Book Description

The goal of veterinary surgery may be quite different in pets and in farm animals. In the former, situation is a bit like in human beings, and more and more complex operations are performed, with sophisticated anesthesia techniques. In the latter, the cost of the surgical operation must not exceed the economic benefit in treating the illness.Canine surgeries include: Soft-tissue surgery, Upper respiratory surgery, Sinus surgery, Oncology surgery, Ophthalmology surgery, Eye defect or eye injury repair, Reproductive surgery (Urogenital surgery, Cesarean section), Orthopedic surgery and Miscellaneous surgeries.This text is concerned with surgical considerations of the canine species. The book includes a chapter that provides upto date information in anesthesia for practitioners in canines.The topics of operations included the anatomical structures of the tissue or organ on operation and pharmacology of commonly used general and local anesthetic agents. Each of the operations mentioned in the book is described widely starting from the anatomical structure of the targeted tissue or organ followed by the techniques used to perform the surgery. Also the type of the anesthesia used is mentioned.The specific surgical content is covered on the basis of body systems, with diagrams or photographs and illustrations. The main purpose of the book is to point out the interest of canine surgery and the progress in the field of veterinary surgery and to clear its importance in the field of veterinary medicine. The book is concisely and clearly written and intended for veterinarians and clinicians directly involved in dog health and management. It could also be used by post and undergraduate veterinary students.