Textbooks
School of Veterinary Medicine Online Student Bookstore
Updated 12/11/07:
The following is a listing of recommended textbooks for the School of Veterinary Medicine.
IMPORTANT: Many of the texts below are used as additional resources only, and all are available on-reserve in the Library. This is not an all-inclusive list - Course organizers will also provide students with further texts in class that can be used as resources. Please check with individual course organizers regarding the necessity to purchase if you are unsure whether to purchase or not.
Purchase Information:
Fulfillment of all textbook orders placed through the On-Line Penn Vet Bookstore will now be made by Dolbey's Medical Bookstore located on the Penn campus. If you previosly had an account with Majors (Medbooks Direct) our former provider up to June 19, 2007, you will need to set up a new account with Dolbey's. This can be done at check-out.
You can now order on-line and either 1) have course textbooks shipped to you or 2) conveniently ready for in-store pick up, thus avoiding shipping charges. As Penn Vet students, you will be offered a discount off the retail price of all recommended texts. This discounted pricing is available only to Penn Vet students.
Things to know:
- Currently, all recommended Fall Semester Texts are listed. This includes the dissection kit for Gross Anatomy VANB601. Spring Semester Texts have been added.
- Find your Course Name or Number, Click on "view," and add the texts you wish to purchase to your cart.
- For recommended Reference books, see "Ref" and for recommended Clinical books, see "Clin."
- You can access the Penn Vet Bookstore either by clicking on the link above or by visiting Dolbey's directly and clicking on the link that reads "Penn Vet Bookstore." Using the drop-down box, select University of Pennsylvania in Campus/Terms, select the Term, and click on Go. You can also use the Search feature by simply typing the ISBN of a particular recommended text in the main Search Box.
- You may also order via phone (215-222-6020; 800-365-2397) or in-store - Dolbey's Medical Bookstore, 3734 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA. Please make sure you identify yourself as a Penn Vet student.
Recommended Texts 2007-2008
First Year, Fall Semester
Gross Anatomy - Course #VANB601
Dyce: Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy (3rd ed.) - ISBN 0721689663
Evans: Guide to the Dissection of the Dog ISBN 0721601057 - A 'MUST HAVE' FOR LAB
Evans: Miller's Anatomy of the Dog ISBN 0721632009
Orsini/Sack: Rooney's Guide to the Dissection of the Horse ISBN 0960115242
Orsini/Morrison: Habel's Guide to Dissection of Domestic Ruminants
Histology - Course #VANB602
Bacha: Color Atlas of Veterinary Histology ISBN 0683306189
Developmental Biology - Course #VANB603
McGeady, Quinn, Fitzpatrick: Veterinary Embryology ISBN 9781405111478
The following is for reference only and on library reserve; NOT necessary for student purchase:
Sadler: Langman's Medical Embryology - 10th ed. ISBN 0781794854
Gilbert: Developmental Biology - 8th ed. ISBN 087893250X
Biochemistry - Course #VANB605
Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer: Biochemistry ISBN 0716787245
Spring Semester
Neurosciences - Course #VANB604
Brodal: The Central Nervous System ISBN 0195165608 - highly recommended, but not required for purchase
Purves: Neuroscience ISBN 0878937250 - highly recommended, but not required for purchase
Kandel, Schwartz, Jessel: Principles of Neuroscience ISBN 0838577016
Immunology - Course #VPTH604
Coico, Sunshine, Benjamini: Immunology - A Short Course, 5th ed. ISBN 0471226890 ** New edition pending - although a new publication is expected, the actual publish date is unknown. Purchase information will be posted when known.
Introduction to Radiology - Course #VMED603
The following are for reference only and on library reserve; NOT necessary for student purchase:
Owens and Biery: Radiographic Interpretation for the Small Animal Clinician ISBN 0683066846
Thrall: Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology ISBN 0721688209
Huda and Slone: Review of Radiological Physics ISBN 0781736757
Morgan: Techniques of Veterinary Radiography 5th ed. ISBN 0813817277
Han and Hurd: Practical Diagnostic Imaging for the Veterinary Technician ISBN 0323025757
Nyland et al.: Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound ISBN 0721677886
Lavin: Radiography in Veterinary Technology ISBN 0721675522
Second Year, Fall Semester
Parasitology - Course #VPTH603
Strongly recommended:
Foreyt: Parasitology Manual ISBN 0813824192
General & Systemic Pathology - Course #VPTH602
McGavin & Zachary: Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease ISBN 0323028705
Microbiology - Course #VPTH605
Quinn, Markey: Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology ISBN 1405108983
Spring Semester
Pharmacology - Course #VANB607
The following are for reference only and on library reserve; NOT necessary for student purchase.
Katzung: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology - 10th ed. ISBN 0071451536
Webster: Clinical Pharmacology ISBN 1893441377
Peterson and Talcott: Small Animal Toxicology ISBN 0721606393
Osweiler: Toxicology ISBN 0683066641
Booth: Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ISBN 0721643647
Plumlee: Veterinary Clinical Toxicology ISBN 032301125X
Clinical Pathology - Course #VPTH606
Thrall: Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry ISBN 0781768500
Harvey: Atlas of Veterinary Hematology: Blood and Bone Marrow of Domestic Animals ISBN 0721663346
Third Year/ Clinical
Fall Semester
Clinical Animal Behavior - Course #VMED616
Horwitz, Mills, & Heath: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Behavioural Medicine ISBN 090514595
Dermatology - Course #VMED615
The following text is used heavily and strongly recommended:
Foil & Foster: Manual of Small Animal Dermatology ISBN 0905214587
Laboratory Animal Medicine - Course #VMED614
ILAR: Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals ISBN 0309053773 (Send email to ILAR@nas.edu with name and address for free copy)
Law and Ethics
Wilson: Law and Ethics of the Veterinary Profession (to be distributed in class)
Veterinary Ethical Issues - Course #VMED617
Rachels, J.: The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 4th edition, ISBN 0073125474
Suggested Reference Books
Stedman: Stedman's Medical Dictionary ISBN 0781733901
Aiello: Merck Veterinary Manual ISBN 0911910506
Suggested Clinical Books
Ettinger: Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine ISBN 0721601170
Ettinger: Pocket Companion to Textbook of Vet. Internal Med. ISBN 0721682839
Fossum: Small Animal Surgery ISBN 0323044395
Kirk & Bistner: Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment ISBN 0721601383
Pasquini: Guide to Equine Clinics Nerdbook (order through Sudz - see below)
Pasquini: Guide to Bovine Clinics Nerdbook (order through Sudz - see below)
Pasquini: Guide to Equine Clinics - Lameness (order through Sudz - see below)
Plumb: Veterinary Drug Handbook ISBN 0813810299
Radostits, Mayhew & Houston: Veterinary Clinical Examination and Diagnosis ISBN 0702024767
Scott: Muller & Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology ISBN 0721676189
Slatter: Textbook of Small Animal Surgery (Set only) ISBN 0721686079
Smith: Large Animal Internal Medicine: Diseases of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Goats ISBN 0323009468
Stashak: Adams' Lameness in Horses ISBN 0781741955
Thrall: Textbook Vet. Diagnostic Radiology ISBN 1416026150
Tilley: Five Minute Veterinary Consult - Canine and Feline ISBN 078174038X
Tilley: Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology ISBN 1416023984
Yin: Small Animal Veterinary Nerdbook ISBN 0964151812
There are certain self-published books that cannot be carried in our on-line store. Students will need to contact the publisher directly to order them. To order Pasquini's Guide to Equine Clinics and Guide to Bovine Clinics, please call Sudz Publishing at (940) 686-9208. Important - When ordering, do not ship your texts using the School's address. You must use your home address or an alternate address where you can receive packages, or packages will be returned to sender. (See: www.vet.upenn.edu/studentresources/current/secure/lockers.html)
9/26/07