This book is one of the "big" 3 of small animal surgery (with Slatter, and Fossum) that most vet students buy. Having just looked up a fairly common surgical technique, I found it to be a little outdated and the pictures are not as helpful as the fossum book. None-the-less, this is a staple of our clinic and a must own if you ever plan to do small animal surgery. If you need a good surgery book, this is not bad.

There are my 2 cents.

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