A manual of canine medicine and surgery, explaining the symptoms and treatment of every disease or injury that the dog owner is likely to encounter. It contains detailed sections on the organ systems (digestive, cardiovascular, reproductive, urinary, nervous, endocrine, ear/eye/nose, musculoskeletal and the skin), infectious diseases (bacterial, viruses, parasites) and inherited diseases. Includes chapters on nursing, medicines, first aid, dentistry, genetic finger-printing, auto-immune problems and cancer, as well as on the breeds and canine behavioural problems.