Spanish for Veterinarians

Bonnie Frederick is Professor of Spanish at Texas Christian University. She has published several books on women's literature, and she is co-author, with Dr. Mosqueda, of Spanish for Animal Scientists and Food Animal Producers. Juan Mosqueda is a Professor of Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico.

• Preface ix Acknowledgments xiCHAPTER 1: Getting Started 3Pronunciation of Spanish 3Nouns and Plurals 5Articles and Plurals 6Names of Animals 6CHAPTER 2: The Body and How to Describe It 11Adjectives 11External Body Parts 14Internal Organs 15CHAPTER 3: Verbs: Where the Action Is 19Regular Verbs 19Weak-Kneed Verbs 22CHAPTER 4: Irregular Verbs 25Four Essential Irregular Verbs: tener, estar, ser, and ir 25World's Simplest Verb: hay 32CHAPTER 5: How Long Has the Cow Had a Fever? 33Duration of Time 33The Present Perfect 34The Verb dar 36Feeding Vocabulary 37CHAPTER 6: The Past and Accidents 41Past Time Verbs 41Accidents 46CHAPTER 7: Telling People What to Do 49Verbal Shorthand 49Giving Commands 50Giving Something to Somebody 53Polite Suggestions 54CHAPTER 8: Taking a Clinical History 57CHAPTER 9: The Diagnostic Exam 61CHAPTER 10: Cattle 67Special Vocabulary 68Illnesses 69CHAPTER 11: Horses 75Special Vocabulary 76Illnesses 76CHAPTER 12: Sheep and Goats 79Special Vocabulary 79Illnesses 80CHAPTER 13: Swine 83Special Vocabulary 83Illnesses 84CHAPTER 14: Dogs and Cats 87Special Vocabulary 87Illnesses 89CHAPTER 15: Exotic Pets 93Special Vocabulary 93APPENDIX: Registration Forms 99Answer Key to Exercises 103Dictionary 109

"A useful feature is access to a Web site where readers can listen to native pronunciation of words and download pronunciation exercises.  As a teaching tool, this is priceless, particularly because most communications between veterinarians and Spanish speaking clients will be oral.... This book is a useful introduction to Spanish.... Any attempts to communicate to owners in their native language will be met with relief and appreciation, and the book succeeds in providing a basic working version of the Spanish language." - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2008