Cat Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook - Third Edition

The most comprehensive, essential reference for every cat owner, this easy-to-use, authoritative guide provides the vital information you need to take good care of your cat in all types of situations and in all ages and stages of her life. This fully revised and updated Third Edition covers common feline problems and ailments in language you can understand. It includes current information on vaccine protocols, flea, tick, and heartworm preventives, nutrition and understanding cat food labels, newly recognized heart, muscle, and dental diseases, lower urinary tract disease, hip dysplasia, calicivirus, and many other conditions, new drugs and surgical techniques, and therapies using supplements, nutraceuticals, and holistic modalities.

Debra M. Eldredge, DVM, has won writing awards from both the Dog Writers Association of America and the Cat Writers" Association. Dr. Eldredge has practiced for more than twenty-five years at a small animal clinic. She has written articles for Catnip, Cats USA, and Cat Fancy. Liisa D. Carlson, DVM, runs Carlson Pet Hospital, which was started by her late father, Delbert G. Carlson. She contributed extensively to the previous edition of this reference. The late James M. Giffin, MD, coaurthored all previous editions of this guide.