| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: Monograph/item
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| Title/Author: |
The complete home veterinary guide/ Chris C. Pinney. |
| Author: |
Pinney, Chris C. |
| Published: |
New York :McGraw-Hill, : c2004., |
| Description: |
xxiv, 819 p. :ill. ;23 cm. |
| Notes: |
Includes indexes. |
| [NT 15003449]: |
PART I: DOGS AND CATS: Choosing the right pet for you -- Training essentials -- Traveling with your dog or cat -- Preventive health care -- Elective surgeries in dogs and cats -- Infectious diseases -- Parasitic disease -- The immune system -- The cardiovascular and hemolymphatic systems -- The respiratory system -- The digestive system -- The urinary system -- The reproductive system -- The eyes and ears -- The musculoskeletal system -- The nervous system -- The endocrine system -- PART II: BIRDS: Choosing the right bird for you -- Avian anatomy and physiology -- Preventive health care -- Avian diseases and disorders -- General treatment of sick birds -- PART III: EXOTIC PETS: Rabbits -- Guinea pigs -- Hamsters and gerbils -- Mice and rats -- Chinchillas -- Prairie dogs -- Hedgehogs -- Sugar gliders -- Ferrets -- Miniature pot-bellied pigs -- Reptiles -- Amphibians -- Invertebrates -- Tropical fish -- PART IV: OTHER INTERESTING PET TOPICS: First aid for dogs and cats -- Caring for injured and orphaned wildlife -- Geriatrics: caring for your older pet -- Increasing your pet's longevity -- Reducing stress and promoting metal wellness in dogs and cats -- Cancer in companion animals -- Zoonotic diseases -- An introduction to holistic pet care -- Ten super strategies for reducing the cost of pet ownership -- APPENDIX A: Clinical signs and complaints in dogs and cats -- APPENDIX B: Medication for dogs and cats. |
| Subject: |
Pets - Diseases. - |
| Online resource: |
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=118657An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| ISBN: |
0071433953 (electronic bk.) |