"Dr. Lewbart is a world-renowned fish and invertebrate veterinarian, and he has gathered clinical cases for this book from many other experts in the field…This is a unique and necessary addition to the library of aquatic medicine books… Since this is a quickly growing field, this edition is welcomed with its updated techniques and new variety of cases."
– 96/100, 4 stars, Karisa N Tang, DVM(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine), Doody’s Book Review Service
"This book is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in, or practising, aquatic veterinary medicine. For those looking to explore this fascinating and expanding area of veterinary medicine there are few texts that provide the amount of information contained in this volume for the price."
– Chris Walster, Fish vet, in Veterinary Record Oct 2017
"Dr. Lewbart is a world-renowned fish and invertebrate veterinarian, and he has gathered clinical cases for this book from many other experts in the field…This is a unique and necessary addition to the library of aquatic medicine books… Since this is a quickly growing field, this edition is welcomed with its updated techniques and new variety of cases."
– 96/100, 4 stars, Karisa N Tang, DVM(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine), Doody’s Book Review Service
"This book is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in, or practising, aquatic veterinary medicine. It works not only as a self assessment for experienced colleagues, but also as an educational resource and provides helpful insights into difficult cases. The book is at its strongest as an educational resource, providing a starting point for students or veterinarians to discuss and further explore the cases. For those looking to explore this fascinating and expanding area of veterinary medicine there are few texts that provide the amount of information contained in this volume for the price… "
– Chris Walster, Fish vet, in Veterinary Record Oct 2017
Reviewer: Karisa N Tang, DVM, MS (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: This update of a 1998 interactive clinical reference on fish and aquatic invertebrate medicine presents the information using cases and associated questions, followed by answers in the second half of the book.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a clinical guide to various types of cases, the order of which mimics the reality of a clinical caseload. There is a need for this book, as accessible references for aquatics are generally lacking. In addition, rather than offering a single point of a view, the multiple contributors present a variety of ways to approach diagnostics and therapeutics for fish and invertebrates. Although the book is not organized by subject, somewhat similar cases are presented close together, which reinforces learning. As a relative beginner in aquatic medicine, I found this book to be extremely helpful.
Audience: The author seeks to engage students as well as beginning practitioners, which he does well. However, readers who will gain the most from this likely already have some background in this area. For student beginners, the format of clinical cases may not be the most straightforward, although the book does a great job of laying out diagnostic methods and steps. Residents or practitioners who do not exclusively see aquatics likely will find this book to be very useful. Dr. Lewbart is a world-renowned fish and invertebrate veterinarian, and he has gathered clinical cases for this book from many other experts in the field.
Features: The book covers evaluation of husbandry, deciding normal vs. abnormal, and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques (including analgesia and anesthesia) in marine and freshwater fish species as well as invertebrates. He includes common clinical conditions as well as "zebras," and repeats enough material to enable readers to absorb the concepts. The images are extremely helpful and add to the interactive nature of the book.
Assessment: This is a unique and necessary addition to the library of aquatic medicine books. There is no comparatively accessible quick reference guide for aquatic veterinarians that I am aware of. I do wonder if the information could be rearranged to create a clinical reference of similar length, organized by subject rather than cases. Since this is a quickly growing field, this edition is welcomed with its updated techniques and new variety of cases.
