large animal books

[cubs11]

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i'm going to start shadowing a large animal vet in 2 weeks and i don't have any experience in this area so far. i'm looking for a book (or even a website) on large animals, for research and reference. do you all have any recommendations?

 

[jnt179]

Anything having to do with Livestock management would be helpful. Most have a lot of useful information.

 

[chris03333]

large animal internal medicine by smith👍

 

[cubs11]

in case anyone else is interested in similar books...

i ordered "Clinical Anatomy & Physiology for Veterinary Technicians."

--it covers dogs, cats, horses, and cattle, with a separate chapter at the end of the book devoted to birds.

 

[Cheska]

I don't know if I would recommend buying any of these for what you are going to do, but if you have a library or bookstore nearby you could page through them-

From my days of studying for the CVT exams, has all species (handling and basics, typical problems):
Clinical Textbook for Vet Techs- McCurnin

Just because I am a nerd and got these for birthdays/Christmas:
Keeping Livestock Healthy- Haynes
UC Davis Book of Horses- Mordecai/Siegal

An oldie but goodie from my childhood (never got to be a pony clubber ironically enough- always wanted a horse though!):
United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship- Harris

Good Luck! Remember they won't expect you to be an expert, just that you want to learn all you can from them. Have fun!!

 

[VelcroSky]

I'd say that the most important thing for you to learn in the beginning is just how to handle the animals. Save the medicine for later. You're more likely to be asked to move an animal than you are to be asked a diagnosis and it can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.

Sounds like a good experience though. Good luck!

 

[Monkey85]

I was told by an vet school advisor to get a copy of Stedman's medical dictionary (they have a vet edition with some added things but a regular edition is fine) and to keep a journal or just running tab on prodecures done. Stedman's is useful for defining words that you've never heard and figure out what the doctor is talking about. Medicine is medicine and applicable across species.