{"product_id":"practical-wildlife-care-isbn-9781405127493","title":"Practical Wildlife Care","description":"Wildlife care and rehabilitation is often on a one-to-one basis and involves a lot of time, care and skill. However, for many years, care of injured wildlife was regarded as a low priority and euthanasia was the recommended option. A lot has changed over the past twenty years and now caring for wildlife casualties is part of everyday life in many veterinary practices.  \u003cp\u003eFollowing on from the major success of the first edition, this second edition provides even more useful information on wildlife care and rehabilitation. As well as covering a whole range of species, with sections on birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, this edition now includes information on many ‘alien’ species appearing in the British countryside such as wallabies, wild boar and exotic reptiles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssential guidance on handling, first aid, feeding and releasing, and many other disciplines not featured in veterinary or nursing training\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFull of helpful tips from an expert in wildlife rehabilitation who has unparalleled practical experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpanded chapters on the care of all species – particularly casualty badgers, otters and hedgehogs – and more comprehensive guidance on rearing orphaned mammals and birds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLots more colour pictures to aid in management and care techniques and the latest information on zoonotic diseases from around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Foreword.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Prime Directives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 First Response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Fluid Therapy \/ Part I: Building Blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Fluid Therapy \/ Part II: Administration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Wound Management \/ Part I: The Biology of Wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Wound Management \/ Part II: The Treatment of Wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Biology and First Aid of Fractures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Fracture Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Avian Wildlife Disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Mammalian Wildlife Disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Garden Birds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Pigeons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Game Birds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Corvids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Water Birds – Ducks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Water Birds – Swans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Geese and Other Water Birds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Birds of Prey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Seabirds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Hand-rearing Orphaned Birds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Small Mammals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Hedgehogs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Rabbits and Hares.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Red Fox.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Badgers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Other Mustelids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Deer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Bats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Other Mammal Species.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Rearing Orphaned Wild Mammals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Reptiles and Amphibians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 JNCC Guidelines on Handling Bats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) Guidelines for Response to Cetacean Strandings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Birds on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as of May 1998).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 The Law relating to the use and possession of airguns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5 Suggested Record Sheet to Accompany Bat Samples to the Central Veterinary Laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 6 Selected Rehabilitation Supplies and Suppliers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 7 Useful Addresses in Wildlife Rehabilitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  “Les Stocker’s, \u003ci\u003ePractical Wildlife Care\u003c\/i\u003e, is jam-packed with an incredible amount of information on wild animal rehabilitation. Stocker’s vast knowledge and experience with wildlife reveals itself in every sentence of the book.” (\u003ci\u003eSuite 101\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"If the practice has used and found the first edition useful, this updated edition adds to that resource. If, however, the practice does not have any books on wildlife treatment, then this is an excellent addition to the library.\" (\u003ci\u003eVet Times, December 2005\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLes Stocker\u003c\/b\u003e MBE, HonAssocRCVS is the Founder of the Wildlife Hospital Trust, St. Tiggywinkles, Europe's first and the World's busiest wildlife teaching hospital. In 1990 he became a Laureate on winning the Rolex Award for Enterprise. In 1991 he was awarded an MBE for his services to wildlife and in 2002 was granted an Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is author of a number of best selling books, papers, articles and writer of television programmes on wildlife rehabilitation and is accepted as one of the Country's leading experts on wildlife care.  Wildlife care and rehabilitation is often on a one-to-one basis and involves a lot of time, care and skill. However, for many years, care of injured wildlife was regarded as a low priority and euthanasia was the recommended option. A lot has changed over the past twenty years and now caring for wildlife casualties is part of everyday life in many veterinary practices.  \u003cp\u003eFollowing on from the major success of the first edition, this second edition provides even more useful information on wildlife care and rehabilitation. 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