| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 696 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction to working in the field -- Stray dog population management -- Community engagement and education -- Humane canine handling, capture, and transportation -- Operating a field spay/neuter clinic -- General anesthesia and analgesia -- Regional anesthesia and local blocks -- Non-surgical fertility control -- Spay/neuter surgical techniques -- Ancillary surgical procedures -- Sanitation and surgical asepsis -- Euthanasia in veterinary field projects -- Treatment protocols for commonly observed medical conditions -- Diagnostic techniques -- Emergency medicine and procedures -- Wellness and preventive care -- Prevention considerations for common zoonotic diseases -- Emergency animal sheltering -- Program monitoring and evaluation -- Formulary |
| Summary |
Field Manual for Small Animal Medicine offers anyone working in resource-limited environments a practical resource for delivering veterinary care outside the traditional hospital or clinic setting. *Offers the only comprehensive resource for best practices when practicing veterinary medicine in resource-limited environments. *Integrates practical and cost-effective protocols where the ideal solution may not be available. *Presents information on vital topics such as operating a field spay/neuter clinic, emergency sheltering, sanitation and surgical asepsis, preventive care practices, zoonotic diseases, and euthanasia. *Serves as a quick reference guide for common surgical procedures, cytology interpretation, anesthesia and treatment protocols, and drug dosing.--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (Wiley Online Library, viewed August 7, 2019) |
| Subject |
Dogs -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Cats -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Dogs -- Diseases.
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Dog Diseases
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Cats -- Diseases.
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Cat Diseases
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Poverty Areas
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Veterinary Medicine -- methods
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Sterilization, Reproductive -- veterinary
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Dogs -- Diseases.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Cats -- Diseases.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Polak, Katherine, 1984- editor.
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Kommedal, Ann Therese, 1977- editor.
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| LC no. |
2018001335 |
| ISBN |
9781119380528 |
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1119380529 |
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9781119243182 |
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1119243181 |
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9781119243199 |
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111924319X |
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