Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets

Dr. Mayer is an Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine in the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Mayer received his doctorate of veterinary medicine from the University of Budapest in Hungary and his Masters from the Royal Veterinary College in London. Dr. Mayer is particularly interested in reptiles, amphibians, and fish as well as small mammals such as rabbits and ferrets. He is also the Consulting Editor for Veterinary Clinics: Exotics. Dr. Donnelly received his BVSc from the University of Sydney. He is currently working at the French National Veterinary School in Paris as a research professor and co-service head of the exotic animal service. Dr. Donnelly has held appointments at the Animal Medical Center in New York and Tufts Cummings Veterinary School. He has been a VIN Mammals Small and Exotic consultant for 15 years.

• Section I: Diseases and DisordersINVERTEBRATESAbscesses/GranulomasAlopeciaBacterial DiseasesDehydrationDysecdysisFungal Infections, Superficial and SystemicInfectious Diseases of Acroporid CoralsIntoxicationMites (Acarii)Panagrolaimidae Oral Nematodes in TarantulasTraumaViral DiseasesFISHBacterial DiseasesDropsyEctoparasites, CrustaceanFlukes (Monogenean Parasites)Fungal DiseasesGastrointestinal Nematode and Cestode ParasitesGastrointestinal Protozoal ParasitesHead and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)Koi Herpes Virus Infection (KHV)LymphocystisProtozoal Ectoparasites (Ciliated and Flagellated)Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC)Swim Bladder DiseaseTrauma and Wound ManagementUlcer Disease in KoiViral DiseasesViral Epidermal Hyperplasia (Carp Pox)Water Quality and Pet Fish HealthAMPHIBIANSAmmonia ToxicosisAmoebiasisChromomycosisCloacal ProlapseCoccidiosisCorneal Lipidosis or XanthomatosisFlagellate EnterocolititsGastrointestinal Foreign Body or OverloadHypovitaminosis AMycobacteriosisNematodiasisNutritional Secondary HyperparathyroidismSaprolegniasisSepticemiaTrauma and Wound ManagementVomitingWeight LossREPTILESAbscessesAdenovirus InfectionAggressionBacterial DermatitisCalicivirus InfectionCANV/Fungal DiseaseCardiac DiseaseChlamydophilosisCloacal ProlapseCoccidiosisCryptosporidiosisDermatomycosisDermatophilosis (Rain Rot)DiarrheaDysecdysisEctoparasitesEntamoebiasisGoutHepatic LipidosisHerpesvirus InfectionsHyperglycemiaHypervitaminosis AHypovitaminosis AInclusion Body Disease of SnakesIridovirus InfectionLiver DiseaseMycobacteriosisMycoplasmaNematodiasisNutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (NSHP)Orthopedics and Fracture RepairParamyxovirus InfectionParaphimosisPentastomesPeriodontal DiseaseProliferative Spinal OsteoarthropathyRegurgitation/VomitingRenal DiseaseReovirus InfectionsRespiratory (Lower) Tract Disease/PneumoniaSalmonellaStomatits, BacterialBIRDSAbscessesAnemiaAnorexiaAscitesAspergillosisCardiac DiseaseCentral Nervous System Signs and Neurologic ConditionsChlamydophila psittaciChronic Egg LayingCloacal ProlapseConjunctivitisConstipation (Ileus)Crop StasisDehydrationDiarrheaDystociaEctoparasitismEdema, Soft TissueEmaciationEnteritisFeather PickingFollicular StasisForeign BodiesFracturesGoutHeavy Metal ToxicityHepatic LipidosisHypocalcemiaHypovitaminosisLiver DiseaseMegabacteriosisMycosesNeurologic DiseaseOcular LesionsOrganophosphate ToxicityOvergrown Beak and ClawsPapillomasPneumoniaPododermatitisPolytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) ToxicityProventricular Dilatation DiseaseRegurgitation/VomitingRenal DiseaseSinusitis, ChronicTraumaTumorsUropygeal Gland Disease ConditionsViral DiseasesSMALL MAMMALSRatsChromodacryorrheaMammary and Pituitary TumorsRenal DiseaseRespiratory Tract Disease, AcuteRespiratory Tract Disease, ChronicSkin DiseasesGuinea PigsAnorexiaCheilitisDental DiseaseGastric Dilatation and VolvulusHyperthyroidismHypovitaminosis CIntestinal DisordersNeurological DisordersOcular DisordersOvarian CystsPododermatitisPregnancy and Parturient DisordersPerineal Sac Impaction or Rectal ImpactionRespiratory Tract DiseaseSkin DiseasesStrep ZooepidemicusUrolithiasisUterine and Vaginal DisordersHamstersAndominal DistensionCardiac DiseaseCheek Pouch DisordersDental DiseaseIntestinal DisordersOcular DisordersRenal DiseaseSkin DiseasesGerbilsOvarian DiseaseChinchillasCardiac DiseaseDental DiseaseFur DisordersGastrointestinal DisordersOcular DisordersPenile DisordersPrairie DogsOdontomaDegusBehavioral DisordersDental DiseaseDiabetes MellitusHedgehogsCardiomyopathyNeoplasiaSkin DiseasesWobbly Hedgehog SyndromeSugar GlidersBehavioral DisordersNutritional DisordersRABBITSAbscessesAnorexiaArthritisBehavioral DisordersBuphthalmia and GlaucomaCardiovascular DiseaseCataractsCherry EyeCoccidiosisConjunctival DisordersCutaneous MassesDacryocystits and EpiphoraDental DiseaseDermatopathiesDysautonomia (Grass Sickness)EctoparasitesElectrocutionEncephalitisEncephalitizoonosisEndoparasitesFloppy Rabbit SyndromeGastric DisordersHemorrhagic DiseaseHepatic DisordersIntestinal DisordersLower Respiratory Tract DisordersLower Urinary Tract DisordersLymphosarcomaMammary Gland DisordersMyxomatosisObesityOtitisPasteurellosisPododermatitisPregnancy ToxaemiaPseudopregnancyRenal DisordersSplay-LegStaphylococcosisTesticular TumorsThymomaTreponematosisUpper Respiratory Tract DisordersUterine DisordersUveitisVestibular DiseaseFERRETSAdrenal DiseaseAleutian DiseaseCampylobacter spp. InfectionsCataractsChordomaCryptococcosisDental DiseaseDirofilariasisDistemperEar MitesEctoparasitesEndoparasitesEosinophilic GastroenteritisEpizootic Catarrhal EnteritisFerret Systemic Coronaviral Disease (FSCD)Gastrointestinal Foreign BodiesHeart Disease, AV blockHeart Disease, StructuralHelicobacter mustelae-Associated Gastritis and UlcersHepatobiliary DiseaseHyperestrogenism AnemiaIbuprofen and Acetaminophin ToxicityInflammatory Bowel DiseaseInfluenzaInsulinomaLymphomaMastitisMegaesophagusMyofascitisNeonatal DiseasesOsteomaOvarian NeoplasiaOvarian Remnant SyndromePregnancy ToxemiaProliferative Bowel DiseaseProstatic DiseaseRenal DisordersSkin TumorsSplenomegalyUrolithiasisVaccine ReactionsSection II: Procedures and TechniquesSection III: Differential DiagnosisSection IV: Laboratory TestsSection V: Clinical AlgorithmsAppendix: Client Handouts

"This book provides a useful resource with information that is easy to access rapidly and provides the clinician with a working therapeutic plan to recognise and investigate exotic animal cases...The book is laid out, with an index that makes it easy to manoeuvre through the appropriate sections...In summary, this book would make a good addition to the bookshelf of small animal practices that see exotics. Information can be easily accessed for consultations and phone calls. For practices seeing exotics on a regular basis, this book is a useful addition to other texts can provide some additional titbits on many topics." -Veterinary Record, March 2013