The Orvis Field Guide to First Aid for Sporting Dogs (The Orvis Field Guide Series)

Devinne, Charles; Morrow, Laurie

ISBN 10: 157223315X / ISBN 13: 9781572233157

Published by Willow Creek Pr, 2000

About this Item

Pages are clean with normal wear. May have limited markings & or highlighting within pages & or cover. May have some wear & creases on the cover. The spine may also have minor wear. May not include CD DVD, access code or any other supplemental materials.

Seller Inventory # VLM.R18

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Orvis Field Guide to First Aid for Sporting Dogs (The Orvis Field Guide Series)
• Publisher: Willow Creek Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157223315X
• ISBN 13: 9781572233157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

The Orvis Guide to First Aid For Sporting Dogs is written by well-known sporting dog veterinarian Chuck Divinnie of Peterborough, NH, an avid wingshooter who knows what to expect when you take your dog into the field or on the marsh. The Orvis Guide to First Aid For Sporting Dogs is an invaluable guide to preventing the chance of injury and treating accidental injury promptly and properly when it does occur in the field. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and line drawings, chapters include "Treating Snake Bites," "ACL Ruptures," "Eye Injuries," "Stemming a Severed Artery," "How to Make an Emergency Tourniquet," "Blood Loss & Shock," "Overheating & Dehydration," "Hypothermia," "Throat Obstructions," "Gunshot Wounds & Pellet Removal," "Hunting Over the Older Dog," and much more.

Also included is important advice on nutrition for the health of your dog during hunting season. The guide also includes a detailed explanation of what a field dog first aid kit should contain. Every field dog owner should slip this guide into his or her pocket every time he takes his dog into the field or marsh. This book may save your canine companion's life.