Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine

Description

This practical guide synthesizes the types of treatment available for specific diseases. It is a handy reference that provides readers with an understanding of complementary and alternative treatment options for more than 130 common disease states and describes a variety of possible approaches to small animal disorders. Concentrating on nutrition, herbs, traditional Chinese medicines, and physical therapies, the authors present both tradition- and evidence-based therapies for disorders not always responsive to conventional therapies.

Reviews

"Books aimed specifically at veterinary surgeons and which cover a variety of natural therapies at a professional and concise level are rare. Particularly so books written by such well-respected authors as Susan Wynn and Steve Marsden. Both experienced in their field, Susan Wynn is a member of the American Herbalist Guild and an IVAS certified acupuncture, naturopathy and is both a Master of Oriental Medicine and a diplomate of Chinese Herbology.

Its source material is derived from a thorough literature review with excellent added material gained from experience within their own practices.

For UK-based veterinary surgeons the information on the location and use of acupuncture points in treating a wide variety of conditions is excellent.

This pocket-sized book...is an excellent source of information for any veterinary surgeon with an interest in complementary medicine and should be a welcome addition to the practice library" tim couzens, veterinary times, September 2003

Key Features

• Presents new and alternative therapies with scientific support, encouraging veterinarians explore new therapies with confidence.
• Helps veterinarians develop treatment plans - a vast improvement over large texts that simply introduce the therapies.
• Clearly explains esoteric concepts of traditional Chinese medicine in updated language.
• Practical, user-friendly pocket manual format allows for quick access in the clinical setting.
• Chapters are organized logically by body system and disorders are alphabetized within each chapter.
• Each body system chapter includes a case report that describes the history, physical examination, assessment, treatment, and outcome of a specific patient to further illustrate how to develop a treatment plan.
• Each appendix offers practical backup for designing treatment plans, from homemade diets and Chinese food therapy to oral herb doses and a valuable herb cross-reference table.

Related Titles

• Veterinary Herbal Medicine

Readership

Veterinarians
Veterinary students

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Susan G. Wynn, DVM, Wynn Clinic for Therapeutic Alternatives, Marietta, GA and Steve Marsden, DVM, ND, MSOM, LAc, Dipl C.H., Co-founder, Edmonton Holistic Veterinary Clinic, The Natural Path Clinic, Edmonton, Alberta; Instructor, American Association of Veterinary Acupuncture, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, and Academy of Veterinary Acupuncturists of Canada