The Merck/Merial Manual For Pet Health: The complete health resource for your dog, cat, horse or other pets - in everyday language

Cynthia M. Kahn, Scott Line

Simon and Schuster, 2007 - Medical - 215 pages

The Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health delivers animal health expertise in everyday language that all pet owners can understand. This in-depth new resource, authored by over 200 veterinary experts, covers the full spectrum of today’s pets, from dogs, cats and horses to birds, reptiles, fish and other exotic pets. No other book provides as much health information on as many types of animals. The one resource for a lifetime of pets.

Contents

• DOG BASICS: 1
• Description and Physical Characteristics: 2
• Selecting and Providing a Home for a Dog: 7
• Routine Care and Breeding: 11
• Behavior: 17
• SECTION 2: 18
• DISORDERS AND DISEASES OF DOGS: 29
• Blood Disorders: 33
• Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: 53
• Digestive Disorders: 77
• Hormonal Disorders: 128
• Eye Disorders: 140
• Ear Disorders: 155
• Immune Disorders: 164
• Bone Joint and Muscle Disorders: 176
• Brain Spinal Cord and Nerve Disorders: 194
• Reproductive Disorders: 214
• Lung and Airway Disorders: 224
• Skin Disorders: 238
• Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders: 283
• Metabolic Disorders: 300
• Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems: 305
• CAT BASICS 3: 329
• Description and Physical Characteristics: 330
• Selecting and Providing a Home for a Cat: 334
• Routine Care and Breeding: 338
• Behavior: 345
• DISORDERS AND DISEASES OF CATS 4: 355
• Blood Disorders: 359
• Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: 370
• Digestive Disorders: 383
• Hormonal Disorders: 415
• Eye Disorders: 423
• Ear Disorders: 433
• Immune Disorders: 439
• Bone Joint and Muscle Disorders: 445
• Brain Spinal Cord and Nerve Disorders: 455
• Reproductive Disorders: 469
• Lung and Airway Disorders: 475
• Skin Disorders: 488
• Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders: 514
• Metabolic Disorders: 525
• Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems: 528
• SECTION HORSE BASICS 5: 549
• Description and Physical Characteristics: 550
• Selecting and Providing a Home for a Horse: 557
• Routine Care and Breeding: 560
• Behavior: 566
• DISORDERS AND DISEASES OF HORSES: 577
• Blood Disorders: 581
• Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: 592
• Digestive Disorders: 602
• Hormonal Disorders: 641
• Eye Disorders: 646
• Ear Disorders: 655
• Immune Disorders: 659
• Bone Joint and Muscle Disorder: 664
• Brain Spinal Cord and Nerve Disorders: 708
• Reproductive Disorders: 726
• Lung and Airway Disorders: 736
• Skin Disorders: 755
• Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders: 781
• Metabolic Disorders: 788
• Disorders Affecting Multiple Body System: 793
• SECTION: 794
• BIRDS: 815
• Description and Physical Characteristics of Birds: 816
• Selecting and Providing a Home for a Pet Bird: 827
• Routine Care and Breeding: 832
• Disorders and Diseases of Birds: 839
• SECTION: 840
• EXOTIC PETS: 861
• Amphibians: 864
• Chinchillas: 873
• Ferrets: 886
• Fish: 899
• Gerbils: 919
• Guinea Pigs: 925
• Hamsters: 940
• Mice: 953
• Prairie Dogs: 962
• Potbellied Pigs: 970
• Rabbits: 983
• Rats: 1003
• Reptiles: 1013
• Sugar Gliders: 1039
• SECTION SPECIAL SUBJECTS 9: 1047
• Emergencies: 1050
• Diagnostic Tests and Imaging: 1070
• Infections: 1078
• Diseases Spread from Animals to People Zoonoses: 1088
• Drugs and Vaccines: 1118
• Poisoning: 1145
• Pain Management: 1211
• Travel with Pets: 1216
• Health and the HumanAnimal Bond: 1228
• Cancer and Tumors: 1233
• Glossary: 1251
• Index: 1285

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Merck/Merial Manual For Pet Health: The complete health resource for your dog, cat, horse or other pets - in everyday language
• Editors: Cynthia M. Kahn, Scott Line
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2007
• ISBN: 0911910999, 9780911910995
• Length: 215 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General; Pets / General; Pets / Reference