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Title: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Mark on September 08, 2008, 09:12:48 AM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veterinary-Notes-Owners-Trevor-Turner/dp/0091751039

I was given this on Friday. I haven't looked at it yet but just wondered if it's any good?

556pp  :Crazy:
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Sabrina (Auferstehen) on September 08, 2008, 09:33:21 AM
ive only read a bit but its part of my feline first aid course.

it is out of date though on a lot of stuff.
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Mark on September 08, 2008, 09:36:24 AM
I noticed it was published in 1994 and I am sure a lot of things have moved on, CRF treatment and pain relief are two things that come to mind.

I am wary of self-help books when there are professionals to deal with things.
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 09:52:10 AM
I've got the two vn training books even in there things have come on a bit, I only read them to understand things better, I'd never try and diagnose anything

finished the new vicky halls yesterday - she has catchat in the list of useful websites at the back, can't believe her cats name!
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Mark on September 08, 2008, 10:01:07 AM
can't believe her cats name!

?
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 10:01:58 AM
well its a dodgy word where I come from for lady bits but might not be in other places who knows!
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Mark on September 08, 2008, 10:07:50 AM
I can't begin to guess  :evillaugh:

No good googling "Vicky Halls Cat"  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Topsy Turvey on September 08, 2008, 12:04:44 PM
I can't begin to guess  :evillaugh:

No good googling "Vicky Halls Cat"  :evillaugh:

Yep there is! Names are on vickyhalls.net
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Mark on September 08, 2008, 12:21:34 PM
Bink?  :shify:
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Topsy Turvey on September 08, 2008, 12:37:42 PM
Bink?  :shify:

Think so.  Dawn F????????????????
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: MrsR on September 08, 2008, 12:45:40 PM
I have had it for years and have to say I used it more when I was doing my Animal Science HND for that rather than as a reference book for my actual cats.    Don't think its come off the shelves for about 5 years now though.
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 12:56:24 PM
no the other one - the devon rex - maybe its a west london thing!!
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Mark on September 08, 2008, 13:00:13 PM
Mangus?

Must be where you live Dawn  :evillaugh:

Mind you, there isn't much talk about ladies bits in this house  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 13:01:10 PM
that is so rude I can't believe you wrote it down!!!! :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Mark on September 08, 2008, 13:21:05 PM
Mangus  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 13:22:06 PM
stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Topsy Turvey on September 08, 2008, 13:29:16 PM
Oh well it must be a Southern thing cause I have no clue what it means!
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 13:30:30 PM
Mark and I are both from London originally but he has no idea what I'm talking about, maybe it is as specific as one street in west london!
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Gillian Harvey on September 08, 2008, 14:23:35 PM
Yes I've got that book - had it for more years than I care to remember and its been well thumbed. I think its an excellent book, yes things have moved on a bit, but your basic cat physiology and stuff is still the same, so its a book worth having for sure. Its written by a commonsense vet and he also used to breed I think.

Dawn, I've never heard that word being used as reference to anything to do with bits.............. LOL!
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 14:28:19 PM
thanks for getting the thread back on track Gillian!  :shy: another good book recommended by Witty The book of the cat, it is fantastic and has some beautiful drawings
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Gillian Harvey on September 08, 2008, 15:25:52 PM
thanks for getting the thread back on track Gillian!  :shy: another good book recommended by Witty The book of the cat, it is fantastic and has some beautiful drawings

LOL!  :evillaugh:

got that one too! My house is one big library full of cat books LOL!  ;)
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Dawn F on September 08, 2008, 15:30:57 PM
its lovely isn't it, I got it because I was trying to understand genetics and found genetics for cat breeders a bit heavy going
Title: Re: Veterinary notes for cat owners - anyone else got this book?
Post by: Gillian Harvey on September 08, 2008, 17:21:21 PM
its lovely isn't it, I got it because I was trying to understand genetics and found genetics for cat breeders a bit heavy going

Yes its great - I think The Book of the Cat might be the very first cat book I ever bought if I remember rightly.  ;D