Manual of Equine Gastroenterology - Edition 1 - By Tim Mair, BVSC, PhD, DEIM, DESTS, DipECEIM, MRCVS, AssocECVDI, Thomas J. Divers, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC and Norm Ducharme, DVM Elsevier Health Inspection Copies

Manual of Equine Gastroenterology,

Edition 1

By Tim Mair, BVSC, PhD, DEIM, DESTS, DipECEIM, MRCVS, AssocECVDI, Thomas J. Divers, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC and Norm Ducharme, DVM

Publication Date: 19 Oct 2001

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This book provides the equine expert and general veterinary practitioner with a complete review of the latest information on all aspects of equine gastroenterology. Edited by an international team of equine specialists and with over 55 contributors from the USA and Europe, it provides the most up-to-date information on a wide range of conditions such as colic, hepatobiliary disease, oesophageal disorders, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal parasites and many more. With detailed chapters on diagnosis and clinical examination, medical and surgical treatment and management of complications, it gives veterinarians all the information they need to diagnose and treat any gastrointestinal problem in the horse or foal.

Key Features

All the gastrointestinal problems ever likely to be encountered are discussed in detail

Huge section on colic, the most common disorder encountered in horses

Fully international team of editors and contributors

Highly illustrated with almost 250 photographs and line figures

Separate section on gastrointestinal conditions in the foal

Both medical and surgical treatment discussed in detail

Reviews possible complications and shows how to avoid them

Comprehensive chapter on gastrointestinal parasites

Full coverage of all diagnostic procedures

Chapter on laparoscopy in equine gastroenterology

About the author

By Tim Mair, BVSC, PhD, DEIM, DESTS, DipECEIM, MRCVS, AssocECVDI, Partner & Equine Practitioner, Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic, Mereworth, Maidstone, Kent, UK; Thomas J. Divers, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC, Professor, Large Animal Medicine,Department of Clinical Studies,Cornell University,Ithaca, New York and Norm Ducharme, DVM, Diplomate, ACVS Professor of Surgery Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Section 1: Diagnostic procedures in equine gastroenterology
General physical exam and auscultation
Advanced Diagnostic Procedures
Laparoscopy instrumentation

Section 2: Gastrointestinal parasites and their control
Gastrointestinal parasites and their control

Section 3: Dysphagia, oral and oesophageal diseases
Differential diagnosis and evaluation of dysphagia.
Dental disease / Cleft palate / Disorders of the mouth
Oesophageal diseases

Section 4: Colic
Pathophysiology, aetiology, and risk factors for equine colic
Clinical evaluation of the colic case
Surgery for Colic (incl. anaesthesia)
Postoperative Treatment and Complications
Diseases of the stomach
Small intestine diseases which can result in colic
Caecum diseases which can result in colic
Large Colon diseases which can result in colic
Small colon and rectum diseases
Other conditions

Section 5: Chronic weight loss, malabsorption syndromes and liver disease
Chronic Weight Loss
Hepatic and biliary tract diseases

Section 6: Acute and chronic diarrhoea
Acute Diarrhoea
Chronic Diarrhoea

Section 7: Gastrointestinal disease in the foal
Clinical Evaluation of the Foal
Stomach diseases of the foal
Small intestine diseases associated with colic
Large and small colon diseases associated with colic
Rectum and anus diseases of the foal
Diarrhoea in the foal
Hepatic diseases in foals

ISBN: 9780702024863

Page Count: 566

Retail Price :

Colahan: Equine Medicine and Surgery, 08151 17434, 1999, £165.00
Auer: Equine Surgery 2e, 07216 77339, 1999, £99.95

Equine vet specialists, General / mixed practice veterinarians (most vets deal with a few cases of equine colic each year)

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