Covering the most common joint disease in dogs, including osteoarthritis, this handbook explains treatment options, including nutrition and weight management, exercise, physical therapy, medications and other supplements, surgical interventions, and alternative therapies (acupuncture, chiropractic, and herbal medicine).

Part of the Pet Lover's Guide series, this volume presents detailed information on alternative therapies for both dogs and cats. Written in a clear, simple manner, the book is divided into three main parts. Part 1, on diet and natural therapies, addresses the importance of diet for pets, and discusses the pros and cons of both commercially available and homemade diets. It also covers the basic explanations of the various alternative therapies widely used by holistic veterinarians and readily available to pet owners (e.g., supplements and herbs, acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic and other manual healing). Part 2 makes recommendations for specific health conditions, such as skin problems or digestive tract problems, and describes how various alternative therapies are used alone or in combination with allopathic therapies to treat or relieve the condition. Finally, Part 3 offers an overview of health maintenance and preventive health, and includes information about vaccinations, flea and tick control, weight control, and caring for the aging pet. Full-color line art and photographs illustrate various plants and herbs, and also techniques such as manual therapies, massage, and other hands-on healing techniques in a user-friendly and easily identifiable manner. Special boxes labeled "Where We Stand" present the author's strong opinions on specific (sometimes controversial) issues in a highlighted, easy-to-find format. Key terms are highlighted, making them easy to locate and reference - these terms are also included in the glossary with clear, simple definitions. Important information is bulleted and placed in a shaded box, bringing the main points to the reader's attention in a quick and useful way. Clear readability makes information easily accessible to pet owners, helping them to better understand natural therapies and their uses in treating pets. It also enables veterinarians to carry the book in their practices and recommend it to clients. Written by established, recognized veterinarians, this book is a reliable source for veterinary professionals.

From basic procedures like spays, castrations, and declaws to advanced surgeries like craniotomy, vertal slots, and lung lobectomy, Fossum's Small Animal Surgery, 5th Edition is the go-to, full-color guide for everything that general veterinarians and vet students need to know about both soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Five editors bring their expert perspective as they discuss the latest advances in key areas such as imaging modalities, regenerative medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and neurology. There is no better resource to keep you up to date on the latest advances and techniques in small animal surgery! - Well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in emergency and clinical situations. - Anesthesia Protocols offer easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders. - Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques, including radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging, explores the most useful imaging modalities for demonstrating areas of surgical concern. - Clinical tips boxes provide at-a-glance surgical and practice tips. - Postsurgical care instructions provide customizable client aftercare handouts for many of the procedures in the book. - Reference links to PubMed grant access to full-text articles. - NEW! Expanded sections on thoracoscopy, arthroscopy, and laparoscopy reflect the significant growth in minimally invasive procedures in vet medicine. - NEW! Significantly revised section on joint disease includes additional techniques and procedures. - NEW! Revised chapter on regenerative medicine emphasizes application of stem cell and regenerative medicine technologies to clinical patients. - NEW! Increased emphasis on differential diagnosis helps you learn how to avoid misdiagnoses that result in unnecessary surgery with the inclusion of boxes covering disorders that may mimic the more commonly encountered surgical neurologic problems that are not actual disorders requiring surgical repair. - NEW! Correlation boxes highlight the advances in veterinary medicine that correlate with human medicine. - NEW! Expanded chapter on neurologic examination cover how to perform a proper neurologic exam to detect problems in cats and dogs. - NEW! Step-by-step procedure videos that walk through both basic and advanced procedures have been added to this new edition. - NEW! Aftercare instructions and rarely performed procedures have been added to the Expert Consult.

Describes how the author adopted a wild dog by installing a dog door so that the dog could live both inside and outside, in a study of human-dog partnership, and animal consciousness and behavior.

Von der Basisoperation, wie beispielsweise einer Kastration, bis hin zu schwierigen Operationen, wie einer Kraniotomie - im "Fossum" findet man alles, was zur Praxis der Kleintierchirurgie gehört. Ob zum Nachschlagen oder zum Abklären aktueller Probleme Chirurgie der Kleintiere lässt keine Fragen offen und ist daher für den chirurgischen Alltag unentbehrlich! Die 5 Top-Herausgeber aus den USA bringen ihr Expertenwissen zu aktuellen Themen, wie minimal-invasiven Chirurgie und Bildgebungsverfahren, ein. Über 2.000 farbige Abbildungen, darunter viele Zeichnungen, verdeutlichen die Inhalte und zeigen chirurgische Abläufe. Tabellen zeigen das Wichtigste auf einen Blick, zahlreiche Kästen heben Inhalte, wie beispielsweise das chirurgische Vorgehen bei Eingriffen, hervor. Diese neue Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet, aktualisiert und neu strukturiert. Kapitel wurden erweitert, neue kamen hinzu. Entstanden ist ein topaktuelles Werk, das noch stärker auf die praxisrelevanten Fragestellungen von Tierärzten und Studenten der Tiermedizin eingeht. Mit Online -Zugriff auf zahlreiches Video-Material zu Untersuchungen, Arbeitsabläufen sowie physiotherapeutischen Maßnahmen.