Penn Vet on-Line Bookstore
School of Veterinary Medicine
The following is a listing of 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 are made by Matthews/Dolbey's Medical Bookstore.
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:
- All Fall Semester Texts will be listed by July 1. This includes the dissection kit for Gross Anatomy VANB601.
- Choose the Campus and/or Term of the course which you are taking.
- Choose the Department (i.e., Veterinary) in which the course resides.
- Click the "Go" button.
- Find your Course Name or Number, Click on "view," and add the texts you wish to purchase to your cart. The dissection kit is listed under generic "VANB" course number.
- 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 Tab at the top of the page that reads "Penn Vet Bookstore." Then click on the link which reads: "Find Your Textbooks Here." Then follow the steps above.
- 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: 215-780-1295. Please make sure you identify yourself as a Penn Vet student.
Texts 2012-2013
First Year, Fall Semester
Gross Anatomy - Course #VANB601
Dyce: Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy (4th ed.) - ISBN 978-1416066071
Evans: Guide to the Dissection of the Dog (7th ed.) ISBN 1437702465 - A 'MUST HAVE' FOR LAB
Evans: Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog (4th ed.) ISBN 1437708129
Orsini/Sack: Rooney's Guide to the Dissection of the Horse ISBN 0960115242 - purchase information to follow from Dr. Orsini.
Orsini/Morrison: Habel's Guide to Dissection of Domestic Ruminants - purchase information to follow from Dr. Orsini.
Histological Basis of Pathology - Course #VANB602
Bacha: Color Atlas of Veterinary Histology ISBN 0470958510
Developmental Biology - Course #VANB603
Hyttel, Sinowatz, Vejlsted: Essentials of Domestic Animal Embryology
ISBN 978-0-7020-2899-1 (This text is strongly recommended for purchase)
The following are for reference only and on library reserve; NOT necessary for student purchase:
McGeady, Quinn, Fitzpatrick: Veterinary Embryology ISBN 140511147X
Sadler, Thomas: Langman's Medical Embryology ISBN 978-0781790697
Schoenwolf, Willis: Atlas of Descriptive Embryology ISBN 978-0131585607
Cellular and Biochemical Foundation of Disease - Course #VANB605
Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer: Biochemistry (7th ed.) ISBN 1429229365
Spring Semester
Neurosciences - Course #VANB604
Brodal: The Central Nervous System ISBN 0195381157 - highly recommended, but not required for purchase
Purves: Neuroscience ISBN 0878936955 - highly recommended, but not required for purchase
Kandel, Schwartz, Jessel: Principles of Neuroscience ISBN 0071390111
For course Labs (not required for purchase):
Kuhn: eBrain: The Interactive Sheep Neuroanatomy Tutorial, ISBN 978-0-87893-380-8 (see: http://www.sinauer.com/detail.php?id=3808 for online demo and purchase information)
Immunology - Course #VPTH604
Coico, Sunshine, Benjamini: Immunology - A Short Course, 6th ed. ISBN 0470081589 - recommended for purchase
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
Recommended, but not required for purchase:
McGavin & Zachary: Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease ISBN 0323028705
Microbiology - Course #VPTH605
Strongly recommended, but not required for purchase:
Quinn, Markey: Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology ISBN 1405108983
Alternative recommended reading:
Quinn et al: Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease
Hirsh et al.: Veterinary Microbiology, Second Edition
Spring Semester
Pharmacology - Course #VANB607
The following are for reference only and on library reserve; NOT necessary for student purchase.
Brunton, L.: Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12th ed. - ISBN 978-0071624428
Riviere & Papich: Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 9th ed. - ISBN 978-0-8138-2061-3
Hsu: Handbook of Veterinary Pharmacology ISBN-10: 0813828376
Katzung: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology - ISBN 0071764011
Webster: Clinical Pharmacology ISBN 1893441377
Peterson and Talcott: Small Animal Toxicology ISBN 1455707171
Booth: Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ISBN 0721643647
Osweiler, Gary: NVMS Toxicology ISBN 0683066641 (Out of Print)
Plumlee, Konnie: Clinical Veterinary Pharmacology ISBN 032301125X (Out of Print)
Clinical Pathology - Course #VPTH606
Stockham and Scott: Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Second Ed. ISBN: 978-0-8138-0076-9
Anesthesia - Course #VSUR604
Tranquilli, Thurmon, Grimm: Lumb & Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, 4th Edition, ISBN:
Third Year Clinical, Fall Semester
Clinical Animal Behavior - Course #VMED616
Recommended, but not required for purchase:
Horwitz, Mills, & Heath: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Behavioural Medicine (2nd Ed.) ISBN 978-1905319152
Carlson, NR: Physiology of Behavior, 11th Ed. ISBN 0205239390
Clinical Exercises - Course #VMSUR602
Baines, Stephen: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Surgical Principles, ISBN 1905319258
Med/Surg II - Course #VMED612
The following are for reference only - no purchase is necessary:
Ettinger's Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine ISBN: 978-0-7216-0117-5
Fubini and Ducharme: Farm Animal Surgery ISBN: 978-07216-9062-9
Kirk and Schalm: Veterinary Hematology ISBN: 978-0-683-30692-7
Feldman and Nelson: Canine and Feline Endocrinology and Reproduction ISBN: 978-0-7216-9315-6
Withrow & McEwen: Small Animal Clinical Oncology (fourth edition) ISBN: 978-0-7216-0558-6
Med/Surg III - Course #VMED613
References:
Ettinger's Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine ISBN: 978-0-7216-0117-5
Auer & Stick: Equine Surgery ISBN: 978-1-4160-0123-2
Dewey: A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology, 2nd Ed. ISBN: 978-0-8138-1672-2
Fubini and Ducharme: Farm Animal Surgery ISBN: 978-07216-9062-9
Divers & Peek: Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle, 2nd Ed. ISBN 978-1416031376
Orsini & Divers: Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures Ed. 3 ISBN 978-1416036098
Thrall: Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology 5th Ed. ISBN 978-1416026150
Veterinary Ethical Issues - Course #VMED617
Rachels, J.: The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 6th edition, ISBN 978-0073386713
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: http://www.vet.upenn.edu/EducationandTraining/StudentLife/InfoforCurrentStudents/
MiscellaneousInfo/LockersMailPkgsTelEtc.aspx)
12/5/12