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finally, a concrete diagnosis, and a happy dog
I read this book when my dog was so sick wth chronic ear infections (that were not responding to the typical prescription drugs) that she had to have 2 benadryl every 4 hours--and this is when she was already on a hypoallergenic diet. Three vets said she had food allergies (she did appear to react worse to some foods, and did somewhat better on duck and potato). Two vets said to try an elimination diet. We did, and could hardly add any thing back, as she NEVER seemed to get healthy enough after reacting to a new food to add another food. Well, I read this book in one sitting, and made an appointment immediately with the one vet in our state who is familiar with E&I dogs and Plechner. Our dog tested positive for the disorder--her cortisol levels were less than half than that of a healthy dog. She has only been on the medications for a few days, and she's stopped shaking her head and licking her paws. She's got her old playful attitude back--she hadn't wanted to play her favorite game for a couple of months. The best part is that she will very likely be able to eatwell-rounded diet when she's better stabilized. What looked like food allergies was most likely food intolerances caused by her imbalance. Most E&I dogs can eatnormal diet unless they have "true" food allergies.I'm in raptures because without this book, my dog would more than likely have struggled all her life with these problems, been treated symptomatically for what was a whole body glandular disorder, and continued to have a poor quality of life. This book is easy to read, compassionate and straightforward. Plechner pulls no punches- the test is expensive, and the medication regimen is usually for life. But he gives countless examples of diseases and symptoms that are often caused by E&I imbalance-- it's amazing and heartening to read that countless problems occur when the animal isn't making enough cortisol, and that these problems are fixable. He gives info technical enough to help any vet treat your animal--even if the vet has never diagnosed an E&I dog before. He sternly explains that E&I treatment won't fix true food allergies---but it will more than likely make symptoms caused by other kinds of allergies disappear. I am buying this book for friends who have chronically sick dogs, and lending my copy out to anyone who is curious. It's well worth the investment. My dog will be the first to agree!

Stresses the responsibilities pet owners face
Veteranrian Alfred J. Plechner (a practicing graduate from the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with thirty-five years of clinical work experience), draws upon his years of experience and considerable expertise in Pets At Risk: From Allergies To Cancer, Remedies For An Unsuspected Epidemic spotlights just how endocrine-immune imbalances can cause or exacerbate multiple medical disorders in our beloved animal companions. Offering practical advice for helping imbalanced dogs and cats with supplements; natural remedies for a variety of possible ailments; diet replacement programs, and so much,more, Pets At Risk also stresses the responsibilities pet owners face, as well as exploring the implications these groundbreaking discoveries have for we humans. Pets At Risk is essential, accessible, "reader friendly", and very strongly recommended for personal reading lists and community library Pet Care reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

A 'must read' for pet owners
A friend sent me the Plechner book, "Pets At Risk".It went with me on vacation to Puerto Rico, where I read it cover to cover.There I was by the pool, reading avidly about canine endocrine disorders.Read more

Subjects:  1. Cats    2. Diseases    3. Dogs    4. General    5. Pets    6. Reference    7. Small Animal Medicine    8. Treatment    9. Veterinary Epidemiology    10. Veterinary Medicine - General    11. Veterinary Medicine - Small Animal   

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Dictionary of Veterinary Epidemiology
This book was a disappointment.It is good for an epidemiologist looking for peripheral information, but not for a non epidemiologist looking for detailed epidemiological information.It lacks many basic terms andconcepts. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dictionaries    2. Dictionaries & Terminology    3. Epidemiology    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Veterinary Epidemiology    7. Veterinary Medicine - General   

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veterinary epidemiology
this book has been the top in the knowledge about epidemiology everychapter is perfectly done taking care about the reader so that whetehr heor she can understand the importancy of epidemiology science in thedevelopment of health areas not only applied to veterinary medicine butalso thinking about human healt, being the most important issue in thecountries currently. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Sociology - General    4. Veterinary Medicine - General    5. Veterinary epidemiology    6. Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General    7. VETERINARY MEDICINE    8. Veterinary Science   

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Not bad for a required textbook
I am required to have this book for my MVPH.I have (so far) found it easy enough to read.As someone who already works in this field parts of it were a little basic for me and there wasn't enough practical information.On the other hand, if I were new to the discipline I think it would be a useful starting point. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animal Diseases    2. Diseases    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Sentinel Surveillance    6. Veterinary Medicine - General    7. Veterinary epidemiology    8. epidemiology    9. veterinary    10. ANIMALS_DISEASES    11. Animal pathology & diseases    12. Data analysis: general    13. Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General    14. Veterinary pathology & histology   

Subjects:  1. Epidemiologic Methods    2. Evidence-Based Medicine    3. Handbooks    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Veterinary Medicine - General    8. Veterinary epidemiology    9. methods    10. veterinary    11. Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General    12. Veterinary anatomy & physiology    13. Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics   

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targeted to its purpose
As far as statistics-based books go, this one is a fair read and does an excellent job of placing the student squarely in the middle of the elements of epidemiology that are important to a budding veterinarian. Well organized and a careful balance of theory and practical knowledge this book is not really intended to teach you how to be a practicing epidemiologist. If that is your hope, then certainly there are texts for that. It was written very specifically to give budding veterinarians a working knowledge of statistics, epidemiological thinking and disease control concepts important to veterinary practice. If you want to be able to crunch numbers and solve problems by hand, this may not necessarily be the text for you - those books are certainly out there. But if you like statistics written with a philosophical leaning and an emphasis on understanding of the place of epidemiology in veterinary medicine, this is a great place to start - its short compared to many epi texts and serves its intended purpose quite well.
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Subjects:  1. Epidemiologic Methods    2. Epidemiology    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Nature/Ecology    6. Veterinary Epidemiology    7. Veterinary Medicine - General    8. Veterinary clinical epidemiolo    9. Veterinary clinical epidemiology    10. veterinary    11. Medical / Immunology    12. Veterinary Science   

Subjects:  1. Medical / Nursing    2. Veterinary Medicine - General    3. Veterinary Public Health    4. Veterinary epidemiology    5. Veterinary Science   

Subjects:  1. Congresses    2. Monitoring systems    3. Reporting    4. Veterinary epidemiology    5. Veterinary medicine   

Subjects:  1. Communicable diseases in anima    2. Communicable diseases in animals    3. Epidemiology    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Veterinary Medicine - General    7. Veterinary Public Health    8. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Data processing    2. Epidemiology    3. Geographic information systems    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Spatial analysis (Statistics)    7. Veterinary Medicine - General    8. Veterinary epidemiology    9. Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General    10. Medicine | Epidemiology & Biostatistics    11. Veterinary Science   

Subjects:  1. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Communicable diseases in animals    2. Northeastern States    3. Research    4. Veterinary epidemiology    5. Wildlife diseases   

Subjects:  1. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Communicable diseases in animals    2. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Communicable diseases in animals    2. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Communicable diseases in animals    2. Outlines, syllabi, etc    3. Veterinary epidemiology    4. Veterinary hygiene   

Subjects:  1. Animal waste    2. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Indonesia    2. Philippines    3. Quarantine, Veterinary    4. Taiwan    5. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Famines    2. Kenya    3. Masai (African people)    4. Veterinary epidemiology   

Subjects:  1. Calves    2. Diseases    3. Trichostrongylus    4. Veterinary epidemiology