Nutrition Books
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 18:59:45 -0600 Subject: FEL-L: Re: feline nutrition books
>name of one of the good books on feline nutition, so us *owners & breeders* don't have to rely on heresay any longer!!!!! Our local library has NONE.
I really like Small Animal Clinical Nutrition III by Lon Lewis, Mark Morris, Michael Hand. Published by the Mark Morris Associates. 5500 S W 7th Street Topeka, Kansas 66606.
It's not about exotics, but cats and dogs. It goes into great detail, and is very understandable. I covers nutritional management of healthy as well as diseased animals.
I bought it directly from the publisher years ago, and I reference it whenever I am researching kidney, liver, heart, anorexia or critical care problems.
Seems like it was only $35.00 or so. Lynn Culver
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 13:41:06 EST Subject: Re: FEL-L: Mother's Milk composition
There is a great book put out by Pet-Ag Inc called Zoo logic. Their phone is 1-800-323-0877. They are located in Hampshire, Il., also called milk matrix, Formulation and mixing guide.
Some of the zoos have send them information about many animals and what their mother's milk consists off.
For the leopard, mother's milk is 49.1 % propein, 28.8% fat, 18.6% lactose and 22.6 % solids The lion is 30.8% protein, 57.9% fat, 11.2% lactose and 30.2% solids.
The Lynz is 47.0% protein, 28.6% fat, 20.7% lactose and 21.7% solids. For the cheetah the mother's milk is 39.7% protein, 40.1% fat, 14.8% Lactose and 23.7% solids.
They have sections on many other animals. They make a product that comes in different strengths and you mix the ingredients in different amounts to come as close as you can to the mother's own milk.
The animals go from mice to elephants and every animal in between. Hope this helps some of you. Purrs & Chuffs, Jan
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:16:15 -0800 Subject: Re: FEL-L: Bobcat problems
>good reliable information source that is not hearsay
I like and use the two books below, but there are a few others as well... The first I use mostly for research... The second is a must for owners and breeders alike... Not only are basic nutritional needs well covered but there is a wonderful collection of graphic images of the indications of most any disease or infection a cat is likely to encounter. Neither book addresses exotics but in this realm a cat is pretty much a cat... When it comes to anesthesia, however, for example, info from people who have good field experience is prefered.
"CANINE AND FELINE NUTRITION - A Resource for Companion Animal Professionals" By Case, Carey, and Hirakawa, ISBN- 0-8151-1536-9 Mosby Year Book, Inc. 1995
"CAT OWNER'S HOME VETERINARY HANDBOOK" By Carlson, DVM and Giffen MD ISBN - 0-87605-796-2 Macmillan 1995
One of the main problems with good professional information in this area is that you can rarely find it in libraries... A good way to locate the books above is to search Amazon.com or contact Barnes and Noble... They are a bit pricey, BTW, (about $50.00) but well worth the expense... If I had a choice of owning just one book, it would be the "handbook." A breeder friend always gives this book to a person buying one of her cats... I hope this helps.
BOOK REVIEW "Basic Cat Training For Professional Zookeepers & Animal Handlers" Copyright 1996 by Debbie Wyche CAT HOUSE PUBLICATIONS N 17020 Newport Hwy. Mead, WA 99021 US$24.95 plus $3 (s&h US)
In the eighteen years of working professionals with animals and their behavior, most of the information I have gleened was passed down to me by "old timers" or other professional trainers in the industry. Training from the "old school" is fading. It is slowly being replaced with animal schools and materials related to providing some solid information. New ones crop up occassionally.
"Basic Cat Training For Professional Zookeepers & Animal Handlers" is a new attempt at providing some of this information on wild felid training. The author, Debbie Wyche, is currently the Director and Co-founder of CAT TALES.
CAT TALES is a zoological training program and park in Washington state. The facility specializes in exotic felids and was established in 1991 providing both educational programs to the public and career training for interested individuals.
The book itself is nicely presented compared to many other self published works. There are eight chapters and photographs included within the text. Chapters cover the following:
1. Cub development and its effect on training
2. Getting to know your animal
3. Vinegar training
4. Basic walking commands
6. Other useful commands
7. Husbandry management commands
8. Other training tools
In addition, they also provide an equipment mail order catalog and sell many of the useful tools they discuss and show within the book.
The first book in a series, I find this work to be a brief introduction to cat work. There are warnings about working with a wild animal and good comments on a few things NOT to do. My feeling is that the author could eventually take each chapter and create a book on each of the eight different topics.
The book is a nice overview; there are some techniques and comments different from how I have done things. I would be interested in being able to observe their actual work to assess how they are implemented. For instance, they talk about training a cat to "heel" and I have NEVER trained a cat to "heel", only to walk with me at my side predictably.
The book is about seventy pages and took me about a half an hour to read. I believe it is a good start and would like to see this series develop into a more comprehensive resource. I am sure it is used as a guideline text that is provided to their students and that they probably teach a good deal more than is included on the points brought up in this first book of the series. [This was confirmed by the author]
Overall, the book is an important start for this topic because it does deal with many of the issues that I have not seen in print before. It is mostly training oriented for the novice and provides a window into some of what cat training is about. It is not an indepth book, it is for the person with no knowledge and only an outline that touches on the topic.
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 14:21:01 EST Subject: FEL-L: The Feline Patient...
The Feline Patient: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment. Did anyone else order this book? Just curious what you (if anyone) thought about it. Mine came earlier this week and talk about a handy little book! I'd like to know how much of it you folks think would apply to the felids.
For each disease, the book gives an overview, several diagnoses (primary, ancillary and diagnostic notes), treatment modalities, prognosis, and followed by suggested readings. Each disease is usually covered on one or two pages. The book itself is a handy 6" x 9" handy soft cover reference manual, less than an inch thick. Great handy book. Excuse my excitement, but as I shared, some folks collect stamps, I collect vetmed reference material.
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 00:06:56 EST Subject: Re: FEL-L: The Feline Patient...
<< Where do we get this neet book. "The Feline Patient" >>
Its one of the very many for sale at: LWW Online Store: Veterinary Medicine: Small http://lww.com/cgi-bin/wwonline.storefront/1928001855/Catalog/10075-B
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:03:01 EST Subject: FEL-L: another book review...
Just got two more books in the mail today.
The first, "Handbook of Veterinary Drugs, Second Edition" by Allen, Pringle, Smith & Kirby, published by Lippincott-Raven, ISBN#0-397-58435-0. 4 1/4" wide by 7 1/4" in length and 1 3/8" thick. 886 pages. Very much like any nursing med handbook, and set up the same way with the exception of being broken into three sections: large animal, small animal, & exotics (rabbits, rodents, ferrets, avian and herps). Complete index offers both generic and trades names. Each entry includes drug name with U.S. and Canadian trade names, plus facts on formulations, interactions, side effects, alternate uses, and more. Over 60% of the information has been updated in this edition, includes body weight to surface area conversions, as well as long term human exposure considerations listed with adverse effects. Great pocket-sized reference book. Personally, I still prefer the "Veterinary Drug Therapy" by Barragry. Unfortunately, can't tell you what I paid, don't remember. But its available at the Lippincott/Williams&Wilkes website.
Second book, "Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery", 4th Edition, by Bojrab, also available from same site. If anyone has an interest in this one, let me know and I'll tell you what I think. Jill Rose, RN, BSN
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:01:21 -0700 Subject: FEL-L: Medical Reference Books
Check out web site http://www.wwilkins.com/
Publisher of many medical books, human and animal
One my (new) Dr uses is... (in small animal browse)
The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult
Canine & Feline
Larry P. Tilley, DVM
Francis W. K. Smith, Jr., DVM
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:18:14 EDT Subject: Re: FEL-L: Medical Reference Books
You found a great page! I shared this link with the list before, and happen to have The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult. It is a great book. The Feline Patient is also available from the Williams & Wilkins web site, as is Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery. In fact, I have veterinary books from them on anesthesiology, pharmocology, toxicology, physiology, radiology, ophthalmology, histology and more. I've never been disappointed with my orders from them. Jill Rose