Veterinary Medical Guide to Dog and Cat Breeds. 171 Dog and 42 Cat Breeds

Description

This book is designed to provide the veterinary practitioner, student, breeder and pet owner with a complete but quick, up-to-date and easy to use reference to the diagnosis and management of breed relates medical conditions of dogs and cats. 171 recognized dog breeds and 42 cat breed are included, organized alphabetically, with all information heavily referenced and based on the most recent research. Appendices contain quick reference to condition by breed, available genetic tests and registries.

Veterinary Medical Guide to Dog and Cat Breeds is a must have for the general practitioner and is an ideal client education tool. Anyone concerned with educating the general public about the medical problems associated with purebred dogs and cats should have this title in their library.

Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by Manson Publishing outside of North America.

Key features

o Comprehensive but concise reference
o 171 dog breeds and 42 cat breeds covered
o A practical guide for students, veterinarians, and breeders
o Fully illustrated in colour

Contents

Section 1: General Information

• How to use this Book
• Genetic Concepts
• Genetic Counseling and Management of Genetic Disease

Section 2: Dog Breeds

• Introduction
• Affenpinscher
• Afghan Hound
• Airedale Terrier
• Akita
• Alaskan Malamute
• American Eskimo Dog
• American Foxhound
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• American Water Spaniel
• Anatolian Shepherd Dog
• Australian Cattle Dog
• Australian Shepherd
• Australian Terrier
• Basenji
• Basset Hound
• Beagle
• Bearded Collie
• Beauceron
• Bedlington Terrier
• Belgian Malinois
• Belgian Sheepdog
• Belgian Tervuren
• Bernese Mountain Dog
• Bichon Frise
• Black Russian Terrier
• Black and Tan Coonhound
• Bloodhound
• Bluetick Coonhound
• Border Collie
• Border Terrier
• Borzoi
• Boston Terrier
• Bouvier des Flandres
• Boxer
• Boykin Spaniel
• Briard
• Brittany
• Brussels Griffon
• Bull Terrier
• Bulldog
• Bullmastiff
• Cairn Terrier
• Canaan Dog
• Cane Corso
• Cardigan Welsh Corgi
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
• Chesapeake Bay Retriever
• Chihuahua
• Chinese Crested
• Chinese Shar-Pei
• Chinook
• Chow Chow
• Clumber Spaniel
• Cocker Spaniel
• Collie
• Curly-Coated Retriever
• Dachshund
• Dalmatian
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier
• Doberman Pinscher
• Dogue de Bordeaux
• English Cocker Spaniel
• English Foxhound
• English Setter
• English Springer Spaniel
• English Toy Spaniel
• Entlebucher Mountain Dog
• Field Spaniel
• Finnish Spitz
• Flat-Coated Retriever
• French Bulldog
• German Pinscher
• German Shepherd Dog
• German Shorthaired Pointer
• German Wirehaired Pointer
• Giant Schnauzer
• Glen of Imaal Terrier
• Golden Retriever
• Gordon Setter
• Great Dane
• Great Pyrenees
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
• Greyhound
• Harrier
• Havanese
• Ibizan Hound
• Icelandic Sheepdog
• Irish Red and White Setter
• Irish Setter
• Irish Terrier
• Irish Water Spaniel
• Irish Wolfhound
• Italian Greyhound
• Japanese Chin
• Keeshond
• Kerry Blue Terrier
• Komondor
• Kuvasz
• Labrador Retriever
• Lakeland Terrier
• Leonberger
• Lhasa Apso
• Löwchen
• Maltese
• Manchester Terrier
• Mastiff
• Miniature Bull Terrier
• Miniature Pinscher
• Miniature Schnauzer
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Newfoundland
• Norfolk Terrier
• Norwegian Buhund
• Norwegian Elkhound
• Norwegian Lundehund
• Norwich Terrier
• Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
• Old English Sheepdog
• Otterhound
• Papillon
• Parson Russell Terrier
• Pekingese
• Pembroke Welsh Corgi
• Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
• Pharaoh Hound
• Plott Hound
• Pointer
• Polish Lowland Sheepdog
• Pomeranian
• Poodle
• Portuguese Water Dog
• Pug
• Puli
• Pyrenean Shepherd
• Redbone Coonhound
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Rottweiler
• Saint Bernard
• Saluki
• Samoyed
• Schipperke
• Scottish Deerhound
• Scottish Terrier
• Sealyham Terrier
• Shetland Sheepdog
• Shiba Inu
• Shih Tzu
• Siberian Husky
• Silky Terrier
• Skye Terrier
• Smooth Fox Terrier
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
• Spinone Italiano
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Standard Schnauzer
• Sussex Spaniel
• Swedish Vallhund
• Tibetan Mastiff
• Tibetan Spaniel
• Tibetan Terrier
• Toy Fox Terrier
• Vizsla
• Weimaraner
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
• Welsh Terrier
• West Highland White Terrier
• Whippet
• Wire Fox Terrier
• Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
• Xoloitzcuintli
• Yorkshire Terrier

Section 3: Cat Breeds

• Introduction
• Abyssinian
• American Bobtail
• American Curl
• American Shorthair
• Balinese
• Bengal
• Birman
• Bombay
• British Shorthair
• Burmese
• Chartreux
• Colorpoint Shorthair
• Cornish Rex
• Devon Rex
• Egyptian Mau
• Exotic
• Havana Brown
• Highland Fold
• Himalayan
• Japanese Bobtail
• Korat
• LaPerm
• Maine Coon
• Manx
• Munchkin
• Norwegian Forest Cat
• Ocicat
• Oriental
• Persian
• Pixiebob
• Ragdoll
• Russian Blue
• Scottish Fold
• Selkirk Rex
• Siamese Pointed Cat or Siamese
• Siberian Forest Cat
• Singapura
• Somali
• Sphynx/Sphinx
• Tonkinese
• Turkish Angora
• Turkish Van

Appendix A: Available Genetic Tests for Breed Specific Canine and Feline Genetic Disorders
Appendix B: Genetic Testing Centers
Appendix C: Quick Reference to Conditions by Breed
Part 1: Breed Specific Conditions in Dogs
Part 2: Breed Specific Conditions in Cats
Appendix D: Cat Fancy Registries and Kennel Clubs
Appendix E: Other Resources
Appendix F: General References for the Dog and Cat
Appendix G: Glossary of Terms

Index