The Merck/Merial Manual For Pet Health: The complete health resource for your dog, cat, horse or other pets - in everyday languageThe 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. |
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Contents
Blood Disorders | 29 |
u Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders | 53 |
u Hormonal Disorders | 128 |
n Eye Disorders | 140 |
Ear Disorders | 155 |
Otitis Media and Interna | 161 |
Immune Disorders 164 | 164 |
Disorders Involving Anaphylactic Reactions Type I Reactions Atopy | 167 |
SEC? HORSE BASICS | 549 |
Description and Physical Characteristics | 550 |
Blood Disorders | 581 |
Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders | 592 |
Digestive Disorders | 603 |
Hormonal Disorders | 641 |
Ear | 655 |
Disorders lnvolving Cytotoxic Antibodies Type ll Reactions | 661 |
immunedeficiency Diseases | 173 |
Congenital and Inherited Disorders of Bones Joints and Muscles | 179 |
Muscle Disorders | 188 |
Bone Joint and Muscle Disorders | 189 |
94 | 194 |
Congenital and Inherited Disorders | 200 |
Dysautonomia | 207 |
Reproductive Disorders | 214 |
Reproductive Disorders of Female Dogs | 220 |
Lung and Airway Disorders | 224 |
Accumulation of Fluid or Air in the Chest Cavity | 227 |
Paralysis of the Larynx | 233 |
Dermatitis and Dermatologic Problems | 240 |
Abscesses Between the Toes Interdigital Furunculosis | 247 |
Hair Loss Alopeciai | 255 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders | 283 |
Noninfectious Diseases of the Urinary System | 290 |
Metabolic Disorders | 300 |
Actinobacillosis | 306 |
Fungal infections | 312 |
Infectious Canine Hepatitis | 318 |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Tick Fever | 324 |
CAT BASICS | 329 |
Blood Disorders | 359 |
Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders 370 | 370 |
Digestive Disorders 383 | 383 |
Immune Disorders | 439 |
Congenital and Inherited Disorders of Bones Joints and Muscles | 669 |
Joint Disorders | 675 |
Disorders of the Fetlock and Pastern | 687 |
Disorders of the Shoulder and Elbow | 694 |
Disorders of the Hip | 700 |
Sarcocystosis | 708 |
Disorders of the Peripheral Nerves | 714 |
Facial Paralysis | 720 |
Skin Disorders | 755 |
E Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders | 781 |
ml? BIRDS | 816 |
EON EXOTIC PETS | 864 |
Gerbils | 919 |
INTRODUCTION | 970 |
Reptiles | 1013 |
Sugar Gliders | 1039 |
BUN SPECIAL SUBIECTS | 1047 |
Diagnostic Tests and Imaging 1070 | 1070 |
Infections | 1078 |
Diseases Spread from Animals to People Zoonoses | 1088 |
Drugs and Vaccines | 1118 |
Poisoning | 1145 |
Pain Management Travel with Pets | 1216 |
Health and the HumanAnimal Bond 1228 | 1228 |
Glossary | 1251 |
| 1285 | |
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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 Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health |
| Editors | Cynthia M. Kahn, Scott Line, Merck & Co |
| Contributor | Merial (Firm) |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0911910999, 9780911910995 |
| Length | 215 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General Pets / General Pets / Reference |
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