By Shawn Messonnier
Nutritional Supplements for the Veterinary Practice: A Pocket Guide. The use of nutritional and herbal supplements for both humans and their pets continues to grow each year. Today, most, if not all, veterinarians prescribe nutritional supplements, and their patients continue to benefit from them. Enhance traditional treatments, meet client expectations, and improve patient care by being well-versed in the use of supplements with the help of this user-friendly handbook.
The only pocket-size book for veterinarians that covers the basics of using supplements in the veterinary practice.
This time-saving quick-reference guide will make it easier to use nutritional supplements in your practice.
Features
Features:
- A review of 42 nutritional supplements that can be used in the care of dogs and cats
- Comprehensive, easy-to-find details for each supplement, including origin, indications, contraindications, adverse side effects, dosages, and interactions
- Appendixes detailing supplements that may affect blood coagulation; interact with anesthetics, sedatives, or antidepressants; and reduce side effects from and/or enhance cytotoxicity of chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Additional information on antioxidants
Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Bee Pollen
Brewer’s Yeast
Carnitine
Choline/Phosphatidylcholine
Chondroitin
Coenzyme Q10
Colloidal Silver
Colostrum
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Dimethylglycine
Echinacea
Fish Oil
Flaxseed Oil
Garlic
Ginger
Ginkgo
Ginseng
Glucosamine
Glutamine
Green Tea
Hawthorn
Hyaluronic Acid
Kava
Lysine
Medicinal Mushrooms
Melatonin
Methylsulfonylmethane
Phosphatidylserine
Prebiotics
Probiotics
S-Adenosylmethionine
Silymarin / Milk Thistle
St. John’s Wort
Super Green Foods: Spirulina / Blue-Green Algae
Taurine
Tryptophan
Valerian
Vitamin A / Carotenoids
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Appendix 1: Additional Information on Antioxidants
Appendix 2: Supplements That May Affect Blood Coagulation
Appendix 3: Supplements That May Interact with Anesthetics, Sedatives, or Antidepressants
Appendix 4: Supplements That May Reduce Side Effects or Enhance Cytotoxicity of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
List of References
Further Reading
About the Author
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