General Veterinary Surgery

This book aims to provide a thorough understanding of surgical principles, techniques, and practices in general veterinary surgery. This first edition of the book titled General Veterinary Surgery has been carefully curated to cover a wide range of topics essential to veterinary surgery. The book covers basic topics like the principles and scope of veterinary surgery, and the topics such as preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations, methods of sterilization in veterinary practice are thoroughly explained.Topics such as suture materials and patterns are also covered; the book discusses the selection of appropriate materials and provides insights into various suture patterns commonly employed in veterinary surgery.Moreover, the book addresses the use of anti-inflammatory agents and the control of haemorrhage, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. The book further explores a range of basic surgical conditions encountered in veterinary practice, including abscess, tumour, cyst, hernia, haematoma, necrosis, gangrene, and burns etc.Other chapters cover topics such as affections of muscles and blood vessels, sinus and fistula management, wound classification and its management, basics of biomaterials and stem cell therapy, management of shock, and fluid therapy in veterinary patients.We hope that this first edition of General Veterinary Surgery proves to be a valuable resource for the readers for their journey in the field of veterinary Surgery.