Necropsy Guide for Dogs, Cats, and Small Mammals offers a hands-on approach to performing necropsies on canine and feline patients, as well as rodents, rabbits and ferrets.  Providing applied guidance on tools and equipment, sample collection, and the necropsy report, the book supplies step-by-step procedures for the post-mortem examination of dogs, cats, and small mammals.  More than 200 images support the text, making this a complete, practical resource for performing necropsies in the veterinary clinic, animal shelter, research laboratory, or in the field.

The book presents a tutorial for the basic necropsy procedure, a review of the anatomy and dissection techniques for each organ system, and information on collecting and submitting tissues for additional testing.  Necropsy Guide for Dogs, Cats, and Small Mammals is an essential tool for shelter veterinarians, forensic veterinarians, veterinary pathologists and pathology residents, researchers, and small animal practitioners.

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