AAEVT's Equine Manual for Veterinary Technicians (eBook)

Deborah Reeder, RVT is the executive director of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians. Sheri Miller, LVT is the president of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians. DeeAnn Wilfong, BS, CVT is the president-elect of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians. Midge Leitch, VMD, DAVCS is the Clinician in Radiology at New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. Dana Zimmel, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP (Equine Practice) is on the faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida.

Preface vii
Midge Leitch

Acknowledgments ix
Deborah Reeder

Contributors xi

Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii
Deborah Reeder and Sheri Miller

1 General Horse Management 3
Dana Zimmel

2 Equine Nutrition 11
Mary Beth Gordon J. K. Young K. E. Davison and R. H. Raub

3 Applied Anatomy and Physiology 47
Amanda M. House Kira Epstein Laura Riggs and Kelsey A. Hart

4 Equine Reproduction 93
Michelle LeBlanc and Audrey Kelleman

5 Equine Wellness Program 131
Dana Zimmel

6 Foal Care 147
Bonnie S. Barr DeeAnn Wilfong Laura Javsicas Tanya M. Balaam-Morgan and Dana Zimmel

7 Equine Pharmacology 165
Jennifer L. Davis

8 Laboratory Diagnosis in Equine Practice 187
Craig F. Shoemaker

9 Equine Anesthesia 217
Erin M. McNally and Luisito S. Pablo

10 Surgical Assistance 249
Gail Broussard Elizabeth Hinton and Tracy McArthur

11 Nursing Care 265
Bonnie S. Barr Dennis Brooks Laura Javsicas and Dana Zimmel

12 Technical Procedures 301
DeeAnn Wilfong and Bryan Waldridge

13 Diagnostic Procedures 317
Katherine Garrett and Midge Leitch

14 Common Equine Medical Emergencies 341
Michael Porter

15 Equine Office Procedures 355
Deborah Reeder

Index 377

"The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent
academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be
encountered by a veterinary technician employed. The text involves
a depth of knowledge that I believe would be well understood by
students. In addition, the book complements the narrative of each
chapter with pictorials that students will find to be extremely
beneficial." (Vet Med Today, 15 June 2010)

The one thing I really like about this text is the sample forms
(eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and client-consent
forms) designed specifically for equine patients. This text has
great potential for being incorporated into a veterinary technology
curriculum." (Vet Med Today, August 2010)

"The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent
academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be
encountered by a veterinary technician employed in equine
medicine... the authors did an extremely good job of providing the
elements in a complete and compact package for students interested
in this topic. The one thing I really like about this text is the
sample forms (eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and
client-consent forms) designed specifically for equine patients.
This text has great potential for being incorporated into a
veterinary technology curriculum." (JAVMA, June
2010)

"This is a complete and thorough manual for a very
specific audience and the quality of the information is first
rate." (Doody's, May 2010)