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610 •GENERAL INDEX<br />

artificial insemination (AI), 444–446<br />

artificial respiration, 7–11<br />

artificial sweetener (xylitol), poison, 34<br />

ascarids (roundworms), 52–53, 56–58<br />

ascites, 294, 295, 335, 339, 344, 423, 424,<br />

542<br />

ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, 24<br />

aspirin. See buffered aspirin<br />

ataxia, 379, 586<br />

atopic dermatitis, 113, 138–140<br />

aura, grand mal seizure precursor, 367<br />

autoimmune skin diseases, 116, 164–166<br />

babesiosis, canine, 71, 86, 123<br />

bacterial diseases, 65–71<br />

bacterial encephalitis, 360<br />

bacterial endocarditis, 337–338<br />

bacterial otitis, 213<br />

BAER (brain stem auditory evoked<br />

response), hearing test, 219<br />

balanoposthitis, 463–464<br />

bandages, 47–50<br />

barbiturates, 26, 31<br />

BARF (bones and raw foods), 306–307<br />

bark, loss of, 315, 317, 327<br />

barking, debarking surgery, 318–319<br />

barking, excessive, 38, 368, 521–522<br />

basal cell tumor, 116, 533<br />

bathing, 109–112<br />

bee stings, 13, 39–40, 368<br />

behavior change<br />

acting queer or unusual, 38, 75, 338, 355,<br />

360, 402, 546–548<br />

in old dogs, 546–548<br />

behavior (personality) problems, 38, 75, 338,<br />

355, 360, 402, 546–548<br />

aggression, 371, 522–523<br />

correcting, 520–523<br />

dogs that won’t mate, 433–444<br />

maternal neglect, 487–488<br />

shyness, 433–444, 517<br />

benign prostatic hyperplasia, 419<br />

beta blockers, 341<br />

biopsy, 530<br />

bitches, 98–100, 432–444. See also brood<br />

bitch<br />

BiteNot collar, 5<br />

bites, care of, 46, 75, 209–210<br />

biting, prevention of, 2–5<br />

black hair follicle dysplasia, 149<br />

bladder<br />

cystitis (bladder infection), 414<br />

obstructed, 416<br />

stones, 415–416<br />

transitional cell carcinoma, 538<br />

blastomycosis, 82<br />

bleeding<br />

brain injury, 348<br />

control of (wounds), 42–44<br />

internally, 27, 350, 424<br />

liver disease/failure, 294, 295<br />

spontaneous, 27–28, 67, 74, 88, 338, 344,<br />

352, 354, 565<br />

vaginal, 412, 449, 453, 481, 482<br />

blepharitis (inflamed eyelids), 177<br />

blepharospasm (severe squinting), 177<br />

blindness, 38, 196–197<br />

bloat, 14, 263–267<br />

blocked bowel, 277–278<br />

blood, 329–330<br />

blood chemistries, 413, 578–580<br />

blood clot, on brain, 358<br />

blood clotting. See clotting disorders<br />

blood cultures, 337–338<br />

blood enzymes, 578–580<br />

blood in urine (hematuria), 412<br />

blood-loss anemia, 349–350<br />

blood pressure pills, poison risks, 27<br />

blood sugar<br />

low (hypoglycemia), 302, 368, 372, 494,<br />

495, 507–508<br />

high (hyperglycemia), 300–301<br />

blood urea nitrogen (BUN), 413<br />

blood vessels, 329–330<br />

blue Doberman syndrome, 114, 149<br />

blue eye (interstitial keratitis), 194–195<br />

boarding kennels, 320–321<br />

body temperature, 17–18, 573–574<br />

bonding, maternal neglect, 487–488<br />

bone and joint injuries, 385, 386–392<br />

bone fractures, 13, 15–16<br />

bone infection (osteomyelitis), 386–387<br />

joint dislocation (luxation), 389–390<br />

joint sprains, 387<br />

muscle strains, 388<br />

stifle (knee) injuries, 390–392<br />

tendon injuries, 387–388<br />

bone diseases, 392–401, 407–409. See also<br />

arthritis<br />

bone marrow, drug toxicity, 565<br />

bone marrow biopsy, 352<br />

bones, skeleton, 383–384<br />

bones and raw foods (BARF), 306–307<br />

bone scan (nuclear scintigraphy), 386<br />

bones for dogs, 249, 259<br />

bone spurs (spondylosis), 380<br />

bone tumors, 385, 538–539<br />

booster shots, 91, 92, 93, 94. See also<br />

infectious diseases; vaccinations.<br />

Bordetella bronchiseptica, 67–68, 77, 97,<br />

320–321<br />

bottles, hand feeding, 500–501<br />

botulism, 363

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