Product Description: Crow & Walshaw's Manual of Clinical Procedures in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, & Rodents, Fourth Edition provides practical, up-to-date information on common veterinary procedures for gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, dogs, cats and rabbits with detailed line drawings and photographs that demonstrate not only pertinent anatomical relationships, but also operational motions...read more

Product Description: Small Animal Pathology for Veterinary Technicians fosters an understanding of small animal diseases, relating pathology information to the responsibilities of technicians in the clinical setting.  Beginning with the technician’s role in pathology, terminology, and the process of diagnosis, chapters then cover diseases organized by system...read more

This quick reference manual offers accessible, reliable knowledge on small animal dermatology in the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format. The second edition of Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology is a completely new compilation of information, with rewritten, reorganized, and updated chapters which offer even faster access to commonly used dermatology information. Aiding busy practitioners in making rapid, accurate decisions, the book offers complete coverage of diagnostic tools and information in an easy-to-use bulleted format. This new edition includes many new topics such as diagnostic cultures, the diagnostic approach to the dermatology patient, precancerous conditions, zoonoses, and breed predispositions. In addition, existing content has been fully revised to provide a resource that is current and clinically relevant. New to this edition are printable client handouts on a back-of-book CD for use in your practice. With more than 550 color photographs to aid in diagnosis and useful appendices on dermatologic drugs and toxicities, the book is packed with essential information for veterinarians and students alike.

Presents a comprehensive guide to dog diseases and medical conditions, organized into such categories as emergencies, infectious diseases, the eyes, pregnancy, pediatrics, and medications.

Manual of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat, Second Edition provides a valuable asset to the practice library for quick and easy reference on a busy day. Dealing with all common skin diseases in both the dog and the cat, particular attention is paid to the differences between the two species. Each chapter looks at a different type of skin disease with descriptions of clinical presentations and a guide for diagnostic tests for each. This book is a combined update of two of Sue Paterson’s books, Skin Diseases of the Dog and Skin Diseases of the Cat, into one volume for ease of reference. Particular emphasis is placed on those diagnostic techniques available to the veterinarian within a general practice environment Provides a practical approach to diagnosis and management Contains almost 500 color photographs of common and rare skin conditions

This handbook will help veterinary clinicians and their staff to manage cases of poisoning in dogs and cats. It will also help answer enquiries about potential poisonings received from concerned pet owners. The content has been compiled from over 15 000 past cases referred to the Veterinary Poisons Information Service - a 24-hour information service for veterinary surgeons. The VPIS experience is compared and contrasted with case data and reports from the literature to provide a comprehensive overview of both toxicity and management for the agents included. Each agent, or group of agents, has a separate chapter covering its effects in either the cat or the dog. In some cases the species information is combined where the clinical effects and management are identical. The chapters provide all the information necessary for the immediate management of a particular poisoning case. This includes doses at which clinical intervention is advisable and dosing regimens and indications for any drug therapy required. Thus the user will be able to access quickly all the information needed for an emergency situation without having to refer to other sources.

Product Description: Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline is the most trusted and well-known quick-reference resource available to veterinarians. It provides timely, authoritative answers to every common and not-so-common question concerning canine and feline health...read more

Neurology for the Small Animal Practitioner is a practical presentation of common neurological conditions seen in a small animal practice. The book includes clear guidelines for effective diagnosis and treatment protocols for common neurologic conditions in dogs and cats. Important neurologic pathways and diagnostic procedures are illustrated by original, anatomic drawings and step-by-step procedural figures. Tables and algorithms are used to focus the reader on critical steps in patient evaluation and differential diagnosis. Color illustrations facilitate localization of lesions and patient assessment. The consistent layout, 157 illustrations (102 color), 25 diagnostic images, and 57 tables facilitate the rapid acquisition of information.Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by Manson Publishing outside of North America.

This text - presented in outline format - is designed as a quick and easy reference for medical and surgical diseases that are commonly seen in small-animal practice. The book includes a section on exotic species in recognition of their increasing popularity as pets.

Veterinary dentistry has now developed into a major specialty with developments in materials and techniques evolving at a rapid pace. As in the previous edition, this handbook presents practical guidance to the techniques required in small animal dentistry for the veterinarian. This thoroughly revised text encompasses new material including a more thorough approach to the treatment of feline subgingival resorptive lesions, the handling of immature teeth with necrotic pulps, and the extraction of the incisors of small domestic herbivores. The techniques for these and numerous other conditions are described in the detailed step-by-step approach that proved so successful in the first edition. This handbook is the ideal working manual and is specially bound to facilitate easy use. This book is intended for veterinarians, veterinary students and those taking BVDA and AVDS veterinary dental courses.

Every day, you are faced with a deluge of common and not-so-common problems. This title offers authoritative coverage and answers to all your questions. It is a clinical reference providing practical information from leading experts in small animal practice. A quick reference resource of internal medicine in canine and feline health, the book includes: over 700 specific disorders - contributions from nearly 300 leading authorities in the field - and 17 section editors covering every specialty of small animal practice. "The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline" is broken into three major sections. "The Problems" is a concise, targeted focus on primary signs and symptoms for fast and accurate recognition. "The Laboratory" offers profiles that give easy access to indications, interpretations, and pitfalls of each study to help you make better decisions and save time and money. "The Diseases" alphabetically lists every common condition you manage in the dog and cat, as well as less common ones, so you'll be prepared no matter what shows up in your waiting room. All the major topics are listed alphabetically in a consistent one- or two-page format. Appendices provide a convenient one-stop location for conversion tables, lab values, and drug information.

Product Description: Designed to be useful to both student and veterinary practitioner, Small Animal Cardiology is the ideal supplement manual to the in-depth internal medicine texts required in classes. It reinforces key concepts and serves as a handy reference guide in the clinical setting...read more

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Product Description: The second edition of this reference presents practical reviews of diseases and clinical problems, with the emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of those likely to be encountered in daily practice. The text is divided into three sections: clinical problems, laboratory abnormalities, and diseases...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

An easy-access, A-to-Z reference guide to more than sixty common symptoms offers dog owners advice on how to deal with a host of potential health problems. Original. (view table of contents)

An A-to-Z reference guide to more than sixty common symptoms offers dog owners advice on how to deal with a host of potential health problems. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Skin problems form a major part of the workload of the working veterinarian. Signs of infective and allergic conditions, be they alopecia, pruritus or scaling, cannot be ignored by the conscientous owner. This handbook reflects the importance of dermatology to the small-animal veterinarian...read more

Covers pet selection and training, preventive medicine and dental care, nutrition and diet, diseases and their treatment, emergency first aid, breeding, and other topics

Product Description: Veterinary dentistry has now developed into a major specialty with developments in materials and techniques evolving at a rapid pace. As in the previous edition, this handbook presents practical guidance to the techniques required in small animal dentistry for the veterinarian...read more

A manual of canine medicine and surgery, explaining the symptoms and treatment of every disease or injury that the dog owner is likely to encounter. It contains detailed sections on the organ systems (digestive, cardiovascular, reproductive, urinary, nervous, endocrine, ear/eye/nose, musculoskeletal and the skin), infectious diseases (bacterial, viruses, parasites) and inherited diseases. Includes chapters on nursing, medicines, first aid, dentistry, genetic finger-printing, auto-immune problems and cancer, as well as on the breeds and canine behavioural problems.