I am happy to announce that I have a chapter in the newly published book “Caring for Family Pets: Choosing and Keeping Our Companion Animals Healthy” edited by Radford G. Davis, DVM, MPH. You might recognize the name of the editor... I had initially declined, but found that the chapter he needed was really just what I do every day, so I wrote chapter 2: “The Responsibilities of Pet Ownership”. We hope it will be a useful book for pet owners - it covers everything from choosing and caring for various kind of pets, health and disease, first aid, nutrition, behavior and training, therapy animals for humans, alternative medicine options, and disaster planning with pets in mind, plus additional resources (books and websites) for more detailed information.

Here is a link to it on Amazon:

Caring for Family Pets: Choosing and Keeping our Companion Animals Healthy



No, he didn’t pick the cover photos, but they do lead to some nice public health discussions!

The companion book is also coming out this month: “Animals, Diseases, and Human Health: Shaping Our Lives Now and in the Future” also edited by Radford Davis. This book focuses on topics that touch on One Health, the connection between animal health and our own health. Chapters include dog bite prevention, infectious diseases we can get from our pets, emerging diseases, wildlife smuggling, animal visits to human hospitals, One Health, and animal abuse and the link to human violence.

Animals, Diseases, and Human Health: Shaping Our Lives Now and in the Future