Download or read book The Wild Side of Pet Mice Rats written by Jo Waters and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many different types of mice and rats. If you are lucky, you may see wild mice or rats in your garden, in cities and in the country.
Download or read book The Wild Side of Pet Birds written by Jo Waters and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may think that you just have a pet bird, but the birds people keep as pets are very close to their wild ancestors. Finding out more about the wild side of your pet bird will help you give it a better life.
Download or read book The Wild Side of Pet Snakes written by Jo Waters and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pet snakes are very similar to snakes in the wild. There are many snakes that live in the wild as well as in captivity. If you are lucky you may have even seen a wild snake.
Download or read book The Wild Side of Pet Hamsters written by Jo Waters and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that hamsters belong to the same family as mice and rats? They are all rodents, which means they have big incisors which keep growing all their lives.
Download or read book The Wild Side of Pet Rabbits written by Jo Waters and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares wild and domesticated rabbits, including their living areas and habitats, physical characteristics, and social behaviors.
Download or read book The Wild Side of Pet Cats written by Jo Waters and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lions and tigers can be wild, but so can a house cat. Find out what sort of wild behavior all kinds of cats are involved in. This approach opens up a whole new perspective on the life processes of animals, as well as pet care. The books look at why cats live the way they do (e.g. what they eat in the wild) and uses this as the starting point for giving appropriate pet care information. The unique perspectives of these books come from emphasizing the close links between pets and wild animals.
Download or read book Mice Rats written by Jo Waters and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of a series of titles aimed at readers aged 6-8, looking at how familiar animals live in the wild and how they should be cared for as pets.
Download or read book The Wild Side of Pet Guinea Pigs written by Jo Waters and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guinea Pigs can make great pets. They can also show some wild behavior! Find out how in this informative title. The book looks at why guinea pigs live the way they do (e.g. what they eat in the wild) and uses this as the starting point for giving appropriate pet care information. The unique perspectives of these books come from emphasizing the close links between pets and wild animals.
Download or read book Mice written by Louise Spilsbury and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the fun parts about keeping mice as pets, and looks at their natural behavior. It describes how to properly care for a mouse including feeding, grooming, and health problems.
Download or read book Rabbits written by Louise Spilsbury and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the fun parts about keeping rabbits as pets, and looks at their natural behavior. It describes how to properly care for a rabbit including feeding, grooming, and health problems. The book also contains expert tips on rabbit care.
Download or read book Rats written by June McNicholas and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2010 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how to select a pet rat, what to feed it, and when to take it to the vet, as well as how to keep a pet scrapbook.
Download or read book Guinea Pigs written by Tristan Boyer Binns and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the fun parts about keeping guinea pigs, and looks at their natural behavior. It describes how to properly care for a guinea pig including feeding, grooming, and health problems. The book also contains expert tips on guinea pig care.
Download or read book Gotcha for Guys written by Kathleen A. Baxter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.
Download or read book Hamsters written by Louise Spilsbury and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the fun parts about keeping hamsters, and looks at their natural behavior. It describes how to properly care for a hamster including feeding, grooming, and health problems. The book also contains expert tips on hamster care.
Download or read book Fowler s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Volume 8 written by R. Eric Miller and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logically organized by taxonomic groups, this up-to-date text covers the diagnosis and treatment of all zoo animal species and free-ranging wildlife, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish, unlikely to be seen by private practice veterinarians. Featuring full-color images, the consistent, user-friendly format supplies information on each animal's biology, unique anatomy, special physiology, reproduction, restraint and handling, housing requirements, nutrition and feeding, surgery and anesthesia, diagnostics, therapeutics, and diseases. Global authorship includes multinational contributors who offer expert information on different species from around the world. "This is a welcome update to an invaluable reference series; a must-have for any veterinary professional working largely in the zoo or wildlife field, and also recommended as a reference text for the library of any practice seeing unusual species on a regular basis, even if they already have an earlier volume."Reviewed by: Charlotte Day on behalf of The Veterinary Record, Oct 14 - Global authorship includes internationally recognized authors who have contributed new chapters focusing on the latest research and clinical management of captive and free-ranging wild animals from around the world. - Zoological Information Management System chapter offers the latest update on this brand new system that contains a worldwide wealth of information. - General taxonomy-based format provides a comprehensive text for sharing information in zoo and wildlife medicine. - Concise tables provide quick reference to key points in the references. - NEW! All new authors have completely revised the content to provide fresh perspectives from leading experts in the field on the latest advances in zoo and wild animal medicine. - NEW! Color images vividly depict external clinical signs for more accurate recognition and diagnosis.
Download or read book Common Diseases of Companion Animals E Book written by Alleice Summers and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain quick access to the most common diseases that veterinary technicians encounter with Common Diseases of Companion Animals, 3rd Edition. This reference is divided into sections by species, with chapters in each section organized by body system. Each disease is presented in monograph form, with clinical signs, diagnostic laboratory work-up, treatment options, and client information to ensure the information you need is always at hand. - Well-organized content presents diseases in a consistent, monograph style, including description, clinical signs, laboratory work-up, treatment, medications, after care, client information, and prevention. - Diseases organized by body system enables you to quickly refer to the most accurate information. - Coverage of the common diseases veterinary technicians are likely to encounter in practice keeps you up-to-date with the diseases and disorders you are most likely to assist in diagnosing and managing. - Clearly defined role of the technician helps you understand what is expected of you as a working professional. - Tech Alerts emphasize key information on the process of caring for pets. - NEW! Introductory chapter on pathophysiology provides information on the foundations of disease and the body's response to disease before proceeding to the specific diseases of each system. - NEW! Expanded nursing care sections include descriptions of changes in clinical signs with improvement or decline that will affect treatment, as well as more Tech Alerts to highlight the veterinary technician's responsibilities. - NEW! An increase in the number and variety of review questions, including open-ended critical thinking questions. - NEW! Full-color design and illustration program reinforces what diseases look like — such as signs exhibited in the animal, in lab specimens, and in surgical corrections — and demonstrates techniques, such as urethral catheter placement in a female cat. - NEW! Vet Tech Threads direct learning by outlining key terms, learning objectives, and the glossary. - NEW! Pageburst eBook interactive features offer a dynamic learning environment.
Download or read book Common Diseases of Companion Animals written by Alleice Summers, DVM and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain quick access to the most common diseases that veterinary technicians encounter with Common Diseases of Companion Animals, 3rd Edition. This reference is divided into sections by species, with chapters in each section organized by body system. Each disease is presented in monograph form, with clinical signs, diagnostic laboratory work-up, treatment options, and client information to ensure the information you need is always at hand. Well-organized content presents diseases in a consistent, monograph style, including description, clinical signs, laboratory work-up, treatment, medications, after care, client information, and prevention. Diseases organized by body system enables you to quickly refer to the most accurate information. Coverage of the common diseases veterinary technicians are likely to encounter in practice keeps you up-to-date with the diseases and disorders you are most likely to assist in diagnosing and managing. Clearly defined role of the technician helps you understand what is expected of you as a working professional. Tech Alerts emphasize key information on the process of caring for pets. NEW! Introductory chapter on pathophysiology provides information on the foundations of disease and the body's response to disease before proceeding to the specific diseases of each system. NEW! Expanded nursing care sections include descriptions of changes in clinical signs with improvement or decline that will affect treatment, as well as more Tech Alerts to highlight the veterinary technician's responsibilities. NEW! An increase in the number and variety of review questions, including open-ended critical thinking questions. NEW! Full-color design and illustration program reinforces what diseases look like - such as signs exhibited in the animal, in lab specimens, and in surgical corrections - and demonstrates techniques, such as urethral catheter placement in a female cat. NEW! Vet Tech Threads direct learning by outlining key terms, learning objectives, and the glossary. NEW! Pageburst eBook interactive features offer a dynamic learning environment.
