Dr Christopher Little is a vet who recently retired from clinical work after more than 40 years. He taught at Glasgow University Veterinary School for a decade but spent the bulk of his career in companion animal practice. Initially a keen surgeon, the focus of his interests gradually evolved towards diagnostics and medicine, especially cardiology. Chris has published widely in the academic literature and lectured both in the UK and abroad. He is married with two adult children and two dogs. This is his first book for dog owners.

• PrefacePART I HEALTHY DOGSCHAPTER 1 Introduction and orientationCHAPTER 2 Choosing your dogCHAPTER 3 How to choose your vetCHAPTER 4 Your first trips to the vetCHAPTER 5 Routine health carePART II ILLNESSCHAPTER 6 Visiting the vet when your dog is illCHAPTER 7 Common problemsCHAPTER 8 EmergenciesCHAPTER 9 Chronic diseasesCHAPTER 10 Practical home nursing of your dogCHAPTER 11 CancerCHAPTER 12 Old agePART III FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND RELATED ISSUESCHAPTER 13 When things go wrongAppendices: Organisations; Dogs, owners and the law; Authorised veterinary medicines and the prescribing cascade; Useful booksAcknowledgementsGlossaryBibliographyIndex

This book is a must if you are a first-time dog owner; or an experienced dog owner who wishes to know more. It is a book to recommend to your clients at any stage of ownership, as it guides the reader through choosing a vet, choosing a dog, and looking after the dog for the rest of its life. It does this in a way that only an experienced vet can do… through the magnifying glass of years in practice.