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Toxicologic Disorders, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 40-1
  • March 11, 2024
  • Megan C. Romano
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, guest editor Dr. Megan Romano brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Toxicologic Disorders. Top experts in the field discuss current diagnosis and treatment recommendations for the most common toxicologic causes of disease in equines in North America, including updated information on toxic principles/mechanisms, analytical confirmation, and treatment recommendations. This issue brings more awareness to ABVT-boarded toxicologists and the field, as well.

THE CAT

  • 2nd Edition
  • March 5, 2024
  • Susan E. Little
  • English
  • Hardback
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Comprehensive in scope and exclusively devoted to feline medical care, Dr. Susan Little's The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for providing complete, state-of-the-art care to cats. Authoritative, clinically focused information is enhanced by full-color images, tables, boxes, algorithms, key points, and more — all in an easy-to-understand, quick-reference format. Dr. Little and her expert contributors address the unique concerns and challenges facing any practitioner providing care for cats, including the latest advances in feline medical diagnosis and management and the clinical applications to everyday practice. An eBook version, included with print purchase, provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The eBook also offers convenient video lessons and client handouts.

Practice Management, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 54-2
  • January 30, 2024
  • Peter Weinstein
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Peter Weinstein brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Practice Management. Operating a successful small animal veterinary practice requires wide-ranging knowledge and familiarity with a multitude of issues. In this issue, top experts provide resources that help readers better understand the business of veterinary practice and the tools to help them decide to own a hospital, manage a practice, or more effectively lead a practice that they already own.

Management of Bulls, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 40-1
  • January 24, 2024
  • Lee Jones + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Lee Jones and Joseph C. Dalton bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Bulls. Top experts in the field offer current discussions of assessing the reproductive potential of bulls, diagnosing disease or causes of infertility, and determining appropriate course of treatment or prognosis for recovery of injured bulls. This issue also provides up-to-date information regarding the contribution of sires to success or failure of reproductive programs in beef and dairy herds, and foundational material for success with AI (semen storage, handling, and site of deposition).

Ettinger’s Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine

  • 9th Edition
  • December 26, 2023
  • Stephen J. Ettinger + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Veterinary Medicine**Now Ettinger’s trusted, all-in-one veterinary resource is even better! Trusted by small animal veterinarians for more than 50 years, Ettinger’s Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine adds new content on the field’s leading issues and trends to its unmatched, “gold standard” coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems of dogs and cats. Coverage begins with the basics of veterinary medicine, followed by sections on differential diagnosis for chief complaints and for clinicopathologic abnormalities, and continues with techniques, minimally invasive interventional therapies, critical care, toxicology, diseases by body system, and comorbidities. Clinical information is presented in a way that reflects the practitioner’s thought process. With each purchase of this two-volume print book, Ettinger’s includes access to a fully searchable eBook featuring more than 750 videos that bring procedures to life.

Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery

  • 3rd Edition
  • December 15, 2023
  • Kenneth W Hinchcliff + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Get evidence-based guidelines to keeping athletic horses healthy and physically fit! Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Edition, provides a comprehensive guide to exercise physiology and training within a clinical context, along with a detailed review of all diseases affecting horses participating in racing and competition. Not only does this text discuss the physiological responses of each body system to exercise, but it covers nutritional support, the prevention of exercise-induced disorders and lameness, and modification of training regimens. New to this edition are topics such as drug effects on performance and the use of cloud-based technologies for monitoring performance, as well as new content on exercise physiology, welfare, conditioning, farriery, behavior, and vision. Written by an expert team of international authors, each print purchase of this this authoritative, all-in-one resource comes with an ebook!

Anesthesia and Analgesia for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses

  • 6th Edition
  • November 27, 2023
  • John Thomas + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Master the veterinary technician’s role as a veterinary anesthetist! Covering the principles of animal anesthesia and pain management, Anesthesia and Analgesia for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, 6th Edition is the definitive guide to the latest drugs, techniques and protocols, and anesthetic equipment. Clear guidelines to anesthesia administration include pre-anesthetic preparation of the patient, induction procedures, the monitoring of patients’ vital signs during the anesthetic period, and postoperative care. Written by expert educators John A. Thomas and Philip Lerche, this trusted text prepares you for success in the classroom and on the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE).

Canine and Feline Behavior, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 54-1
  • November 16, 2023
  • Carlo Siracusa
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Carlo Siracusa brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Canine and Feline Behavior. Top experts focus on the intersection between behavioral and physical health, keeping general veterinary practitioners and their needs in mind. The articles provide general practitioners with tools to detect behavior changes associated with physical disease, and to diagnose or rule out physical disease contributing to behavior problems before referring to a veterinary behavior specialist.

Use of Biologic and Regenerative Therapies in Equine Practice, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 39-3
  • October 30, 2023
  • Lauren V. Schnabel
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, guest editor Ds. Lauren V. Schnabel brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Use of Biologic and Regenerative Therapies in Equine Practice. Top experts in the field explain what the main biologic and regenerative therapies are, what they contain, evidence to date for how they should be used, and how to monitor response to treatment.  While the majority of the issue will focus on musculoskeletal applications, other indications for use will be discussed including wounds and ophthalmologic conditions as well as other inflammatory diseases. 

Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 39-3
  • October 13, 2023
  • William S Swecker + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Van Saun and William S. Swecker, Jr. bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants. Optimal nutrition with adequate trace mineral levels guarantees proper function and nutrition of the animal, but purity and effectiveness are important concerns. In this issue, top experts in the field review trace mineral function, requirements, and content of common feeds, as well as specific diet challenges for ruminants and cattle.