The Ultimate Guide To Dog Health Review
January 22, 2009 | Filed Under: Product Reviews
Knowing when to take your dog to the veterinarian and when to “self-regulate” is a pretty tricky business. How do you know if your dog needs professional assistance? After all, it’s not as if your dog can tell you…
Nobody likes to fork out $80 for an unnecessary visit to the vet, but then again no responsible dog owner wants to see their dog suffer either. Frankly, it’s a bit of a dilemma.
I’ve owned dogs on and off my whole life, and the issue of taking my dog to the vet or not is still something that I’m not 100% comfortable with. Of course, I’d rather be 
safe than sorry and this particular viewpoint has resulted in countless unwarranted trips to the vet over the years. But I also long for the kind of solid information about canine medical basics that would enable me to put my mind at ease and confidently decide whether or not my dog needs to see the vet. And if I can save both him and me the hassle, then that’s just an added bonus!
Stress-Free Dog Care
You can imagine the relief I felt when I came across The Ultimate Guide to Dog Health on the Internet. This guide by Malcolm Fields, a dog-care professional, was exactly what I was looking for. It’s complete and detailed and it covers all common health problems (both serious and minor) that dogs suffer from. The overall focus of the book is on being prepared and learning the preventative actions to take should such emergency situations arise.
The book teaches you how to accurately self-diagnose using easy step-by-step flowcharts, which tell you if your dog will be fine on his own or if he needs to see the vet and how soon he needs to see the vet. The guide is packed with useful knowledge and advice from veterinarians and trained dog-care specialists yet the author managed to make it easy on the eye and reader-friendly… Yes, you can actually understand (in plain English) what they’re talking about!
Basically, it’s detailed (but not dauntingly so), comprehensive (covering all common ailments and illnesses), educative (while retaining a conversational, easy-to-understand tone) and it gives you the tools that will allow you to take good care of your dog. You’ll receive a thorough introduction to canine healthcare without spending enormous amounts of time and effort trying to absorb the jargon of a veterinary textbook!
What’s Actually Covered in this Guide?
The book deals with all common dog problems and dog ailments. It covers issues like toothaches and dental trouble, ear infections, skin rashes and chafing, eye irritations, worms, as well as chronic problems like vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, asthma, breathing trouble and liver problems. It also covers more severe issues like arthritis and cancer and symptomatic “alerts” like hair loss, lethargy, and behavioral changes.
In addition to that, the guide will also teach you the following:
- How to pick up early warning signs by identifying and correctly interpreting your dog’s body language.
- How to groom your dog quickly and efficiently.
- How to take proper care of your dog’s teeth and gums.
- How to administer medicine safely and easily.
- How to recognize the early warning signs of health trouble through behavioral and physical changes and more…
All this information is supplemented by full-color photographs, diagrams and illustrations.
My Favorite Part
While I really appreciated learning more about canine anatomy and medical problems, the information I was craving for was how to tell if my dog had a serious health problem that required the expertise of a veterinarian.
The book fulfilled my wish by including many detailed symptom charts, each of which is especially designed to help owners like me make solid decisions about their dog’s healthcare. Each chart starts from the specific symptoms of a particular ailment and all you have to do is follow the option that represents your dog’s symptoms on the flowchart. The chart tells you the recommended path of treatment for every situation and indicates whether veterinary care should be sought or not, and if so, how soon. Pure and simple genius!
Something for Free
In addition to the fully-illustrated 240-page guide, you will also receive these four bonus books:
- The Ultimate Guide to Dog First Aid. This is an incredibly useful resource for those situations requiring an immediate response. You’ll learn how to perform the canine Heimlich maneuver and doggie CPR. No one wants to have to perform CPR on their beloved dog, but it’s better to be prepared!
- 180 Gourmet Recipes for Your Dog. Learn how to please your dog’s taste buds.
- 101 Ways to Spoil Your Dog for Under $10. Discover all sorts of luxuries-on-a-budget and activities for you and your dog to enjoy together for less than $10.
- 20 Super Healthy Recipes for Your Dog. This book proves that doggie health food can be as delicious as anything else!
These books have a combined value of over $80 but you won’t pay another penny. Not bad for a freebie!
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All in all, I couldn’t be more satisfied with this book. It’s exactly what I was looking for and more. Even if I hadn’t spent the last decade trying to find a book just like that one, I’d still grab it in a second because it’s simply that valuable.
Every responsible dog owner should have access to an information resource such as this one. Not only does it enable you to make good decisions about common and serious health issues for your dog, but it also teaches you a lot about the minor, day-to-day ailments and afflictions that most dogs will deal with from time to time. I won’t even mention the host of useful facts on preventative dog care contained in this guide…
This comprehensive guide to dog health will help you recognize little problems before they become big ones. That alone is truly indispensable.
Our dog depend on us for their well being. The never say no to us, it is the least we can do to get educated about their best treatment, great resources like this makes it that much easier and rewarding, thank you!
Well this is one great review and I will recommend getting this book for my sister as she has two canines and I would say that neither one of them are obedient at all. They know how to not go to the bathroom inside but they act so spoiled and jump all over people when they walk in the house I can’t stand it!