| Description |
xxiv, 819 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
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. |
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Pets -- Diseases.
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Pets -- Health.
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Veterinary medicine.
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Animal Diseases -- Popular Works.
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Veterinary Medicine -- Popular Works.
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Animals, Domestic -- Popular Works.
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| ISBN |
0071351868 paperback |
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9780071351867 paperback |
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0071412727 paperback |
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9780071412728 paperback |
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