Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners: Caring for Cats, Dogs, Chickens, Sheep, Cattle, Rabbits, and More

Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners is a guide for everyone who cares for or raises animals at home or on a farm—from the 4H student to the home breeder to parents of a new puppy. The Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners includes detailed chapters on cats, dogs, rabbits, chickens, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs as well as hundreds of strategies for preventing and curing common problems. From nail care for cats and dogs to treating saddle store on horses to administering medication to caring for baby pigs, this is first-rate advice from a veterinarian that anyone can understand.

C.E. Spaulding, D.V.M., studied veterinary medicine at Michigan State University and practiced veterinary medicine for over thirty years. In addition to practicing veterinary medicine, he owned his own farm animals including horses, goats, poultry, pigs and cattle.

Jackie Clay is a trained veterinary field technician with over twenty years experience. She she is also a prolific writer, having written four books and hundreds of magazine articles. She is a regular writer for Backwoods Home Magazine, writing on animal care, gardening, canning and other topics of rural, self reliant living interest. She lives on a remote homestead in Northern Minnesota with her family and lots of animals.