From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2002-06-19 19:45:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents
kath0524 wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me if 1996 is the latest edition of the above book?
> It's the Hillyer and Quesenberry book. I want to make sure I'm buying
> the newest one.
Mine is copyright 1997. This would be a bad time to buy a new one
because there is supposed to be a second edition coming out in November.
> I would also like opinions on how easy this book is to understand for
> the layperson. I brought Biology and Diseases of the Ferret a while
> back and it is entirely too difficult for me to understand. I
> recently gave it to my vet.
"Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents" is a lot easier to read than Dr. Fox's
book and not quite as easy as Dr. Purcell's "Essentials of Ferrets". I
would personally recommend getting Purcell and Hillyer & Quesenberry and
leaving Fox for the vets.
> Also, can anyone recommend a good place to buy FR&R? I found it for
> about $49, still in the shrink-wrap. Is that about the best I can
> hope to do?
I paid $49.95 from Barnes & Nobel. It can be had from a number of
sources. Dr. Purcell's book is only available from American Animal
Hospital Assoc. Their address is
http://www.aahanet.org/common/products/index_v2.cfm Click on Medical
publications, then click on Exotics and Avians.
--
Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
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