Dog Medicine

When Dr. Penny Parker goes to work at a family veterinary practice in her hometown, she becomes a mentor to two externs and a matchmaker for an orphan dog. Pixie belonged to a lifelong Fern Springs resident, who took her everywhere in his coveted antique car. Denny Mathers was president of the local nursing home visits, popular with dog-lovers at the dog park, and a rabble rouser with his friends. He had a big heart for the community and a checkered past he left behind. After he unexpectedly passed away at the clinic, his family secrets emerged. Why did a man with a heart of gold become ...

This fast paced book follows Dr. Kat in her second year of small animal practice. Advancing from the safety of her internship year to start a staff veterinary position, Dr. Kat is confident and excited. She has gone no contact with her emotionally abusive family and turned to her loving house family and work community. This stability gives her the courage to trust her absent boyfriend, who may either be working undercover or just pretending to be, and to reach out to her long lost, possibly hostile, brother as well. Dr. Kat knows that emergency medicine will be stressful, but feels well ...

For more than two decades, esteemed veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf treated cancer in her beloved canine patients. Then, at age fifty-one, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well is Dr. Renee’s unforgettable testament to the extraordinary healing nature of dogs. Every day in her veterinary practice, she bears witness to the undeniable bond between pets and their people.

In this moving narrative of a group of patient advocates who are revolutionizing the way medical research is conducted, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Amy Dockser Marcus shows what happens when a community joins forces with doctors and researchers to try to save children’s lives. Their extraordinary social experiment reveals new pathways for treating disease and conducting research. Science may be forever changed.

Your dog deserves more than conventional care. With Holistic Canine Health, discover a natural approach to pet wellness that prioritizes prevention, nourishment, and vitality—without relying solely on medications or processed foods. More pet owners are turning to holistic methods to support their dog’s immune system, reduce toxic exposure, and improve quality of life. This guide combines science and nature to help you take control of your dog’s health in a practical, accessible way.

In this collection of stories from his life, Israeli veterinarian Dr. Yair Ben Ziony shares his fascinating experiences with animals that moo, bark, bay, and purr. His sensitive eye reveals the beauty and nuance in every situation, as he evinces empathy not only for his four-legged patients but also for their two-legged masters, who often prove as intriguing and unpredictable as their charges. Each tale - be it amusing, sad, shocking, or simply strange - gives the listener fresh insight into the intricacies of the human-animal relationship.

Is there an animal doctor in the house? When an accident or other emergency threatens your pet, every minute counts. Don't be unprepared! Download the updated audiobook of The First-Aid Companion for Dogs and Cats by Amy Shojai for hands-free emergency veterinary advice on your device - whenever and wherever needed!

Paramedicine isn't a job... It's a lifestlye filled with hours of boredom punctuated by moments of terror and glimpses of perfection. Have you ever wondered what paramedics experience? Dealing with 'the job' takes over a third of a medic's life and more. Working twenty-four hour shifts is the industry standard, which makes sleep deprivation also a standard regardless of the Department of Transportation's regulations for other careers. EMS must be able to perform in the worst conditions at any moment, which subjects paramedics to extreme stress hormones, emotional turmoil, and physical wear ...

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to use appropriate essential oils for the different needs of dogs. Most dog owners find the application of essential oils useful in keeping their dogs healthy and happy. While aromatherapy using essential oils benefit human beings both psychologically, physically, emotionally, and even spiritually, it is also beneficial to dogs.

Rabies enjoys a fearsome and lurid reputation. Throughout the decades of spiraling growth that defined New York City from the 1840s to the 1910s, the bone-chilling cry of "Mad dog!" possessed the power to upend the ordinary routines and rhythms of urban life. In Mad Dogs and Other New Yorkers, Jessica Wang examines the history of this rare but dreaded affliction during a time of rapid urbanization.

This is a book for the enlightened dog owners - a groundbreaking, "whole-dog" approach to raising a puppy, from the halls of one of the most prestigious and pioneering veterinary schools in the world. Nowhere else will readers find this whole-dog approach, a unique combination of training, behavior, and health care.

Mabel plans to bring the thrills of volunteering to the masses—if she doesn’t go to the dogs first. When Mabel finds herself sharing a thicket with a dead body while volunteering with canine search-&-rescue, her life has clearly—once again—gone to the dogs!

We are currently in the midst of a psychedelic resurgence. Medical and academic research teams have launched studies into the effective use of psychedelics to treat illnesses which modern medicine can’t always effectively address, including PTSD, addiction and depression. At the same time, a growing number of adults are interested in experiencing the potentially life-changing insight and perspective that psychedelics reputably provide. But those searching for reliable information for how to take and make meaning from these profound experiences have found little available, until now.

According to a study conducted by folks at doTERRA (a company that's dedicated to distributing first-rate essential oils to international customers), dogs are among the top animals who respond very well to the effects of essential oils. It can be traced to the fact that the four-legged animals have an exceptional sense of smell. Regardless of the breed you have, be it a Golden Retriever, a German Shepherd, a Malamute, or any standard dog, pleasant fragrances can do wonders for a man's best friend.

Since you are reading this, you love your pet, and because you know the benefits of essential oils, you want your pet to enjoy the benefits of essential oils just as you do. Essential oils are important to us for many reasons; they are also important to pets. For pets, most of these reasons are no different.