عنوان

Equine geriatric medicine and surgery /

0721601634

9780721601632

b526583

Equine geriatric medicine and surgery /

[Book]

[edited by] Joseph J. Bertone.

St. Louis, Mo. :

Saunders Elsevier,

[2006]

©2006

xvii, 263 pages :

illustrations ;

28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is an "old horse" and its recent impact -- Interactions with horses and the human-animal bond -- Field approach and wellness management of geriatric horses -- Anesthetic considerations for the geriatric equine -- Cardiac disease in the geriatric horse -- Dentistry in the geriatric horse -- Endocrine dysfunction in the aged horse -- Aging and how it affects the response to exercise in the horse -- Manual therapy, acupuncture, and Chinese herbal medicine in the geriatric equine -- Gastrointestinal medicine -- Abdominal surgery in the geriatric equine -- Geriatric musculoskeletal disorders of the horse -- Neoplasia -- Nutrition of the geriatric horse -- Eye disease in geriatric horses -- Respiratory disease in the geriatric equine patient -- Reproductive disorders -- Urinary tract disorders in geriatric horses -- West Nile virus and the geriatric horse -- Liver disease in the geriatric horse -- The equine geriatric foot -- Neurologic disease in geriatric horses -- Euthanasia and grief support in an equine bond-centered practice -- Conditions, diseases, and injuries of the older horses for horse owners.

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Horses-- Aging.

Horses-- Diseases.

Horses-- Surgery.

Veterinary geriatrics.

Aging.

Horse Diseases-- surgery.

Horses-- physiology.

Horses-- surgery.

Veterinary Medicine-- methods.

Bertone, Joseph.

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