Veterinary Instruments and Equipment: A Pocket Guide

Learn the names and uses of veterinary instruments in details textbooks alone can't provide! Veterinary Instruments and Equipment: A Pocket Guide, 4th Edition shows hundreds ofdetailed, full-color photographs of instruments and describes how and when each is used. A flashcard-style format makes it easy to flip through the pages, so you will quickly become familiar with commonly used equipment. This new edition features updated photographs, new instruments, and an all-new appendix with the author’s recommended list of instruments essential for the most-common veterinary surgical kits, including ambulatory, orthopedic, and major surgery packs. Plus, an Evolve companion website includes instrument photographs that may be rotated 360 degrees, so you can zoom in to see close-ups of the different tips.

• Accompanying Evolve site uses an interactive format
giving you the ability to conveniently study and learn instruments to which you’d normally have only limited access
• Instruments and equipment shown for common procedures for small and large animals, including bovine, equine, sheep, pigs, and goats, and include procedures such as dehorning, hoof care, castration, and teat and obstetrical procedures.
• Coverage of surgical instruments includes general instruments such as hemostats, forceps, and scissors, and describes orthopedic, ophthalmic, and dental instruments used in veterinary specialty surgeries.
• Coverage of restraint equipment includes proper restraint techniques for all species of large and small animals.
• Handy pocket size and spiral binding allows the book to lay flat or fold over so that only the instrument or description is visible.
• Accompanying Evolve site uses an interactive format giving students the ability to conveniently study and learn instruments to which they normally have only limited access.
• 400 high-quality color photographs help you to quickly become familiar with instruments.
• A flip book, flashcard format makes it easy for you to learn veterinary instruments and equipment.

• NEW! Thoroughly updated photographs throughout
ensures you are studying the most up-to-date instruments on the market.
• NEW! Topics throughout the text include:
• Spay (Ovariohysterectomy) Packs
• Neuter (Orchiectomy) Surgical Pack
• Neuter (Orchiectomy) Surgical Pack
• General Surgical Pack
• Orthopedic Surgical Pack
• Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments
• Dental Prophylaxis Kit
• Dental Periodontal Extraction Kit