Practical Wildlife Care : For Veterinary Nurses, Animal Care Students and Rehabilitators Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
1	Prime Directives	1
2	First Response	12
3	Fluid Therapy / Part I: Building Blocks	24
4	Fluid Therapy / Part II: Administration	33
5	Wound Management / Part I: The Biology of Wounds	43
6	Wound Management / Part II: The Treatment of Wounds	51
7	Biology and First Aid of Fractures	61
8	Fracture Management	68
9	Avian Wildlife Disease	87
10	Mammalian Wildlife Disease	96
11	Garden Birds	105
12	The Corn Feeders	116
13	Corvids	123
14	Water Birds - Ducks	127
15	Water Birds - Swans	133
16	Geese and Other Water Birds	141
17	Birds of Prey	148
18	Seabirds	158
19	Hand-rearing Orphaned Birds	170
20	Small Mammals	178
21	Hedgehogs	184
22	Rabbits and Hares	195
23	Red Fox	202
24	Mustelids	210
25	Deer	220
26	Bats	232
27	Other Mammal Species	244
28	Rearing Orphaned Wild Mammals	250
29	Reptiles and Amphibians	259
App. 1	Bat Conservation Trust Guidelines on Handling Bats	269
App. 2	British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) Guidelines for Response to Cetacean Strandings	271
App. 3	Birds on Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as of May 1998)	272
App. 4	The Veterinary Certificate Required for Birds Registered with the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)	274
App. 5	Suggested Record Sheet to Accompany Bat Samples to the Central Veterinary Laboratory	276
App. 6	Selected Rehabilitation Supplies and Suppliers	277
App. 7	Useful Addresses in Wildlife Rehabilitation	278
	References and Further Reading	279
	Index	283