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

Richard W. Redding (Author), Myrna L. Papurt (Author), Lisa Makarchuk (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000

*Do you know which over-the-counter drugs are safe and effective for use in dogs? *Which are useless or even dangerous? 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.

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Which dog conditions can be safely treated with over-the-counter medication, and which can only be treated with prescription drugs? What is the proper method of administering medication to a dog? When is a trip to the veterinarian warranted? These and many other questions are answered by Redding (physiology and small animal surgery, Coll. of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn Univ.) and Papurt (Compatible Canines). Organized by system (e.g., digestive, reproductive, integumentary) and written in language accessible to the lay reader, this fact-filled guide should be read by every responsible owner. A glossary, appendixes discussing herbal remedies in veterinary use, a bibliography, a directory of canine health organizations, and a listing of sources for canine health products make this a complete guide to canine health. Highly recommended for public libraries.
-Florence Scarinci, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"A book that needed to be written."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 234 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031220888X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312208882
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,344,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rx for Dogs, June 23, 2000

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Allen Williams - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dog's Drugstore: A Dog Owner's Guide to Nonprescription Drugs and Their Safe Use in Veterinary Home-Care (Hardcover)

Finally, a useful book for the layman.I was very disappointed in the layout (editing) of the book. The reader must fumble through the book to find tables for medications to treat various conditions. The medical advice is sound and very useful. Revamp the book with an index that is usable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD!!, January 2, 2010

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Terrolynn Guiles (Spanaway, Washington -- USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dog's Drugstore: A Dog Owner's Guide to Nonprescription Drugs and Their Safe Use in Veterinary Home-Care (Hardcover)

This is a great resource book. I refer to it often, and have also purchased more copies for friends.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars God information, March 8, 2007

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This review is from: The Dog's Drugstore: A Dog Owner's Guide to Nonprescription Drugs and Their Safe Use in Veterinary Home-Care (Paperback)

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