Hardcover,
328 pages
280
x 216 mm page size
270
radiographs
85 black and white photos
38 tables
ISBN:
978-3-87706-548-8
Price £61.00
Published
by Schluetersche, Germany and distributed by Manson Publishing.
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Joe
P. Morgan, DVM PhD
University of California, Davis, USA
Alida Wind, DVM
University of California, Davis, USA
Autumn Davidson, DVM
University of California, Davis, USA
with
Lars Audell, DVM
Swedish Kennel Club
This book provides unique material that goes far beyond a description
of bone and joint disorders alone. Each chapter provides information
on the history, pathogenesis, diagnosis (physical and radiographic),
therapy and prognosis of a particular canine skeletal disease as
well as how the disease will affect the dog's life.
The text covers all clinically relevant physical regions in the
dog, eg, shoulder, elbow, hip, stifle and tarsus, and presents a
group of actual, clinical osteochondrosis cases involving different
anatomical locations.
The authors address the importance of selection of dogs for breeding,
including changes in breed appearance and disease propensity and
the effect of high-energy diets in fast-growing animals. Discussion
includes the impact of a lifetime of pain for the affected dog and
the treatment expense for clients, yet provides steps that help
the owner curb the progressive aspects of bone or joint diseases
and manage the animal's discomfort.
In
daily practice client questions about skeletal disorders are routine.
This remarkable, instructional text will provide answers, incidence
figures, advice about surgery and timing, and honest analyses of
treatment failures and successes. Here is a fresh look at OCD, dysplasias
and other bone diseases, with realistic assessments and positive
directives for pet care and client support.
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