This is an indispensable reference for equine veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and others involved in breeding and keeping horses. This new edition has been fully revised, updated and re-written in a more user-friendly style and format with the inclusion of high quality line drawings and photographs to aid understanding. Also, a conscious decision was made to use generic drug names making this as relevant as possible for everybody working in the equine field all over the world.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. cover 3. Table of Contents - p. toc 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface to Second Edition - p. xv 6. The Website - p. xv 7. Part 1. Vital signs, normal values - p. xv 8. Part 2. Diagnostic Tests - p. 37 9. Part 3. Index of Drugs Used in Equine Medicine - p. 58 10. The Use of Veterinary Medicinal Products - p. 63 11. Guidelines on Horse Medicines and Horse Passports - p. 69 12. Prescriptions - p. 71 13. Prescription Abbreviations - p. 73 14. Section 1 Drugs acting on the central nervous system - p. 75 15. Section 2 Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system - p. 103 16. Section 3 Drugs acting on the respiratory system - p. 113 17. Section 4 Drugs acting on the urinary tract - p. 125 18. Section 5 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract - p. 129 19. Section 6 Hormones/steroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - p. 141 20. Section 7 Anti-infective drugs - p. 161 21. Section 8 Blood-modifying agents - p. 193 22. Section 9 Vaccines/antisera - p. 209 23. Section 10 Miscellaneous drugs/medications and other materials - p. 215 24. Part 4. Clinical AIDS - p. 257 25. Section 1 Bodyweight and surface area estimation - p. 263 26. Section 2 Imperial–metric conversion - p. 267 27. Section 3 SI–old unit conversion factors - p. 273 28. Section 4 Restraint of horses - p. 279 29. Section 5 Ageing - p. 291 30. Section 6 Humane destruction - p. 305 31. Section 7 Bandaging techniques - p. 315 32. Section 8 Clinical techniques - p. 343 33. Section 9 Signs of impending parturition - p. 415 34. Section 10 Neonatal assessment and scoring of foals - p. 417 35. Section 11 Poisons and antidotes - p. 427 36. Section 12 Notifiable diseases - p. 431 37. Section 13 Investigative methods/protocols - p. 433 38. Section 14 Equipment for equine practice - p. 449 39. Section 15 Anaesthesia - p. 455 40. Section 16 Current requirements concerning drug usage and passport regulations in the UK - p. 469 41. Index - p. 477
This is an indispensable reference for equine veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and others involved in breeding and keeping horses. This new edition has been fully revised, updated and re-written in a more user-friendly style and format with the inclusion of high quality line drawings and photographs to aid understanding. Also, a conscious decision was made to use generic drug names making this as relevant as possible for everybody working in the equine field all over the world.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. cover 3. Table of Contents - p. toc 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface to Second Edition - p. xv 6. The Website - p. xv 7. Part 1. Vital signs, normal values - p. xv 8. Part 2. Diagnostic Tests - p. 37 9. Part 3. Index of Drugs Used in Equine Medicine - p. 58 10. The Use of Veterinary Medicinal Products - p. 63 11. Guidelines on Horse Medicines and Horse Passports - p. 69 12. Prescriptions - p. 71 13. Prescription Abbreviations - p. 73 14. Section 1 Drugs acting on the central nervous system - p. 75 15. Section 2 Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system - p. 103 16. Section 3 Drugs acting on the respiratory system - p. 113 17. Section 4 Drugs acting on the urinary tract - p. 125 18. Section 5 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract - p. 129 19. Section 6 Hormones/steroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - p. 141 20. Section 7 Anti-infective drugs - p. 161 21. Section 8 Blood-modifying agents - p. 193 22. Section 9 Vaccines/antisera - p. 209 23. Section 10 Miscellaneous drugs/medications and other materials - p. 215 24. Part 4. Clinical AIDS - p. 257 25. Section 1 Bodyweight and surface area estimation - p. 263 26. Section 2 Imperial–metric conversion - p. 267 27. Section 3 SI–old unit conversion factors - p. 273 28. Section 4 Restraint of horses - p. 279 29. Section 5 Ageing - p. 291 30. Section 6 Humane destruction - p. 305 31. Section 7 Bandaging techniques - p. 315 32. Section 8 Clinical techniques - p. 343 33. Section 9 Signs of impending parturition - p. 415 34. Section 10 Neonatal assessment and scoring of foals - p. 417 35. Section 11 Poisons and antidotes - p. 427 36. Section 12 Notifiable diseases - p. 431 37. Section 13 Investigative methods/protocols - p. 433 38. Section 14 Equipment for equine practice - p. 449 39. Section 15 Anaesthesia - p. 455 40. Section 16 Current requirements concerning drug usage and passport regulations in the UK - p. 469 41. Index - p. 477
