The Dog's Drugstore: A Dog Owner's Guide to Nonprescription Drugs and Their Safe Use in Veterinary Home-Care

By Richard W. Redding and Myrna L. Papurt

Book Overview

For the concerned dog owner, today's array of veterinary home-care options can be bewildering. Written by two experienced veterinarians, "The Dog's Drugstore" breaks through this confusion and skillfully guides owners to the best methods of care. *Comprehensive listings of conditions, their symptoms, and effective treatments*Clear and specific instructions for calculating correct medicine dosages for all sizes and breeds of dog *How to tell if your dog is in pain-and which pain medications work best*Tricks and tips to get your dog to take his medicine*How to treat wounds, sprains, and other injuries*The best non-prescription treatments for fleas, ticks, and worms*How to avoid accidental poisoning*Important information on herbal remedies for dogs*Keeping your dog's medical history*Organizations of interest to caring dog owners Featuring clear illustrations to help you identify common conditions and step-by-step instructions to guide you through each step of home treatment, this encyclopedic volume will fill a void in every dog-owner's bookshelf. With "The Dog's Drugstore," learn when and how to treat your pooch's sniffles and sprains-and save your pet a trip to the vet.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312978898
• ISBN13: 9780312978891
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

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This should be on every pet owners bookshelf. It's a fairly cheap looking paperback but the information is useful.