"Kay provides an insider's guide to navigating the potentially overwhelming, confusing, and expensive world of veterinary medicine . . . the consummate guide to how to be your best friend's medical advocate!" --Animal Radio "Could save you thousands of dollars and give you the tools to prevent the heartache that comes with making uninformed or rushed decisions about your dog's health care." --Linda Tellington-Jones, animal behaviorist and author, "Getting in TTouch with Your Dog"; "Getting in TTouch with Your Puppy"; and ...
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"Kay provides an insider's guide to navigating the potentially overwhelming, confusing, and expensive world of veterinary medicine . . . the consummate guide to how to be your best friend's medical advocate!" --Animal Radio "Could save you thousands of dollars and give you the tools to prevent the heartache that comes with making uninformed or rushed decisions about your dog's health care." --Linda Tellington-Jones, animal behaviorist and author, "Getting in TTouch with Your Dog"; "Getting in TTouch with Your Puppy"; and "Unleash Your Dog's Potential" "Dogs deserve to have good books written about them . . . and this is one." --Desmond Morris, author, "The Naked Ape," "Dogwatching," and "Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1,000 Breeds" "This is the book I wish I had when dogs first entered my life. . . . It's the other best friend you need when making routine veterinary decisions for your dog or potentially heart-breaking ones." --Amy Tan, author, "The Joy Luck Club" and "The Kitchen God's Wife" "A must-have book for each and every one of you; in fact, order two--one for home and one to keep in your car or in your workplace." --Jan Rowley, editor, "The Cavalier Wag," newsletter for the Bay Area Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club "I love Nancy's thoughtful and compassionate voice, and couldn't agree more with her encouragement to all of us to be active advocates for our pets' veterinary care." --Patricia McConnell, world-renowned certified applied animal behaviorist "If a dog owner could have only one book for health information, this is it. This is an excellent book at a reasonable price. I highly recommend it." --Susan M. Cotter, DVM Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, in the "Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association" Dr. Nancy Kay has one wish for today's tail-wagging population--that attached by a leash to every dog is a motivated and effective human advocate. She admits motivation is the easy part, as most people really want to provide their dogs with the best health care. But making good medical decisions for your dog can be difficult and challenging. As a dog lover you are confronted with health-care decision-making on many levels: Which veterinarian is the right one for me and my dog? Which vaccinations does my dog need? Is it time to get a second opinion? Where do I get one? How much is this going to cost? Is there a more economical option? Is this medication necessary? Is my dog ready to say goodbye? Am I ready to let him go? And then there are the myriad symptoms your pup might experience-- the lumps and limps and sneezes and appetite changes that make you wonder: Is that normal? Should I take my dog to the vet immediately? Should I wait and see if he's better tomorrow? When dealing with these questions, you may feel alone and ill-prepared, desperate for a knowledgeable source to gently explain what your options really are, and how to determine which best serves the needs of your canine and human families. Luckily, you've come to the right place! In "Speaking for Spot," Dr. Kay provides an insider's guide to navigating the overwhelming, confusing, and expensive world of veterinary medicine with a warmth, candor, and humor cultivated over 20-plus years of working with canine patients and their human companions. She explains the vet's point of view, and how to initiate and nurture a healthy relationship with a vet and her staff. She leads a guided tour through a modern veterinary land comprised of high-tech scanning devices, advanced surgery, physical rehabilitation, and more--the kinds of amazing medical procedures you expect to find in a human hospital, but may not have known were available for your four-legged friends. Dr. Kay helps you come to grips with a cancer diagnosis, and explains the tough choices that are bound to follow. Plus, you'll find an alphabetical listing of the most common symptoms experienced by dogs and the questions your vet is sure to
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