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dentistry 26–38
and acupuncture examination 405
advanced 38
VetBooks.ir charts 27

common problems 31–6
dental formula 26–8
dental programmes 30–1
donkeys 686, 692

examination 29–30
extractions 37–8
finding a dental technician 31
and lameness 101
and the law 37
and pain relief 37
and performance problems 28–9
routine inspections 29–30
and sedation 32
signs of problems 28
and tetanus protection 37
and trigeminal neuralgia 340
Deosect® spray 570
depression 54
Dermatophilus congolensis 559, 561, 562, 571
dermis 552

desensitization of limbs (FEI rules) 765
desmitis 207
suspensory ligament desmitis 207–213
desmotomy
interspinous ligament 373
medial patellar ligament 260–61
proximal check/accessory ligament of SDFT 196, 203
developmental orthopaedic disease 242, 286–289, 297
dexamethasone 582
dexamethasone suppression test 647
diagnostic procedures 103–20
arthroscopy, 102, 118–20, 188, 221, 247
nerve blocks 103–6

see also imaging techniques
diarrhoea 55, 498, 523–9
causes 523–4
clinical signs 524
diagnosis 525–7
prognosis 528–9