Dog Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook.pdf - Mr. Walnuts

incorrectly positioned, 478–479
maternal neglect, 487–488
neonatal conjunctivitis, 185–186
neonatal diarrhea, 493
neonatal isoerythrolysis, 503–504
nursing, 491–492
overfeeding, 502–503
oversized, 478
puppy septicemia, 504–505
pyloric stenosis, 506–507
single puppy raising, 503
skin infections, 507
stressor activities, 489–490
supplement guidelines, 493
tube feeding, 501–502
umbilical (navel) infection, 504
underfeeding, 502–503
vitality indicators, 490
washing/cleaning, 497–498
weak puppy revival, 495–496
weaning, 509–510
weight gain guidelines, 492–493
whelping process, 472–477
nictitating membrane (third eyelid),
169–170, 182–184
nits, 113, 129
nocardiosis, 115, 163–164
nodular panniculitis, 116, 168
nonerosive arthritis, 406
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nose
allergic rhinitis, 227–228
anatomy, 221–222
color pigments, 221
epistaxis (nosebleeds), 226
foreign body in, 227
hard pad, 226
hyperkeratosis (nasal callus), 226
mouth breathing, 223
nasal depigmentation (Dudley nose), 225
nasal discharge, 222
nasal mites (Pneumonyssoides caninum),
228–229
nasal polyps, 229
nasal solar dermatitis (Collie nose),
224–225
oral-nasal fistula, 227
plastic dish nasal dermatitis, 142, 226
rhinitis, 228
sinusitis, 228
smelling sense, 221–222
sneezing, 222–223
snow nose, 225
stenotic nares (collapsed nostrils), 223, 313
sunburn symptoms/treatment, 16–17
tumors, 229
nosebleed (epistaxis), 27, 88, 89, 226, 352
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nostrils, collapsed, 223, 313
NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs), 402–403, 561
nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan), 386
nuclear sclerosis, 198
nutraceuticals, 404–405
nutrition. See food; diets; diets for;
supplements; vitamins and minerals
nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism,
408
nystagmus, 217, 362, 365
obesity, 308–309, 457, 554–556
obstetrics, 472–477
obstructed airway (choking), 7–11
obstructed bladder, 416
OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals),
254, 395, 397, 399–400, 430
oily coat, doggy odor, 101
ointments, eye application, 174–175
old dogs. See elderly dogs; geriatrics
onions, poison, 34
open fontanel, 357
open fractures, 15–16
oral glucocortricoids (corticosteroids), 269,
403–404
oral hygiene, 249–250
oral-nasal fistula, 222, 227, 246, 248
oral papillomas, 236
orchitis, 465–466
organophosphates, 31, 132
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA),
254, 395, 397, 399–400, 430
osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease),
385, 401–406, 549–550, 561
osteochondritis dissecans, 399, 400
osteochondromas, 539
osteochondrosis, 400–401
osteodystrophy, hypertrophic, 408–409
osteoma, 539
osteomyelitis (bone infection), 386–387
osteosarcoma, 528, 536, 538–539
OTC (over the counter) medications, 26–27,
571–572
otitis, allergic, 210
otitis, ceruminous, 213
otitis, external, 212–214
otitis media (middle ear infection), 216–217
otodectic mange (ear mites), 214–215
outcrossing, 432
ovarian hypoplasia, 451
ovaries, 145, 450, 451,452, 456, 542
ovariohysterectomy (spaying), 456–457
overdosing with vitamins, 27, 409
overshot bite, 242
ovulation, 438–439, 440, 450, 451, 452
oxygen deprivation (hypoxia), 20–21
oxytocin, (pit shot), 476, 479, 481, 483, 486