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Preface

We have two main goals with the “Surgery of Exotic Animals”: (i) collate surgical information on exotic species into one book rather than have it scattered throughout the literature and (ii) ensure that every chapter is written and/or edited by a surgery specialist. Exotic animal surgery developed along a different pathway compared to domestic species because surgery specialists have felt out of depth with species with which they had no familiarity. Consequently, surgical techniques were developed by veterinarians with a special interest in exotics, but no specialized training in surgery. Principles instilled during a formal training program in surgery apply across species, including humans, but are only touched on during veterinary school. Veterinary surgeons are able to perform the procedures; however, they feel uncomfortable with the husbandry, anesthesia, and preoperative and postoperative patient care. Occasionally, a specialist surgeon is found with a special interest in exotic species. For the majority of this book, it is these rare individuals that have written chapters using sound surgical principles paired with knowledge of exotic species. An exotic specialist with a special interest in surgery or the pairing of a surgery specialist with an exotic animal specialist is used for some chapters. The latter was also used for editing the book to ensure both aspects were considered in every chapter. These partnerships should be encouraged as it can be hugely beneficial for the animal as each person will bring their skillset to the table. The surgeon can bring strong surgical principles and the exotic animal specialist can help them extrapolate those to the unique anatomy of and what may or may not work for the exotic species. Diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Diplomates of the American Veterinary Dental College, and specialist surgeons from the human medicine field are great resources for exotic animal veterinarians and are at the cutting edge of new techniques, equipment, and products that could be used in exotic patients. These specialists need to be encouraged to take the leap into the unknown that exotic animal veterinarians take on a routine basis. Solid surgical principles used in domestic species and humans can be readily extrapolated for use in exotic animals in most cases.

Avery and Geoff

FL, USA

2020