Hi gang, Nope, not planning on scanning it. Carrie ----- Original Message ---- From: Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:19:43 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: wish list I think I saw this in the new york times. Someone should check with carrie to see if she is planning on scanning it. Maybe I just did by posting this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:37 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: wish list > Done. > > If it's anything like the Aims book that Allison did I > agree. > > G.Cindy > > --- maithe007 <maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi G. Cindy, >> >> I would really appreciate it if you could place a >> book on the wish list for me. It is called: >> The Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health : The >> Complete Pet Health Resource for Your Dog, Cat, >> Horse or other Pets >> by Merck Publishing and Merial >> ISBN-13: 9780911910995 >> Pub. Date: October 2007 >> >> Synopsis: >> The Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health delivers >> animal health expertise in everyday language that >> all pet owners can understand. This in-depth new >> resource, >> authored by over 200 veterinary experts, covers the >> full spectrum of today's pets, from dogs, cats and >> horses to birds, reptiles, fish and other exotic >> pets. No other book provides as much health >> information on as many types of animals. The one >> resource for a lifetime of pets. >> >> I think this book needs to be done in-house as it >> has some graphs and/or diagrams. This is the reason >> I am not scanning it. Here is a cute article from >> the New York Times regarding this book. Thanks! >> >> Maithe >> maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Pet Ferret Hit by an Arrow? Here's a Book for You >> By >> ERICA GOODE >> Published: December 18, 2007 >> >> Does your gerbil seem depressed? >> >> Is its coat rough, its appetite flagging, its >> posture hunched? >> >> Does its exercise wheel stand sadly silent? >> >> If so, it might be suffering from Tyzzer's disease, >> a bacterial infection commonly seen in gerbils, >> especially when stressed. >> >> Then again, the little rodent might just have a bad >> case of >> pinworms. >> >> Not knowing which diagnosis applies - or more >> likely, never having heard of either ailment - is >> often frustrating for pet owners, who are unsure how >> serious >> their animal's illness is or what to do about it. >> >> The new Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health: Home >> Edition (Merck & Company, $22.95), an exhaustive >> guide to the illnesses and care of many of the >> species >> that humans, sensibly or not, have turned to for >> companionship, aims to help out. >> >> Merck's manual for humans has long been a resource >> for doctors, a bible for worried mothers and a draw >> for hypochondriacs, who can spend hours matching >> their symptoms to the diseases it describes. >> >> In the 1,345 pages of the pet version, readers can >> find, among other things, the anatomy of a turtle; >> six signs of hyperparathyroidism in a dog; a list >> of 27 houseplants poisonous to pets; a description >> of lockjaw (an infection that leads baby birds to >> starve to death); instructions for what to do if >> your >> pet is shot with an arrow (don't pull it out); seven >> causes of liver injuries in horses; the necessary >> components of a pet travel kit; 161 diseases that >> can be passed to humans from animals; and yes, a >> proper diagnosis for a sick gerbil. >> >> Those new to pet ownership will discover basic >> information about choosing pets and how to provide >> them with a good home. In some cases, they may >> decide >> to forgo the pleasure: a sugar glider, for example, >> while extremely cute, spends its nights barking and >> chirping and, the book notes, requires at least >> two hours of human contact per day, lest it develop >> behavioral problems - like cannibalism. >> >> The bulk of the manual, a popular translation of the >> handbook for veterinarians published by Merck since >> 1955, is devoted to the three most common household >> animals: dogs, cats and horses. But the guide also >> includes chapters on birds and so-called exotic >> pets, like fish, reptiles, amphibians, chinchillas, >> ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, >> rabbits, prairie dogs, pot-bellied pigs and sugar >> gliders, as well as sections on emergency care, >> poisoning, >> cancer >> and other subjects. >> >> The sheer number of creatures found between the >> book's covers is likely to distinguish it from other >> pet health guides, most of which focus on a single >> species or even a single breed. And the manual, >> written by 200 veterinarians, is likely to find an >> eager readership in an animal-crazed nation, where >> 68.7 >> million households include at least one pet and >> $24.5 billion a year is spent on veterinary care, >> according to a survey released this month by the >> American >> Veterinary Medical Association. >> >> "We felt there was a need for a comprehensive book," >> said Dr. Scott Line, the manual's associate editor >> and an animal behaviorist at Merial, a veterinary >> drug company co-owned by Merck and Sanofi-Aventis. >> >> "People have multiple pets," Dr. Line said. "Eighty >> or 85 percent of horse owners also own a dog; half >> of dog owners have a cat. If you have one book that >> covers all different species it will make it easier >> for people." >> >> Still, like The Merck Manual for human health, the >> pet version often sacrifices depth for breadth. It >> describes hundreds of diseases, some that readers >> will find familiar, like >> diabetes >> and >> epilepsy, >> and many others they are unlikely to recognize, like >> guttural pouch mycosis (which affects horses) and >> proliferative enteropathy (recently weaned rabbits). >> >> "My feeling is there was a little bit of information >> on everything and not a lot of information on any >> one thing," said Dr. Susan Hackner, head of the >> department >> of critical care and emergency medicine at the >> Animal Medical Center in New York. "It's like other >> Merck manuals in that it addresses very briefly and >> concisely a very comprehensive list of diseases. I >> think that it's more of a coffee-table book." >> >> Dr. Hackner noted that some things in the manual >> were very helpful - for example, the basics of >> emergency care and the list of household poisons >> (especially >> when read before an animal ingests one). There are >> specific instructions for nursing a sick bird, a >> discussion of when to euthanize a desperately ill >> pet >> and useful descriptions of a variety of medical >> tests and treatments. >> >> Dr. Hackner praised the glossary and the dozens of >> graphics in the book, singling out a schematic >> drawing of a cat's kidney that she said was "really >> interesting." >> >> But she added that equal space in the manual seemed >> to be given to very common illnesses - for instance, >> immune mediated hemolytic >> anemia, >> which she said was common in dogs and that the >> hospital sees a few times a week in summer - and to >> disorders like hepatozoonosis, a parasitic disease >> affecting >> dogs and cats, which the hospital sees rarely, if at >> all. >> >> Some readers may find missing from the guide any >> mention of commonly used alternative medical >> treatments, like acupuncture. And those who own >> exotic animals >> will almost certainly be better served buying a book >> dedicated wholly to their species. >> >> These lapses, however, are unlikely to deter most >> pet owners, who can be as obsessive about their >> animal's health as they are about their own. And it >> can't >> hurt to know that that strong musty smell is coming >> from your unneutered ferret, that a chunk of avocado >> could kill your cockatiel and that you should >> never, ever pick up a gerbil by its tail. > > > WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The Bookshare Collection)is > available at > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > > www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful threads > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! 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