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9780071351867

The Illustrated Veterinary Guide

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    9780071351867

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    0071351868

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Summary

Ultimate pet care and emergency first-aid guide

Ensure a long, healthy life for your pet with the advice packed into The Illustrated Veterinary Guide, Second Edition, by Chris C. Pinney, DVM. This encyclopedic guide covers everything you need to care for both common and exotic small animal pets, from proper housing and daily nurturing to emergency medicine. It even covers pets many people won't take to a vet, such as rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils and reptiles. If you learn only one thing from the book that avoids a costly veterinarian visit, the Guide will have paid for itself many times over! This new edition covers:

*10 steps for reducing the cost of owning a pet*

Alternate therapies, homeopathic care and natural remedies, and emergency first-aid

*New treatments for canine and feline heartworm, arthritis management, and flea control

*Pet nutrition

*Breeding

*Much more!

Table of Contents

Part 1: Dogs.

Chapter 1: Choosing the Right Dog for You.

Chapter 2: Training Your Dog.

Chapter 3: Preventive Health Care.

Chapter 4: Breeding Your Dog.

Chapter 5: Elective Surgeries in Dogs.

Chapter 6: Infectious Diseases.

Chapter 7: Parasitic Diseases.

Chapter 8: The Immune System.

Chapter 9: The Cardiovascular and Hemolymphatic Systems.

Chapter 10: The Respitory System.

Chapter 11: The Digestive System.

Chapter 12: The Urinary System.

Chapter 13: The Reproductive System.

Chapter 14: The Skin and Haircoat.

Chapter 15: The Eyes and Ears.

Chapter 16: The Musculoskeletal System.

Chapter 17: The Nervous System.

Chapter 18: The Endocrine System.

Part 2: Cats.

Chapter 19: Choosing the Right Cat for You.

Chapter 20: Training Your Cat.

Chapter 21: Preventive Health Care.

Chapter 22: Breeding Your Cat.

Chapter 23: Elective Surgeries in Cats.

Chapter 24: Infectious Diseases.

Chapter 25: Parasitic Diseases.

Chapter 26: The Immune System.

Chapter 27: The Cardiovascular and Hemolymphatic Systems.

Chapter 28: The Respitory System.

Chapter 29: The Digestive System.

Chapter 30: The Urinary System.

Chapter 31: The Reproductive System.

Chapter 32: The Skin and Haircoat

Chapter 33: The Eyes and Ears.

Chapter 34: The Musculoskeletal System.

Chapter 35: The Nervous System.

Chapter 36: The Endocrine System.

Part 3: Birds.

Chapter 37: Choosing the Right Bird for You.

Chapter 38: Avian Anatomy and Physiology.

Chapter 39: Preventive Health Care.

Chapter 40: Avian Reproduction.

Chapter 41: Avian Diseases and Disorders.

Chapter 42: General Treatment of Sick Birds.

Part 4: Exotic Petes.

Chapter 43: Rabbits.

Chapter 44: Guinea Pigs.

Chapter 45: Hamsters and Gerbils.

Chapter 46: Mice and Rats.

Chapter 47: Chinchillas.

Chapter 48: Prairie Dogs.

Chapter 49: Hedgehogs.

Chapter 50: Ferrets.

Chapter 51: Miniature Pot-Bellied Pigs.

Chapter 52: Reptiles.

Chapter 53: Amphibians.

Chapter 54: Invertebrates.

Chapter 55: Tropical Fish.

Part 5: Other Interesting Pet Topics.

Chapter 56: An Introduction to Holistic Pet Care.

Chapter 57: Ten Super Strategies for Reducing the Cost of Pet Ownership.

Chapter 58: Increasing Your Pet's Longevity.

Chapter 59: Zoonotic Diseases.

Chapter 60: Cancer in Companion Animals.

Appendices.

Index.

Supplemental Materials

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