Reach for this book whenever a sick or injured tortoise comes into the surgery. Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery is designed as a concise and practical quick reference for the busy practitioner seeing chelonians as part of their caseload.  Covering everything from species identification to common basic surgery for tortoises and freshwater turtles, the emphasis is on the more common and likely diagnoses... 340 p.

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• John Chitty, BVetMed, CertZooMed, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS, Director of Small Animal and Exotics Practice. Anton Vets, Andover, Hampshire (UK).
• Aidan Raftery, MVB, CertZooMed, CBiol, MSB, MRCVS. Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Manchester (UK).
  
   
• Publication dates: 2013-09 (print); 2013-07 (electronic format).