Neonatology and Neonatal Disorders
Chapter 42 Neonatology and Neonatal Disorders Claire E. Whitehead and Christopher Cebra Management of the newborn alpaca or llama cria requires both the owner and the clinician to be familiar…
Lactation and Neonatal Care
Chapter 25 Lactation and Neonatal Care Ahmed Tibary, Larue W. Johnson, Lisa K. Pearson and Jacobo S. Rodriguez An epidemiologic study in the United Kingdom reported that 4% to 11%…
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chapter 64 Minimally Invasive Surgery Dean A. Hendrickson and Joel Lugo General Principles of Laparoscopy Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has become commonplace in both human and animal surgery. The benefits…
Disorders and Diseases of Pregnancy
Chapter 23 Disorders and Diseases of Pregnancy Lisa K. Pearson, Jacobo S. Rodriguez and Ahmed Tibary Under proper management systems with good nutrition and veterinary supervision, the annual pregnancy rate…
Disorders of the Urinary System
Chapter 39 Disorders of the Urinary System Christopher Cebra Camelid kidneys are reniform and not grossly lobulated. Ureteral and bladder anatomy is conventional. The female urethra is also conventional and…
Thoracic Imaging and Respiratory Surgery
Chapter 59 Thoracic Imaging and Respiratory Surgery Nathan C. Nelson, John S. Mattoon, Jennifer Ivany Ewoldt, Sylvain Nichols and David E. Anderson A variety of medical diseases affecting the respiratory…
Reproductive Surgery
Chapter 62 Reproductive Surgery David E. Anderson and Jennifer Ivany Ewoldt Female Surgical interventions are occasionally required to treat various conditions affecting the reproductive tract of female llamas and alpacas….
Parturition and Obstetrics
Chapter 24 Parturition and Obstetrics Jacobo S. Rodriguez, Lisa K. Pearson and Ahmed Tibary Dystocia is without doubt the most common emergency in camelid practice and has been recognized as…
Practical Pharmacokinetics of Anesthetic Drugs
Chapter 43 Practical Pharmacokinetics of Anesthetic Drugs Ronette Gehring After an appropriate drug has been selected for the treatment of a disease, successful pharmacotherapy will depend on selecting an appropriate…
Drug Therapy in Llamas and Alpacas
Chapter 34 Drug Therapy in Llamas and Alpacas Virginia R. Fajt Making the decision to use pharmacotherapeutics and then selecting the drug and how to use it are fundamental competencies…
