Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 3e [Hardcover]

Rhea V. Morgan DVM (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0721633293 | ISBN-13: 978-0721633299 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 3rd

Written in a convenient, easily-accessible outline format, this edition provides up-to-date coverage of treatments for a myriad of small animal disorders. Each major section in the text is described under the headings of definitions, causes, pathophysiology, diagnoses, differential diagnoses, treatment, and patient monitoring. The expertise of the nationally renowned contributors and editors make this book a truly valuable veterinary reference.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1463 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 3rd edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721633293
• ISBN-13: 978-0721633299
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,553,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the Bible for the S.A. clinician, November 29, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 3e (Hardcover)

To make a long story short, if somebody tells me that I have to pick just ONE book to run a small animal practice, I would pick this one.
This book discuss 95% of the clinical cases you will find in real life and it's written in such a way, that you find the answer you need in a couple of minutes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tough choice to make, November 14, 2000

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Omar O. Barriga - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 3e (Hardcover)

The right answer to the dumb question "If you could buy only 1 book . . .?" should be "I wouldn't be a vet!" Choosing a comprehensive Small Animal Practice book, however, comes to only 2 alternatives: either Birchard & Sherding's or Morgan's. I am not considering excellent Internal Medicine texts (like Ettinger or Nelson & Couto) because, by design, they leave out important areas of the practice. Which one would you choose, then? I have a slight preference for Birchard & Sherding's (which could be influenced by the fact that I worked in the same school as them for 20 years!). Morgan's outline format occasionally is too restrictive and prevents full explanation of important concepts but it is a great text and a few chapters (like the one on Central Nervous System) are truly exceptional. Each text has its own chracteristics and strongest areas but both are outstanding. What do you do then? Do as I did; buy both! It is a bit more expensive but you will be sure that you have the very best that has been written in small animal practice. I have had no reason to repent.