Shelter Medicine 2e

By Lila Miller

Book Overview

Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, Second Edition is the premier reference on shelter medicine. Divided into sections on management, species-specific animal husbandry, infectious disease, animal cruelty, shelter programs, behavior, and spay/neuter, the new edition has been reformatted in a more user-friendly design with briefer chapters and information cross-referenced between chapters. Maintaining a herd health approach, new and expanded chapters address issues of husbandry, infectious disease management, behavior forensics, population management, forensic toxicology, animal cruelty and hoarding, enrichment in shelters, spay/neuter, and shelter design. Now in full color, this fully updated new edition delivers a vast array of knowledge necessary to provide appropriate and humane care for shelter animals. Veterinarians, veterinary technicians and shelter professionals will find this to be the go-to resource on the unique aspects of shelter medicine that help facilitate operating a modern, efficient, and humane shelter.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813819938
• ISBN13: 9780813819938
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.5" x 9.6"