found inmany surgical textbooks. This book provides a much needed focus onsoft tissue surgery procedures likely to be encountered andperformed in a general practitioner setting. Veterinary studentsand veterinarians will find this to be an essential, easy to readreference for these procedures." (Doody's, February2010)
"Tobias draws on 20 years of experience performing and teachingsmall animal soft tissue surgery ... .The text offers clear,concise, detailed, and well-illustrated instructions for performingall the common soft tissue surgical procedures conducted in smallanimal practices, complete with tips and tricks to make proceduresfaster, easier, and more successful." (Book News, December2009)
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