Explains what a veterinarian is and what their responsibilities are, including helping animals who are sick or hurt.

Este libro contiene información relevante sobre los aspectos esenciales de enfermedades animales de carácter zoonótico y de enfermedades propias de los animales, causadas por agentes biológicos. Se han incluido patologías que afectan a especies domésticas de importancia productiva, pero también a animales de compañía como los felinos y caninos, con el objetivo de que este libro entregue información básica para médicos veterinarios, médicos...

Sasha es, al momento de escribir esto, una Bull Terrier Staffordshire de cinco años, la cual es simplemente uno de los animales más maravillosos que he tenido el privilegio de conocer en mi vida. Abandonada en una alcantarilla a las seis semanas de edad, estaba casi muerta de hipotermia cuando fue encontrada por un guardián de la perrera municipal, que pasaba por allí. Una semana más tarde se convirtió en parte de nuestra familia y lo que sigue...

In the mid-twentieth century, modern humans took control of the reproductive processes. The sexual revolution has brought us the birth control pill and the artificial insemination of our herds. Humans are the first mammal to have their genitals at their fingertips and finally gain control over reproductive processes. Modern humans also gained control over the reproduction of livestock, including poultry. Meat for consumption in the factory industry...

This is an easy guide to veterinary care for cats. It includes bringing pet cats or kittens home, supplies, cat vaccines for major prevental cat diseases, spaying and neutering, pregnancy in cats, dental care, nutrition, testing for cat diseases, behavioral concerns, poisons, finding lost pet, senrior cat needs, cat ages, a home exam for cats, and more.

This is a basic dog care title. The topics include picking a pet, supplies for pets, puppy proofing homes, the major preventable diseases of dogs and the vaccines for these diseases, ticks and tick diseases, dental care, nutrition, spaying and neutering, pregnancy and delivery of pups, arthritis, finding lost dogs, emergency care, pet exams, senior pets, and a brief chapter on training. This book is an excellent reference for new pet owners, families,...

"All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going to let anything stop her: not her allergy to cats, and...

When vet Alex Tinson was plucked from the Australian outback to be chief vet in charge of the United Arab Emirates President's racing camels, he was given a mission: to make the camels the best in all of Arabia. Thirty years later he is still there, having become the world's leading camel vet while caring for a menagerie of unusual animals along the way. But this is more than a story about exotic creatures. It is about crossing boundaries of race...

A Paw Partnership charts a path toward hope and healing through partnerships between pet parents and the professionals who care for their pets. Neha Taneja knew the statistics. From her vantage point as veterinary practice manager, she'd watched the industry take its toll on her peers. Now she, too, was on the brink of burnout. By stepping away from the profession, Taneja found the compelling perspective offered in A Paw Partnership: How the...