What Your Dog Is Trying To Tell You: A Head-To-Tail Guide To Your Dog's Symptoms & Their Solutions [Mass Market Paperback]

John M. Simon D.V.M. (Author), Stephanie Pederson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000

Your Dog Can't Speak, but his Symptoms Can

The best way to ensure your dog's health is to know how to intepret his sympotms and take the proper measures to get him well again. From head to tail, from psysical to behavioral problems, respected veternarian Dr. John Simon helps you understand your dog's ailments and arrive at safe, effective solutions. Included in this dog owner's invaluable volume are:

Emergency symptoms: what kindof signals should be attended to immediately and which ones to watch closely
Home care vs. doctor care: when your dog needs to see a vet when you can remedy the problem yourself
150 common dog health problems: outlined in clear, easy-to-understand language, Dr. Simon presents the most common pet problems and the best way to treat them
Plus: essential appendices for fast reference, including a checklist for good health, how to perfrm a weekly exam, a chapter of emergency symptoms and solutions--and much, much more

Now you don't have to be a veterinarian to discover What your Dog is Trying to Tell You

Editorial Reviews

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"I have never seen a book like this one...An extremely useful guide." --Mordecai Siegal, author of UC Davis Book of Dogs

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312972873
• ISBN-13: 978-0312972875
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,297,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Medical info AND peace of mind!, June 17, 2003

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Kimberly Borrowdale (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Your Dog Is Trying To Tell You: A Head-To-Tail Guide To Your Dog's Symptoms & Their Solutions (Mass Market Paperback)

WHAT YOUR DOG IS TRYING TO TELL YOU is an easy to use, easy to read, straightforward and practical guide to canine health. While of course no book can take the place of regular (and emergency if need be) visits to your dog's veterinarian, this book is a great help in deciding what the problem might be and whether it warrants a trip to the vet or whether it's something you can take care of at home (e.g. did the dog vomit because she has parvo or because she ate too much dinner too fast?). The book starts off with a section of symptoms that require emergency care, and includes a handy tear-out reference chart.

The remainder of the book is arranged in sections corresponding with parts of the dog's body, making it easy for the reader to find exactly what she is looking for, from Head and Neck to Tail and Anus. If one's dog is scratching, for example, it could be for any number of reasons other than fleas (what most people think of first when they see a dog scratching). Chapter 6 covers Hair and Skin, including several pages on scratching, which includes constant, rhythmic scratching; intense itching with redness and swelling of a particular area, and so on. The discussion of each symptom includes related symptoms, possible causes, care, and prevention.

There is also a chapter that addresses abnormal behaviors, and several appendices, including Checklist for Good Health, How to Perform a Weekly Home Exam, and Breed Disease Predilections.

WHAT YOUR DOG IS TRYING TO TELL YOU is a marvelous canine health guide for the layman that will provide not only needed medical information but also peace of mind for the dog owner...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars LackLuster, November 3, 2006

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K. Laplace (South Bend, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Your Dog Is Trying To Tell You: A Head-To-Tail Guide To Your Dog's Symptoms & Their Solutions (Mass Market Paperback)

The book is very small and covers some basic knowledge, but is not really great for answering the "big" questions you might have about your dog's health.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, March 9, 2006

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maralaura "Mara" (Asuncion, Paraguay) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: What Your Dog Is Trying To Tell You: A Head-To-Tail Guide To Your Dog's Symptoms & Their Solutions (Mass Market Paperback)

This book really helps to understand your dog symptons and it's very easy tu read because it doesn't have all that technical words that make hard to understand the book.