 | Price Comparisons: Rental | | Sorry, the textbook you were looking for is not available as Rental, at any of the stores we searched. | Summaries and Customer Reviews are supplied by Amazon.com | From an experienced and highly respected authority in the veterinary world comes a comprehensive must-have guide to everything you need to know to ensure high-quality health care for your beloved animal companions.
Our pets mean the world to us and we go out of our way to pamper them, from gourmet cat treats to doggie daycare. We should, of course, also demand the very best when it comes to their health. But how do we choose the right veterinarian? How do we know if our pets are receiving proper medical treatment or the most effective therapy when they are sick?
Remarkable progress has been made in veterinary medicine, but there is still much disparity in the health care provided for pets. Dr. Louise Murray cuts through the confusion, addresses the common concerns of pet owners, and arms you with knowledge so you can avoid substandard care. Inside you’ll find information on
• how to choose a veterinarian
• what to look for during your pet’s exam
• when it’s time to seek out a specialist
• how to make sure your pet is protected by up-to-date technology, safe anesthesia protocols, and advanced surgical techniques
• proper pain management and adequate nursing care for your pet
• the lowdown on vaccinations
• the growing realm of alternative veterinary medicine
• the latest pet insurance plans
• the use and misuse of steroid medication
She also gives counsel on where to turn if you suspect improper care, and provides comforting advice on saying good-bye.
Vet Confidential is an honest and vital source that will help pet owners make sure that their cherished pets will live a long, happy, and healthy life. |
Average Customer Rating:  Confidence in Vet Confidential As director of medicine at the ASPCA's Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City, Louise Murray is at the top of her field as an informed and dedicated veterinarian. Combining this with her fine writing skills, she has given us an indespensible guide to pet care. She treats subjects as disparate as euthenasia decisions to the cost of pet health care with intelligence and a great humanitarian sense. Vet Confidential Vet Confidential is a an easy to read book with helpful tips on how to monitor your pet's health and what to look for when selecting a vet's office. it makes a great gift for other pet owners and pet owners to be. Take the mystery out of getting the best care for your pet Choosing a veterinarian sometimes seems more complicated than we'd hope it would be. Our pets can't tell us how they're treated behind the scenes. We're unfamiliar with the options for treatment and medication. And we often have to make life-or-death decisions under emotional duress and financial pressure. Dr. Murray is here to help.
More experienced than the vast majority of practitioners out there, she's board-certified in internal medicine and is the director of medicine at the ASPCA (where she treats beloved pets, animal cruelty victims, and adoptable homeless animals.) In accessible (but never condescending) language, she guides you through the thought processes you should engage in, questions you should ask, and warning signs -- and explains where your hard-earned money goes when you make those sacrifices for the pet you love.
(Full disclosure: we went to high school together. She loved animals back then!) How to Look Out for Your Pet's Best Interests I found this book amazingly comprehensive and informative with chapters on subjects like how to find a good vet, making the most of appointments, keeping pet inoculation records, when and how to find a specialist, even advanced technology and alternative medicine.
She tells pet owners what questions to ask and what to look for.
Checklists with objective criteria at the end of each chapter sum up the information and can be used over and over.
If you've had pets, you've probably taken them to the vet dozens of times. But that doesn't mean your animals have
gotten the best most up to date care possible. This book will help you be sure that they do.
Most pet owners just don't know how to judge the care their pets are getting either, or where to turn when there's a health crisis. And although there's a lot of information on the internet about health insurance and airplane fares,there's been no resource with objective information about choosing a vet.
People often choose the office that's closest to their home or because the staff is nice or the waiting room clean. But they'd never even buy a car that way-- leaving home and stopping at the first dealer they come to and buying the first on the lot --and people care a whole lot more about their pets than they do their cars.
This book can educate owners about getting the best care for their pets before there's a critical problem and it's too late because their vet didn't perform some basic routine test, like checking the animal's blood pressure.
There's never been a resource like it.
A Consumer's Guide to the Vet's Office! This book is really a 'must have' for any new or experienced pet owner. Dr. Murray demystifies veterinary medicine and makes the reader an informed consumer at the vet's office. She breaks veterinary medicine down concisely and effectively in this very readable book. I have never seen any book like it, it's a resource I am so thankful I have because will it save me both money and time. And it has kept me from wondering whether I am really getting the best veterinary care I can for my pet.
I have two favorite chapters; one is a breakdown of pet vaccinations. Basically, Dr. Murray explains that not every vaccination is necessary for every pet. Depending on the pet's lifestyle, tendencies, and age--certain vaccinations really may not be necessary! And Dr. Murray has some very easy to understand charts that allow you to determine which shots your pet really needs. Honestly, for this chapter alone the book is worth buying!
The other chapter I really love is the one which teaches you how to make an educated evaluation of your veterinarian. She explains what questions to ask your vet, what equipment a good veterinary practice should have, what kind of staffing and overnight care all good vets should have, and when a vet should refer your pet to a specialist. This is really life saving information, and I didn't realize the quality of care difference between some veterinarians.
Basically, this book is a great tool to help us protect our pets! |  |
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