Shelter medicine for veterinarians and staff
By: edited by Lila Miller and Stephen Zawistowski.
Contributors: Miller, Lila.; Zawistowski, Stephen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 546
Subjects: Veterinary medicine.; Pets -- Diseases.; Animal shelters.; Veterinary Medicine -- methods.; Animal Diseases -- diagnosis.; Animal Diseases -- prevention & control.; Animal Welfare.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The evolving animal shelter / Stephen Zawistowski and Julie Morris; title: Pet population dynamics and animal shelter issues / Janet Scarlett; title: The administrative hurdles of shelter medicine / Bonnie Yoffe-Sharp; title: Legal concerns for shelters and shelter veterinarians / Charlotte LaCroix; title: The animal shelter building: design and maintenance of a healthy and efficient facility / Tom Johnson; title: Shelter sanitation / Nicholas Gilman; title: Nutritional challenges for shelter animals / Linda Case and George Fahey; title: Shelter health care: dogs and cats / Lila Miller; title: Small mammal care in the shelter / Susan Prattis; title: Rabbit care in the shelter / Susan Prattis; title: Avian care in the shelter / Fern Van Sant; title: Reptile care in the shelter / Joerg Mayer and Janet Martin; title: Wildlife care in the shelter / Scott Diehl and Cheryl Diehl; title: Equine care in the shelter / Holly Cheever; title: Data management for shelters / Kate Hurley; title: Infectious diseases in dogs and cats / Janet Foley; title: Vaccination strategies in the shelter environment / Richard Ford; title: Disease recognition and diagnostic testing / Kate Hurley; title: Behavior programs / Pam Reid, Jill Goldman and Stephen Zawistowski; title: Behavior pharmacology / Amy Marder; title: Foster care programs / Leslie Sinclair; title: Spay and neuter techniques for the animal shelter / Leslie Appel; title: Feral cat management / Julie Levy; title: Euthanasia / Leslie Sinclair; title: Disaster medicine for shelter veterinarians / Mark Lloyd; title: Animal cruelty, abuse and neglect / Gary Patronek; title: Medical evaluation and documentation of abuse in the live animal / Robert Reisman; title: Veterinary forensics / Ed Leonard; title: Recognizing and investigating equine abuse / Holly Cheever; title: Animal fighting / Julie Dinnage, Kelley Bollen, Scott Giacoppo.