In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, Guest Editor Alexander M. Reiter brings his considerable expertise to the topic of sedation and anesthesia of zoological companion animals. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as sedation and anesthesia in fish, amphibians, chelonians, lizards, snakes, and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on sedation and anesthesia of zoological companion animals, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including drug delivery and safety considerations; nerve blocks in zoological companion animals; and more.

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Michael Pees brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as comparative and functional anatomy of the sauropsid heart, heart diseases in reptiles, heart disease diagnosis and therapy in pet birds, ferret cardiology, and more. Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including spectral-CT contrast study: demonstration of the avian cardiovascular anatomy and function; histopathological findings in the cardiovascular system of psittacidae in routine diagnostics; more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiology in exotic animal practice, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, Guest Editor Alexander M. Reiter brings his considerable expertise to the topic of sedation and anesthesia of zoological companion animals. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as sedation and anesthesia in fish, amphibians, chelonians, lizards, snakes, and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on sedation and anesthesia of zoological companion animals, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including drug delivery and safety considerations; nerve blocks in zoological companion animals; and more.

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Pain Management. Pain management is an important component of exotic veterinary care, and major advances have been made in this area in recent years. With this issue, readers will lean how to recognize, assess, and treat pain in zoological companion species through clinically oriented and evidence-based articles by top experts in the field. Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including pain recognition in birds; treatment of pain in rats and mice; pain recognition in rabbits; acupuncture in zoological companion animals; zoologic companion animal rehabilitation and physical medicine; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pain management, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. J. Jill Heatley and Karen E. Russell bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Clinical Pathology. Clinical pathology is crucial in the exotic animal veterinary medicine field in order to diagnose disease in these animals via lab testing. In this issue, top experts provide comprehensive, current articles on such topics as diagnostic clinical pathology of the bearded dragon, endocrine diagnostics for exotic animals, clinical lipidology of psittacine birds, digital cytology, clinical pathology of box turtles, hemostatic testing in exotic mammals, and more. Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including review of bile acid utility in exotic animals, avian inflammatory markers, viscoelastic coagulation testing in exotic animals, diagnostic use of lactate in exotic animals, and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on exotic animal clinical pathology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Shangzhe Xie, is focused on Herd/Flock Health and Medicine for the Exotic Animal Practitioner. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jörg Mayer. Article topics include: Principles of herd/flock health and medicine; Therapeutics in herd/flock medicine; Managing the health of captive flocks of birds; Managing disease outbreaks in captive flocks of birds; Managing the health of captive herds of exotic companion mammals; Managing disease outbreaks in captive herds of exotic companion mammals; Managing the health of captive groups of reptiles and amphibians; Prevention is Better Than Cure: an Overview of Disease Outbreak Management in Herptiles; Reproduction management of herds/flocks of exotic animals; and Disease prevention programs in herds/flocks of exotic animals

This issue will explore the latest research and clinical information concerning analgesia of exotic pet species. The majority of the issue will cover the use of analgesics in pet birds, reptiles, rabbits, amphibians, fish, and small mammals. Other articles will cover cross species analgesimetry and pharmacokinetics, tramadol use in zoological medicine, clinical application of acupuncture in zoological companion animals, and physical therapy for zoological companion animals.