Dr. Kellon's Guide to First Aid for Horses (eBook)

A Quick and Easy Reference to Conditions That Require Emergency Treatment

Eleanor Kellon (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
360 Seiten
Skyhorse (Verlag)
978-1-5107-4168-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Sound professional advice on what to do until the veterinarian arrives. Dr. Eleanor Kellon has created a quick and easy reference to conditions that require emergency treatment. Dr. Kellon's Guide to First Aid for Horses offers guidelines to be followed in determining what a horses problem could be, and it suggests information that should be given to the veterinarian as soon as you call. The book is organized by color-coded chapters on specific types of problems, or on specific anatomical areas and organ systems. At the beginning of each chapter is a quick reference list of symptoms and topics that allows you to turn immediately to those sections of the chapter that might pertain to your horse's problems.Dr. Kellon's Guide to First Aid for Horses includes lists of symptoms and their causes, instructions for home treatment, and checklists of the first aid supplies necessary to deal with the following emergencies:Concussions, burns, and shockAbrasions, lacerations, bleedingSmoke inhalation, asthma, and emphysemaFever, botulism, and blood poisoningColic, bloating, constipation, and diarrheaHypothermia, hyperthermia, and frostbiteStroke, muscle cramps, laminitis, and seizuresBladder infection and stones in the urinary tractProlonged labor, newborn emergenciesAllergies and adverse drug reactionsAnd many other life threatening situations or conditions Dr. Kellon also includes reference sections on preparing horses for treatment, restraint, drug reactions, and managing trapped horses. Give yourself the confidence to deal with any emergency veterinary situation by keeping a copy of Dr. Kellon's Guide to First Aid for Horses close at hand.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.11.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-4168-2 / 1510741682
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-4168-3 / 9781510741683