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Just what the doctor ordered : a complete guide to drugs and medications for your dog /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foster, Race
Other Authors: Smith, Marty, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Howell Book House, [1996]
Subjects:
Dog Diseases > drug therapy.
Veterinary Drugs.
Pets.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. An Overview of medication usage
  • The Selection of a medication
  • Route of administration
  • Distribution of medications once they are within the body
  • Pt. 2. The Chemotherapeutic medications
  • The Fight against bacteria and related organisms-antimicrobials
  • Fungal and yeast infections
  • Medications used against viruses
  • Medications for the treatment of internal parasites
  • The Treatment of ectoparasites
  • Cancer therapeutics
  • Steroids
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (nsaids)
  • Antihistamines
  • Pt. 3. The Pharmacotherapeutic drugs-the body modifiers
  • The Gastrointestinal tract
  • The Heart and circulatory sytem
  • The Respiratory sytem.
  • The Ophthalmic system
  • The Otic system
  • The Skin and related structures
  • The Nervous sytem
  • The Urinary sytem
  • The Reproductive sytems
  • The Endocrine sytem
  • Pr. 4. Nutritional supplementation
  • Vitamins and fatty acids-the essentials of life
  • Prescription diets-the reasons for those used
  • Drug dosages
  • Drug interactions and contraindications.