Veterinary Notes for Cat Owners - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091776279 ISBN 13: 9780091776275

Publisher: Hutchinson, 1994

Synopsis

A comprehensive and accessible manual of feline medicine and surgery, it explains the symptoms and treatment of every disease or injury that a cat owner is likely to encounter. Written in a straightforward manner by experts in their fields, the book contains detailed sections on anatomy and physiology; the organ systems (digestive, cardiovascular reproductive, urinary, nervous, endocrine, locomotor, ear/eye/nose, immune, blood and skin); infectious diseases (bacterial, viral, parasitic etc); and poisoning. Including chapters on nursing, first aid medicines, dentistry, nutrition and feeding as well as advice for new owners and sections on showing, breeding, insurance and behaviour. This book will become the standard work on feline health care.

About this title

About the Author

Trevor Turner has been a practicing vet for more than thirty years and today is principal of a large veterinary hospital. Married to Jean, a veterinary nurse, they currently share their lives with four cats and three dogs. Trevor Turner is also editor of the highly acclaimed Veterinary Notes for Dog Owners.

From the Inside Flap

Rarely can a new book expect to become a standard work of reference when only in its first edition - but rarely has there been such a comprehensive and practical guide as Veterinary Notes for Cat Owners. Written by a distinguished panel of experts under the experienced editorial eye of Trevor Turner, it addresses the needs of cat owners, breeders and all associated with the veterinary profession.

In sections covering the following major subjects:
The New Owner
Behaviour
Nutrition and Feeding
Anatomy and Physiology
Organ Systems
Infectious Diseases
Feline Immunology
Poisoning and First Aid
Veterinary Nursing
Breeding and Genetics
The Show World

Veterinary Notes for Cat Owners provides expert guidance in an accessible and readable style. From topics such as cats and the law and cat insurance, which will be of interest to all cat owners, to details of skeletal structure and viral disease of a standard to be of value to veterinary professionals, this one volume can genuinely claim to be comprehensive in its coverage of feline health and care.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091776279
• ISBN 13: 9780091776275
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Turner Trevor, Turner Jean