Description
Book SynopsisClinical Cases in Avian and Exotic Animal Hematology and Cytology demonstrates how to use hemic cytology and cytodiagnosis as part of the assessment of an exotic animal patient, taking the reader through nearly 100 actual clinical cases.
Trade Review"I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in learning how to work up a case with the use of hematology and cytology, how to interpret, how to stain and read slides, and how to follow up. An excellent book to keep in the break room for veterinarians and technicians to read and discuss". (Vin Book Reviews, 2011)
"The book covers a wide variety of species -- mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Each case includes a pertinent signalment and history, physical exam findings, hematological or cytological results and interpretation, and other appropriate diagnostic results that help readers form a complete picture of the case. The text is augmented by full-color pictures of blood smears and cytology specimens for each case. Of particular value in this book is the detailed history and signalment provided for each case. The book includes the final diagnosis in most cases and any follow-up that occurred. These features make this book an extremely practical resource for anyone seeing these patients.This is a well-written and designed book providing real-life examples to veterinarians and veterinary students working with nontraditional species." (Doody's, January 2011)
"The cases are presented in an easy to follow format.... The color photos and microscopic images are beautifully done representations of what is seen in these diagnostic cases. I would recommend this book for the practicing veterinary technician as well as the practitioner that works with avian and exotic animal patients. It is a great reference for anyone involved in the hematology or cytological examination of exotics. Exotic practices will find it a very useful addition to their library." -VSPN (November 2010)
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Acronyms and Abbreviations xi
Section 1: Mammalian Hematology Case Studies
Case 1 A 6-year-old otter undergoing a routine physical examination 5
Case 2 A 10-year-old ferret with lethargy and anorexia 9
Case 3 A 6-year-old ferret with anorexia and lethargy 13
Case 4 A 2-year-old ferret with weight loss and lethargy 17
Case 5 A 3-year-old rabbit with anorexia 21
Case 6 A 6-year-old hedgehog with anorexia and ataxia 27
Case 7 A 7-year-old guinea pig with anorexia and decreased water intake 31
Case 8 A 31/2-year-old ferret with lethargy and weight loss 35
Section 2: Avian Hematology Case Studies
Case 9 A 1-year-old parrot with an acute onset of severe illness 45
Case 10 A 2-year-old chicken with lethargy inappetence and lack of egg laying 49
Case 11 A 14-year-old macaw with feather-picking behavior and weight loss 53
Case 12 A 14-year-old parrot with weakness anorexia and labored breathing 57
Case 13 A 4-year-old parrot with anorexia weakness and lethargy 61
Case 14 An adult vulture with generalized weakness 65
Case 15 A 2-year-old tragopan with wounds 67
Case 16 A 5-month-old chicken with lethargy 69
Case 17 A 4-year-old budgerigar with generalized weakness and breathing heavily 73
Case 18 A 41/2-year-old duck with acute dyspnea 75
Case 19 A 14-year-old falcon with anorexia 79
Case 20 An 8-month-old hawk with anorexia weakness and vomiting 83
Case 21 A juvenile kestrel with a drooping right wing and blood in the left nares 89
Section 3: Herptile Hematology Case Studies
Case 22 A 20-year-old turtle with lethargy and anorexia 95
Case 23 A 3-year-old lizard with lethargy and keeping the eyes closed 101
Case 24 An 18-month-old lizard with an oral mass 105
Case 25 A 35-year-old tortoise with anorexia lethargy and constipation 111
Case 26 An adult turtle with a fractured carapace and leg laceration 117
Case 27 A 2-year-old lizard with anorexia and weight loss 121
Section 4: Fish Hematology Case Studies
Case 28 An adult stingray with weight loss and lethargy 127
Case 29 An adult stingray undergoing a routine physical examination 131
Section 5: Mammalian Cytology Case Studies
Case 30 A 6-year-old guinea pig with excessive drinking and urination soft stools and weight loss 137
Case 31 A 2-year-old rat with diarrhea dry skin and squinting eye 143
Case 32 A 6-year-old tiger with two masses in her mouth 147
Case 33 A 10-year-old lion with weight loss and lethargy 151
Case 34 A 51/2-year-old ferret presented for a presurgical evaluation 155
Case 35 A 4-year-old ferret with a tail mass 159
Case 36 A 5-year-old rabbit with a mass near the left nostril 163
Case 37 A 1-year-old chinchilla with a closed eye 167
Case 38 A 5-year-old ferret with a swollen head 169
Case 39 A 2-year-old rat with a swelling around the left inguinal area 173
Case 40 A 5-year-old ferret with lethargy dyspnea diarrhea polyuria and polydypsia 175
Case 41 A 3-year-old guinea pig with anorexia and decreased water intake 179
Case 42 A 9-year-old ferret with a mass on the ear 181
Case 43 A 3-year-old ferret with lethargy and weight loss 183
Case 44 A 3-month-old ferret with a prolapsed rectum 187
Case 45 A 21/2-year-old gerbil with lethargy and anorexia 193
Case 46 A 5-year-old guinea pig with an ulcerated swelling in the abdominal area 195
Case 47 A 6-year-old ferret with pawing at the mouth 199
Case 48 A 7-year-old ferret with bilateral alopecia 203
Section 6: Avian Cytology Case Studies
Case 49 A 20-year-old parrot with dyspnea weight loss and persistent ascites 209
Case 50 An 11-year-old cockatiel with a mass in the ear 213
Case 51 A 4-year-old cockatiel with a swollen head 215
Case 52 An adult owl with a swollen elbow 219
Case 53 A 2-year-old macaw with left leg lameness 221
Case 54 A 6-year-old lovebird with dystocia 225
Case 55 A 5-year-old parrot with dyspnea 227
Case 56 A 2-year-old macaw with anorexia and weight loss 235
Case 57 An adult goose with a mass on the wing 241
Case 58 A 14-year-old budgerigar with lethargy and anorexia 245
Case 59 A 35-year-old parrot with weight loss and dyspnea 249
Case 60 A 29-year-old parrot with halitosis and reduced vocalization 253
Case 61 A 6-month-old cockatiel with labored breathing 257
Case 62 A 13-year-old parrot with a prolapsed cloaca 259
Case 63 A 17-year-old cockatoo with broken blood feathers 265
Case 64 An adult duck with a mass on the rhinotheca 271
Case 65 A 3-month-old flamingo with a mass on the rhinotheca 277
Section 7: Herptile Cytology Case Studies
Case 66 A 2-year-old lizard with difficulty breathing 281
Case 67 A 3-year-old lizard with vomiting and weight loss 285
Case 68 A 9-year-old lizard with a mass near the vent 287
Case 69 A 19-year-old lizard with a large mass on its leg 289
Case 70 An 11-year-old lizard with an oral mass 293
Case 71 A 10-year-old snake with a coelomic mass and concern of intestinal impaction 297
Case 72 A 9-month-old lizard with anorexia and weight loss 299
Case 73 A 6-year-old lizard with a tail mass 301
Case 74 A 27-year-old snake with a snout lesion 305
Case 75 A 1-year-old lizard with multiple infections 309
Case 76 An adult snake with severe dyspnea 311
Case 77 An adult newt with a white skin lesion 315
Case 78 An adult frog in a moribund condition 317
Case 79 A 10-year-old lizard with anorexia 321
Section 8: Fish Cytology Case Studies
Case 80 An adult eel with anorexia and skin lesions 325
Case 81 A 11/2-year-old goldfish with dropsy 329
Case 82 A 6-year-old fish with a red mass protruding from the vent 333
Case 83 An adult stingray with skin masses 335
Case 84 An adult fish with a mass projecting from the gills 339
Case 85 A 5-year-old fish with bloating and constipation 341
Case 86 An adult fish with lesions around its mouth 345
Case 87 An adult fish with a large red mass on its belly 349
Case 88 A 3-year-old fish with a growth below the eye 351
Case 89 An adult fish with increased gilling and eye lesions 355
Case 90 A fish that is a sole survivor of a massive fish die-off 357
Case 91 An adult stingray presented for examination for coccidia 359
Case 92 An adult fish with a large mass on its operculum 361
Case 93 An adult fish with a mass on its side 365
Case 94 An adult fish with ulcerative skin lesions 367
References 371
Index 373
