Surgical Techniques in Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary medicine is a branch of medicine which deals with the diagnosis and prevention of diseases, disorders and injuries related to animal species. It is widely practiced using either veterinary drugs or surgical procedures, or both. The discipline helps in controlling and preventing the transmission of causative agents or zoonotic diseases to humans. Surgical procedures performed by veterinarians fall under three broad categories, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery and neurosurgery. Common veterinary surgery includes non-emergency elective procedures such as castration, a sterilization procedure. Other surgical procedures involve cardiology surgery, caesarean surgery, dental surgery, cystotomy, wound repair, surgery for gastric dilatation volvulus, ophthalmic surgery and cancer surgery. This book elucidates new techniques and their applications in a multidisciplinary manner. It provides significant information of surgical techniques in veterinary medicine to help develop a good understanding. For all those who are interested in veterinary medicine, this book can prove to be an essential guide.