Manual of Clinical Procedures in the Dog, Cat, & Rabbit [Paperback]

Steven E. Crow (Author), Sally O. Walshaw (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 039751588X | ISBN-13: 978-0397515882 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 2

Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of this comprehensive text details the basic, in-office diagnostic and therapeutic procedures commonly performed in treating dogs, cats, and rabbits. Step-by-step instructions on restraint, anesthesia, surgical technique, and medical management are provided and include the "whether to" in addition to the "why to" and "how to." The book discusses purposes of the procedures, indications, precautions, possible complications, equipment needed, and preparations. Superb line drawings of procedures explicitly demonstrate operational motions as well as pertinent anatomic relationships.

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Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of this comprehensive text details the basic, in-office diagnostic and therapeutic procedures commonly performed in treating dogs, cats, and rabbits. Step-by-step instructions on restraint, anesthesia, surgical technique, and medical management are provided and include the "whether to" in addition to the "why to" and "how to." The book discusses purposes of the procedures, indications, precautions, possible complications, equipment needed, and preparations. Superb line drawings of procedures explicitly demonstrate operational motions as well as pertinent anatomic relationships.

About the Author

Steven E. Crow, DVM and Sally O. Walshaw, MA, VMD.

Product Details

• Paperback: 323 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039751588X
• ISBN-13: 978-0397515882
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manual of Clinical Procedures on the Dog, Cat and Rabbit, November 25, 1999

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Dr. Bonnie Ballard - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manual of Clinical Procedures in the Dog, Cat, & Rabbit (Paperback)

I am a director of a veterinary technology program and this is a required text. It outlines the "how-to-do" of procedures as simple as cephalic venipuncture to complicated procedures such as gastrotomy tube placement. The value of this book lies in the fact that it lists every supply or piece of equipment you will need to perform a procedure and then walks you through it step by step. The illustrations are awesome. This book would be a valuable reference for a practitioner or technician who wants to perform a procedure for the first time or needs a refresher on the procedure.The inclusion of rabbits to this edition is a welcome addition as it outlines procedures likely performed in practice.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy effort, June 5, 2000

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Omar O. Barriga - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manual of Clinical Procedures in the Dog, Cat, & Rabbit (Paperback)

This book reveals a good intent that fell slightly short. The authors evidently know their stuff very well and describe many procedures with meticulousness. However, necessary details are missing on ocassion, like where to locate the vessel they recommend to inject. The illustations are satisfactory but sometimes insufficient. One wonders whether photographs could have been better in these cases. I missed some procedures that are common in veterinary clinics today like x-rays and some small surgery techniques that are common in a clinical setting. For examaple, I would have liked to find some pointers on how to operate an x-ray machine. The book is very useful and well worth buying it, but the authors could make it even better if they surveyed the needs of their colleagues before attempting the next edition.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Manual of clinical procedures in the dog, cat & rabbit, October 14, 2007

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This review is from: Manual of Clinical Procedures in the Dog, Cat, & Rabbit (Paperback)

This book was required by my teacher for class.
Their is a small section for rabbits. It includes restraint, and selected clinical procedures ( intravenous catheterization, bandaging the catheter for fluid adminstration, blood collection from jugular catheter, oral adminstration of liquid medication/tablet, intravenous injection, urine collection, & endotracheal tube intabation).
Most of the book is dedicated to the dog & cat. The sections include chapters on restraint, blood collection, injection techniques, placement and care of IV caths, oral adminstration of medications, dermatologic procedures, impression preparations, fine needle aspiration biopsy, ophthalmic procedures, ear care, pedicure, urethral catheterization, rectal exam, anal sac expression and cannulation, enema, skin prep., intubation, gastric lavage, dental prophylaxis, nasopharyngeal procedures, teansteacheal aspiration, centesis, peritoneal cath. & lavage, semen collection and insemination, vaginal exam and speciman collection, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, rapid evaluation of bleeding and clotting disorders. I only gave a 4 because the book has no actual photographs, just illustrations and they are black and white. I work with cats and I think some of the cat restraint techniques are way off. Otherwise the book is great!