Review
"Overall, I believe that this book is an excellent resource that would be most useful for veterinary students and new graduates as well as a refresher guide for experienced practitioners. It would be a valuable addition to the library of any general practitioner, and it is a must for general practitioners with an interest in surgery." (
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, June 2010)
"This manual will provide a valuable addition to the practice library, and may well frequently end up propped open in the operating theatre. The main audience will be veterinary students and newly qualified vets, but more experienced practitioners will also find something useful in descriptions of procedures with which they are already familiar." (Veterinary Record, February 2010)
"The purpose is to provide step-by-step instructions for procedures while avoiding much of the extraneous detail found in many surgical textbooks. This book provides a much needed focus on soft tissue surgery procedures likely to be encountered and performed in a general practitioner setting. Veterinary students and veterinarians will find this to be an essential, easy to read reference for these procedures." (Doody's, February 2010)
"Tobias draws on 20 years of experience performing and teaching small animal soft tissue surgery … .The text offers clear, concise, detailed, and well-illustrated instructions for performing all the common soft tissue surgical procedures conducted in small animal practices, complete with tips and tricks to make procedures faster, easier, and more successful." (Book News, December 2009)
From the Back Cover
Gain the benefit of 20 years experience in small animal soft tissue surgery. In this book Karen Tobias explains the tips and tricks that experienced surgeons use to make a procedure easier, faster and more successful. She provides clear, concise, detailed and well-illustrated instructions on how to complete all the common procedures performed in small animal practice. Hundreds of high quality color photographs and detailed line drawings are included to provide step-by-step instructions giving you confidence when attempting these techniques.
Key Features:
- Organized by procedure type and includes sections on surgery of the skin, abdomen, digestive system, reproductive tract, perineal, head and neck, and miscellaneous procedures
- Each chapter contains an introduction, tips for preoperative management, surgery, and surgical techniques, and postoperative considerations
- A practical manual useful for small animal veterinarians at all stages of their training and career
