Veterinary advice for Gundog Owners

This comprehensive reference is essential reading for all those who work their gundogs, whether it is in the tough, competitive world of Field Trials or for those who simply enjoy a day's rough schooting. Author Gillian Averis is a practising veterinary surgeon who has been involved with gundogs all her life, training Weimaraners as well as keeping Sussex Spaniels, German Shorthaired Pointers, Hungarian Vizlas, and Italian Spinone and a Labrador Retriever. Here she examines the most common injuries that affect gundogs, ranging from minor accidents which require immediate first-aid, to problems such as lameness and respiratory conditions which require more long-term treatment. There is an in-depth analysis of the dietary needs of working gundogs, and a special section dealing with the inherited conditions which affect some of the gundog breeds.