Stuart McArthur & Roger Wilkinson 
Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles 

Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles is an innovative and exciting new reference book on the management of chelonians. Covering everything from species identification to virus isolation techniques, it is an indispensable source of information for veterinary practitioners treating sick or injured chelonians and all those involved in captive chelonian care, chelonian conservation medicine, and scientific research.

Written by leading chelonian veterinarians from around the world, this definitive book includes:

* Detailed sections on anatomy, physiology, husbandry, nutrition, diagnosis, diseases, anaesthesia, surgery, therapeutics and conservation.

* Over 1000 full-colour photographs, which take the reader through disease recognition, practical nursing, captive husbandry and common surgical conditions.

* Down-to-earth clinical information presented in a user-friendly format.

Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles is both a step-by-step photographic guide and a detailed source of clinical and scientific data. As well as this, it contains fascinating material that has never been published before, ensuring that it will become the primary chelonian reference book.

Table of Content

Dedications.

Foreword.

List of Contributors.

1. Introduction (Stuart Mc Arthur, Roger Wilkinson, Michelle
Barrows and Jean Meyer).

2. Infectious Agents (Stuart Mc Arthur).

3. Anatomy and Physiology (Stuart Mc Arthur, Jean Meyer and
Charles Innis).

4. Nutrition (Stuart Mc Arthur and Michelle Barrows).

5. General Care of Chelonians (Stuart Mc Arthur and Michelle
Barrows).

6. Diagnosis (Michelle Barrows, Stuart Mc Arthur and Roger
Wilkinson).

7. Clinical Pathology (Roger Wilkinson).

8. Diagnostic Imaging Techniques (Roger Wilkinson, Stephen
Hernandez-Divers, Maud Lafortune, Ian Calvert, Michaela
Gumpenberger and Stuart Mc Arthur).

9. Hospitalisation (Stuart Mc Arthur).

10. Feeding Techniques and Fluids (Stuart Mc Arthur).

11. Interpretation of Presenting Signs (Stuart Mc Arthur).

12. Problem-Solving Approach to Conditions of Marine Turtles
(Stuart Mc Arthur).

13. Problem-Solving Approach to Common Diseases of Terrestrial
and Semi-Aquatic Chelonians (Stuart Mc Arthur).

14. Anaesthesia, Analgesia and Euthanasia (Stuart Mc Arthur).

15. Surgery (Stuart Mc Arthur and Stephen Hernandez-Divers).

16. Therapeutics (Roger Wilkinson).

17. Formulary (Roger Wilkinson).

18. Appendices.

Appendix A: Turtle Conservation (Stuart Mc Arthur).

Appendix B: Plants Suggested to be Poisonous to Chelonians
(Stuart Mc Arthur).

Appendix C: Care Sheets (Stuart Mc Arthur and Michele
Barrows).

Appendix D: Rehabilitation of Asian Chelonians (Charles
Innis).

Appendix E: A Selective Chelonian Taxonomy (Roger
Wilkinson).

Appendix F: Viral Disease (Stuart Mc Arthur).

References.

Index.

About the author

Stuart Mc Arthur, Roger Wilkinson and Jean Meyer