Full Description
The Dog Care Handbook is a self-help book written for thoughtful dog owners in the UK. It will improve your knowledge of dogs, your relationship with your vet and your understanding of important and common diseases that our dogs might develop. Many dog owners find that visiting the vet is stressful and costly. The outcomes can sometimes be unsatisfactory. Every dog owner should be able to find a vet they can trust who will respect your perspective and work within your budget. This book will help.
The text covers the entire lifespan of pet dogs from puppyhood to old age, in chronological order. Preventative health is covered in detail. Major conditions of the skin, the heart, the joints, the kidneys and other organs are explained fully in lay language. One chapter deals specifically with emergencies, another with home nursing, a third covers old age. Colourful anecdotes and case examples are sprinkled throughout. Numerous illustrations are provided which make it easy to medicate your dog or provide first-aid. The information and advice in this book are based on up-to-date scientific evidence where-ever possible. When there is a paucity of knowledge the author gives his own perspective based on years of clinical practice in the UK.
No other book for the public provides such a wide-ranging remit covering the health and well-being of pet dogs.
Contents
Preface
PART I HEALTHY DOGS
CHAPTER 1 Introduction and orientation
CHAPTER 2 Choosing your dog
CHAPTER 3 How to choose your vet
CHAPTER 4 Your first trips to the vet
CHAPTER 5 Routine health care
PART II ILLNESS
CHAPTER 6 Visiting the vet when your dog is ill
CHAPTER 7 Common problems
CHAPTER 8 Emergencies
CHAPTER 9 Chronic diseases
CHAPTER 10 Practical home nursing of your dog
CHAPTER 11 Cancer
CHAPTER 12 Old age
PART III FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND RELATED ISSUES
CHAPTER 13 When things go wrong
Appendices: Organisations; Dogs, owners and the law; Authorised veterinary medicines and the prescribing cascade; Useful books
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
