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A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America

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Loved this book. The layouts of the poison plants are easy to understand. Gives you a clear color picture closeup and distance shots of the plants. A a US map for the habitat -- great description of its actual locations i.e. "moist conditions preferring the edges of receding reservoirs and ponds." Describes the toxins involved then gives you clinical signs diagnosis and treatment for the animal. You need this book in your barn!

After a recent bout with a little known plant toxin affecting my prized stallion, I searched through various horse/pasture guides and discovered that they were either incomplete, or didn't correctly list the true distribution of the weed/plant across the United States. Ultimately, I found this book and despite its price decided to give it a try. I have been delighted with the depth and breadth of information in this book, and it is particularly comforting to be able to read about ALL possible things that I need to look for in my pastures. If you own horses, or care for them on your property, do yourself a favor and get this book! Its also great to protect my dogs.

I was easily able to find any plant, and found the descriptions comprehensive, and comprehensible.

I ordered this after reading a few reviews of other plant poisoning books. We just moved to a 100 ac farm and have weeds and grasses galore. My horses have always been stabled and it was a handy book to have to know if what I was letting them graze was harmful. We also make hay, so I wanted to make sure when we bale that we can reduce or eliminate harmful plants. Fortunately, most of the really bad ones we don't have, but there is Bull Nettle, which I am working to eradicate. I hope this book will serve me well for years to come. Yes, it was expensive, but when you have horses that cost thousands of dollars and other pets, you'd like to keep them as safe as possible.

Excellent descriptions great pictures great therapies