Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Veterinary Medicine - Small Animal

Necropsy Guide for Dogs, Cats, and Small Mammals is a complete, practical resource for performing necropsies on dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, and ferrets in the veterinary clinic, animal shelter, research laboratory, or in the field.

• Provides practical guidance on all aspects of performing an necropsy on dogs, cats, and small mammals and interpreting the results
• Presents more than 200 full-color images to demonstrate techniques and findings
• Offers step-by-step instructions for the necropsy process and collecting samples
• Includes an anatomy...

Practical Transfusion Medicine for the Small Animal Practitioner, Second Edition provides clinically oriented guidance on all aspects of blood banking, compatibility testing, and patient blood management for dogs and cats.

• Presents procedures for blood collection, processing, and storage in the veterinary setting
• Describes blood components and their key uses
• Provides an overview of blood collection techniques and systems, emphasizing popular configurations for veterinary blood products
• Offers concise and comprehensive guidelines for veterinary...

Veterinary medicine has undergone sweeping changes in the last few decades. Women now account for 55 percent of the active veterinarians in the field, and nearly 80 percent of veterinary students are women. However, average salaries have dropped as this shift has occurred, and even with women in the vast majority, only 25 percent of leadership roles are held by women. These trends point to gender-based inequality that veterinary medicine, a profession that tilts so heavily toward women, is struggling to address. How will the profession respond? What will this mean for our students and...

Give your dog a better life with essential oils Dogs are amazing and truly are man's best friend, but do you find your dog nervous, stressed or anxious more times than you feel comfortable with? Does your dog have sensitive skin or joint pains? Would you like to improve your dog's quality of life by allowing them to relax completely? Essential Oils can help your canine friend gain balance with their emotional, mental and physical health. Essential Oils are a gentle non-intrusive method to naturally care for your dog. Every good owner wants the best for their loyal companion, and every great...

From the author who brought you THE FIRST-AID COMPANION FOR DOGS AND CATS, award-winning pet journalist Amy Shojai presents this new large-format edition of her popular NEW CHOICES IN NATURAL HEALING FOR DOGS & CATS. At your fingertips you'll find over 1,000 at-home remedies for your pet's problems. Herbs * Acupressure * Massage * Homeopathy * Flower essences * Natural diets * Healing energy This new edition is a vet-approved, authoritative guide to homeopathy, supplements, and hundreds of other new choices for keeping dogs and cats healthy Strengthen joints and repair cartilage with this...

A handy pocket reference book for the busy practising vet, The Handbook of Symptoms in Dogs and Cats will be an invaluable practice resource, ideal as a quick look-up guide for common conditions. This book will allow vets to look up a condition and identify the cause of the problem through a list of symptoms. It includes one-hundred main symptoms and their differential diagnoses, and one-hundred laboratory findings, their standard values, analysis, and diagnostic pathways for each symptom, along with numerous tables for finding the confirming diagnosis. This practical and up-to-date manual is...

As imaging techniques become increasingly sophisticated in veterinary medicine, interpreting images becomes increasingly challenging. This practical manual, focused on small animals, provides a rich visual guide to using echography in clinical practice in a range of conditions, and covers body systems including: the peritoneal area, the liver and biliary tract, the spleen, the stomach, intestine, pancreas, male and female reproductive systems, the urinary tract, and the chest. Authored by an international team of experts, topics covered include: the physics-based principles of ultrasound...

Authored by vets with experience in all aspects of avian care, this manual is an essential tool for those in general practice who do not often see birds. Subjects including anatomy and physiology, husbandry, behaviour, examination, surgical techniques are covered in detail; common presentations are also dealt with in individual chapters.

• Includes Quick Reference Guides
• Informative and detailed appendices
• Clinical signs-based section, exploring particular conditions in detail

Das Buch Hunde und Katzen - Gesunder Darm und intakte Haut mit EM und Naturheilkunde ist die uberarbeitete Neuauflage des Klassikers EM Losungen kompakt - Hunde und Katzen. Hunde und Katzen gehoren zu den beliebtesten Haustieren unserer Zeit. In der Obhut des Menschen haben sie eigentlich nichts mehr zu befurchten, sie werden umsorgt, gefuttert und gepflegt. Werden jedoch ursprungliche Instinkte, Verhaltensweisen und Grundbedurfnisse vom Menschen nicht ausreichend beachtet, kann dies zu Problemverhalten und korperlichen Erkrankungen fuhren. Vor allem die sogenannten Zivilisationskrankheiten,...

Pathology of Small Mammal Pets emphasizes common disease conditions in small mammals, including ferrets, hedgehogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small rodents. The book is divided into chapters on each exotic species and takes a systems approach to each disease, with information on normal anatomic features to aid in diagnosis in these less commonly seen species. Pathology of Small Mammal Pets is a useful reference for veterinary practitioners or diagnosticians working with these popular pet species.

Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient offers veterinarians a complete guide to treating and managing geriatric canine and feline patients.

• Offers practical guidance on managing all aspects of veterinary care in geriatric pets
• Takes a holistic approach to managing the geriatric patient, from common diseases and quality of life to hospice, euthanasia, client communications, and business management
• Focuses on dogs and cats, with a chapter covering common exotic animals
• Provides clinically oriented advice for ensuring quality of...

The issue of dog bites and dog aggression directed at humans is frequently in the media. However, scientific research and evidence on the subject is scattered and sparse. Public and political opinions are often misinformed and out of proportion to the extent of the problem. Dog Bites brings together expert knowledge of the current situation, from a wide variety of disciplines, to provide information to the many people and professions affected by this issue. Subjects range from the practical, medical, behavioural, sociological, and theoretical, but the overall approach of the book is objective...

Practical guidance on managing chronic illnesses in small animals

Chronic Disease Management for Small Animals provides a complete resource for the long-term care and therapy of canine and feline patients with incurable conditions. Offering practical strategies for successful management of chronic disorders, the book presents expert guidance on handling these ailments and the animals that they afflict.

Written by leading experts in their respective fields, Chronic Disease Management for Small Animals takes a multidisciplinary approach to the subject,...

Preceded by A colour handbook of skin diseases of the dog and cat / Tim Nuttall, Richard G. Harvey, Patrick J. McKeever. 2nd ed. c2009.