CREATESPACE Canine diseases: Dog medicine

Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and aiding handicapped individuals. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet, "man's best friend".The goal of veterinary medicine may be quite different in pets than in farm animals. In the former, situation is a bit like in human beings, and more and more complex operations are being performed, with sophisticated anesthesia techniques. In the latter, the cost of the surgical operation must not exceed the economic benefit in treating the illness.There is a possibility that during pet’s lifetime, surgery may be recommended to treat a medical condition. So, it does not hurt to know what the most common medical conditions requiring surgery are, and how much you might pay for treatment.This text is concerned with internal medicine considerations of the canine species. The book included chapters on Cardiopulmonary diseases, Neurological diseases, Respiratory diseases ,Infectious diseases, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Reproductive diseases and disorders ,Gastroenterology, Urology Diseases of endocrine system ,Bone and joint diseases ,Canine toxicology Hematology and hematopoietic diseases, Immunological diseases, Genetic diseases and disorders, Clinical diagnosis and Therapeutics for practitioners and veterinarians.The specific subjects are covered on the basis of body systems, with diagrams or photographs and illustrations. The main purpose of the book is to point out the interest of canine medicine and the progress in this field and to clear its importance in veterinary medicine. The book is concisely and clearly written and intended for veterinarians and clinicians and for people directly involved in dog health, management and breeding. It would also be of value to post and undergraduate veterinary students. About the Author • Name: Hussein Abdel-Hay Kaoud • Affiliation: Prof .of Animal, Poultry and Environmental Hygiene, Dept. of Veterinary Hygiene, Faculty of Vet .Medicine, Cairo University. • Educational Qualifications: Bachelor of Veterinary Medical Sciences, 1975; Master degree (MVSc), 1979; Philosophy degree (PhD), 1981; Doctor of Science (DSc), 2014. • Awards: 5 Awards • Supervised, examined and discussed many theses: (MVSc, PhD). • Patents: Several Patents • Member for many of National and International Publishing Houses. • Reviewer and Editor for many indexed journals • Publications: 96 National and International Articles; 50 Publications in National and International Conferences; 28 International books; 40 National books.