Veterinary Surgery: A Practical Guide

Contents: Foreword.Preface. 1. Surgical Instruments and Equipments. 2. Layout of Operation Theatre. 3. Surgical Preparation. 4. Suture. 5. Haemostesis. 6. Inhalation Anaesthesia. 7. Intravenous General Anaesthesia. 8. Anaesthetic Emergencies. 9. Local and Regional Anaesthesia. 10. Chemical Restraint of Laboratory and Wild Animals. 11. X-Ray Equipment and Safety Measures in Radiography. 12. Dark Room Technique. 13. Intensifying Screens. 14. Radiographic Positioning in Animals. 15. Interpretation of X-Ray Film. 16. Radiographic Quality. 17. Radiographic Lesion. 18. Contrast Radiography. 19. Ultrasonography. 20. Examination of Oral Cavity. 21. Rasping of Tooth. 22. Trephining of Sinus in Large Animals. 23. Amputation of Horn. 24. Ligation of Stenson’s Duct. 25. Otoscopy and Othaematoma. 26. Emergency Tracheotomy. 27. Esophagotomy.28. Ophthalmoscopy and Tests for Blindness. 29. Ectropion and Entropion. 30. Extirpation of Eyeball. 31. Laparotomy. 32. Thoracotomy. 33. Thoracocentesis and Abdomenocentesis.
34. Rumenotomy. 35. Gastrotomy in Canine. 36. Intestinal Surgery. 37. Urethrotomy.38. Cystotomy. 39. Vasectomy and Castration. 40. Ovariohysterectomy and Caesarean Section in Bitch.41. Amputation of Tail. 42. Ventral Hernia. 43. Teat Surgery. 44. Body Confirmation and Diagnosis of Lameness in Horse. 45. Equine Shoeing. 46. Orthopaedic Care and Plaster of Paris Cast. 47. Thomas Splint and Robert Jones Bandage. 48. Intramedullary Pinning in Dogs. 49. Neurological Examination, Diagnostic Nerve Block and Neurectomy. 50. Claw Trimming.51. Tenetomy and Tenecotomy. 52. Dew Claw Removal and Amputation of Digit. 53. Patellar Luxation in Canine. 54. Upward Fixation of the Patella. 55. Amputation of Limb. 56. Physiotherapy. Index.

Veterinary Surgery- A practical guide is basically prepared as per new VCI syllabus for students and field veterinarians. It comprised three units (I. General Veterinary Surgery, Anesthesiology and Diagnostic Imaging. II. Regional Veterinary Surgery.
 
III. Veterinary Orthopedics and Lameness). This book contains more than 80 illustrations include different surgical instrument, suturing techniques, anesthetic sites for nerve block and surgical sites for abdominal surgery. This book is very useful for day to day practice for veterinarians. (jacket)