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

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portosystemic shunt, 296–297<br />

postencephalitic seizures, 368<br />

postmaturity, 479, 480, 597<br />

postpartum, 481–487<br />

postvaccination encephalitis, 360<br />

postvaccination seizures, 368<br />

potassium supplements, heart, 341<br />

PRA (progressive retinal atrophy), 203–204<br />

PRCD (progressive rod and cone<br />

degeneration). See PRA<br />

pregnancy, 467–472. See also whelping<br />

accidental (unwanted), 455–456<br />

assisted delivery techniques, 476–477<br />

confirming, 453, 467–468<br />

deworming during, 469<br />

diet during, 470<br />

drugs during, 470<br />

dystocia (prolonged/difficult labor),<br />

477–481<br />

false (pseudocyesis), 454–455, 484<br />

fetal loss during, 452–455<br />

gestation period, 467–468<br />

postmature (prolonged), 479, 480, 597<br />

prevention techniques, 456–459<br />

terminating, 455–456<br />

unwanted, 455–456<br />

whelping preparations, 471–472<br />

whelping process, 472–477<br />

premature ovarian failure, 452<br />

prenatal care, 469–470<br />

pressure dressing, 43<br />

pressure sores (calluses), 114, 156–157<br />

proctitis, 288<br />

proestrus, heat cycle stage, 437<br />

progesterone, 438, 439, 440, 444, 445, 446,<br />

450, 453<br />

progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), 203–204<br />

prolonged heat, estrous cycle, 450<br />

prolonged interestrous interval, 451–452<br />

PROSAR International Animal Poison<br />

Control Center, 24<br />

prostate, 411–412, 282, 287, 418–420, 458<br />

prostatitis, 419–420<br />

protein, 302–303<br />

protein-losing nephropathy, 421<br />

protozoan diseases, 83–87<br />

pseudoconstipation, 287–288<br />

pseudocyesis (false pregnancy), 454–455<br />

Pug encephalitis, 361<br />

pulmonary artery, 329–330<br />

pulmonary edema, 21–22, 339<br />

pulmonary thromboembolism, 344<br />

pulmonary infiltrates of eosinophils (PIE),<br />

325<br />

pulse, 330–331, 489, 554<br />

absent, 359<br />

how to take, 330–331<br />

irregular. See arrhythmia<br />

GENERAL INDEX • 623<br />

rapid, 11, 265, 325, 332, 339, 349, 462, 554<br />

slow, 143, 268, 332<br />

weak, 7, 12, 17, 265<br />

puncture wounds, 46<br />

pupils, 169–170<br />

dilated, 358, 359, 361<br />

puppies. See also newborn puppies<br />

artificial respiration, 8<br />

behavior problems, 520–523<br />

canine parvovirus, 78–79<br />

come command, 519–520<br />

congenital megaesophagus, 258–259<br />

CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), 9–10<br />

daily caloric requirements, 511–512<br />

deciduous teeth, 239–241<br />

deworming, 51–53<br />

ear canal opening, 205<br />

feeding guidelines, 305<br />

health/fitness examinations, 515–516<br />

housetraining, 518–519<br />

hypomyelination diseases, 365–366<br />

imperforate anus, 289<br />

intestinal obstruction, 277–278<br />

juvenile pyoderma, 162<br />

kennel cough, 320–321<br />

leash introduction, 519<br />

neonatal conjunctivitis, 185–186<br />

open fontanel, 357<br />

puppy dermatitis, 157–158<br />

retained baby teeth, 241<br />

selection guidelines, 513–517<br />

septicemia, 69–70, 504–505<br />

socialization, 512–513<br />

stenotic nares (collapsed nostrils), 313<br />

training principals, 517–518<br />

vaccination guidelines, 98–100<br />

puppy acne, 115, 157–158<br />

puppy aptitude test, disposition, 517<br />

puppy dermatitis (impetigo/acne), 115,<br />

157–158<br />

puppy septicemia, 504–505<br />

puppy strangles (juvenile pyoderma), 115, 162<br />

purulent conjunctivitis, 185<br />

purulent discharge, conjunctivitis, 184<br />

pyelonephritis (kidney infection), 422<br />

pyloric stenosis, 506–507<br />

pyoderma, 158–164<br />

pyometra, 461–462<br />

pyrethrin-based shampoos, 120<br />

pyrethrins, 31–32, 132<br />

pyrethroids, poison, 31–32<br />

rabies, 75–77, 96, 360<br />

radiation therapy, 527–528<br />

raisins, poison, 34<br />

rakes, grooming, 104–105<br />

rapid (labored) breathing, 311. See also<br />

Index of Signs and Symptoms

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