This book is unique in its comprehensive coverage of species - from cats and dogs through to exotics, equine and birds. It looks at the care and treatment required for all animals, both pets and wildlife, and presents clinical cases using a variety of potential situations the Veterinary Nurse might encounter. Each chapter author is an expert in their field and has an in-depth knowledge and awareness of the Veterinary Nurse's role and responsibilities in today's veterinary practice.Beautifully illustrated throughout with full colour photographs and unique line drawings, the user-friendly layout helps to make difficult subjects like anatomy and physiology easier to digest.
Contents:FOREWORD Roger Eddy MRCVSChairman of the Veterinary Nursing CommitteePREFACE Victoria AspinallChapter One: Human Animal Interaction: the place of the companion animal in society - Andi GodfreyChapter Two: The Equine Industry - Anne RogersChapter Three: Legislation and the Veterinary Nurse - Suzanne MayChapter Four: Canine and Feline Anatomy and Physiology - Sue DallasChapter Five: Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Exotic Species - Victoria AspinallChapter Six: Equine Anatomy and Physiology - Catherine PhillipsChapter Seven: Animal Housing - Trish ScorerChapter Eight: Stables and Design Management - Trish ScorerChapter Nine: Animal Grooming - Juliet WhatleyChapter Ten: Canine and Feline Nutrition - Alison JonesChapter Eleven: Clinical Nutrition - Alison JonesChapter Twelve: Equine Nutrition - Corinna PippardChapter Thirteen: Behaviour and Handling of the Dog and Cat - Jane WilliamsChapter Fourteen: Equine Behaviour and Handling - Nicola AckermanChapter Fifteen: Restraint, Handling and Administration of Medicines to Exotic Species - Sharon ReidChapter Sixteen: Introduction to Genetics - Dorothy StablesChapter Seventeen: Practical Animal Handling - Dorothy Stables and Gareth LawlerChapter Eighteen: Essentials of Patient Care - Jessica MaughamChapter Nineteen: Fundamental Pharmacology - Sally BowdenChapter Twenty: First Aid - Wendy Miller-SmithChapter Twenty One: Prevention of Spread of the Infectious Diseases - Helen Dingle and Amanda RockChapter Twenty Two: Common Medical Conditions of the Body Systems - Paula Hotston-MooreChapter Twenty Three: Principles of Surgical Nursing - Julie OustonChapter Twenty Four: Theatre Practice - Emma BrooksChapter Twenty Five: High Dependency Nursing - Clare CaveChapter Twenty Six: Dentistry - Cecilia GorrelChapter Twenty Seven: Principles of Anaesthesia and Analgesia - Michael StevensonChapter Twenty Eight: Equine Anaesthesia - Anja WalkerChapter Twenty Nine: Parasitology - Maggie FisherChapter Thirty: Microbiology - Helen MoretonChapter Thirty One: Laboratory Diagnostic Aids - Lorraine AllenChapter Thirty Two: Principles of Diagnostic Imaging - Suzanne EastonChapter Thirty Three: Management and Care of Exotic Species - Beverly Shingleton and Sarah CottinghamChapter Thirty Four: Management and Care of Injured Wildlife - Louise BrockbankAppendix One: Essential Calculations - Pip MillardAppendix Two: Normal ValuesIndex
By Victoria Aspinall, BVSc, MRCVS, Principal of Veterinary Training, Abbeydale Training Centre, Abbeydale, Gloucester, UK
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