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100 top consultations in small animal general practice /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hill, Peter B. (Peter Barrie), Warman, Sheena, Shawcross, Geoff
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, U.K. : Blackwell Pub., 2011.
Subjects:
Pet medicine.
Dogs > Diseases.
Cats > Diseases.
Medical personnel and patient.
Dog Diseases.
Cat Diseases.
Professional-Patient Relations.
Veterinary Medicine > methods.
Pets.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in small animal general practice
  • The new puppy or kitten
  • The annual health check
  • Advising on spaying and castration
  • Inappetence and anorexia
  • Weight loss
  • Polydipsia and polyuria
  • Pyrexia
  • Anaemia
  • Jaundice
  • Collapse
  • Abdominal distension
  • The FeLV-positive cat
  • The FIV-positive cat
  • The cat with FIP
  • The itchy dog
  • The itchy cat
  • Diagnosing and treating skin diseases caused by ectoparasites
  • The dog with demodicosis
  • The dog with pyoderma or Malassezia dermatitis
  • The atopic dog
  • The dog with a hot spot
  • The dog with acral lick dermatitis (lick granuloma)
  • Anal sac problems
  • Ear infections
  • Pododermatitis
  • The dog or cat with a cutaneous lump or swelling
  • The dog with urticaria or angioedema
  • The cat-bite abscess
  • Lipomas
  • The dog with a histiocytoma
  • Mast cell tumours
  • Sebaceous adenomas and follicular cysts
  • The dog that is losing hair
  • Dermatophytosis
  • Skin problems in non dog/cat species
  • Dental disease
  • Retching and gagging
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • The dog with haemorrhagic gastroenteritis
  • Colitis
  • Liver disease
  • The dog or cat with pancreatitis
  • The dog with gastric dilatation and volvulus
  • Obstipation and megacolon
  • Orthopaedic problems in young and growing dogs
  • Forelimb lameness
  • Hindlimb lameness
  • Cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency
  • Advising on osteoarthritis
  • Initial fracture diagnosis and management
  • Spinal pain and disk herniation
  • Coughing
  • The dog with kennel cough
  • Sneezing and nasal discharge
  • The puppy or kitten with a heart murmur
  • Th dog with heart failure
  • The dyspnoeic cat
  • Eyelid problems
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Corneal ulcers
  • Cataracts
  • Blindness
  • The dog with signs of cystitis or haematuria
  • The cat with signs of cystitis or haematuria
  • The blocked cat
  • The dog with urinary incontinence
  • Chronic renal failure
  • The dog with prostatic disease
  • The bitch with pyometra
  • Pregnancy and whelping
  • Oestrus control, misalliance and false pregnancies
  • The dog with hypothyroidism
  • The dog with hyperadrenocorticism
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • The cat with hyperthyroidism
  • The road traffic accident
  • The pharyngeal foreign body
  • Problems associated with grass seeds
  • Burns
  • The dog or cat with cancer
  • The dog with a mammary tumour
  • The dog with multicentric lymphoma
  • The dog having seizures
  • Hindlimb ataxia and weakness
  • Vestibular disease
  • The aggressive dog
  • The frightened dog
  • Separation problems in the dog
  • House-soiling and elimination problems
  • Dealing with suspected poisoning
  • Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity
  • The sick rabbit
  • The sick hamster
  • The sick guinea pig
  • The sick bird
  • The sick tortoise
  • The post-surgery check-up
  • Illnesses in animals that have travelled abroad
  • Elective euthanasia
  • Appendix 1 : Rational use of antibiotics
  • Appendix 2 : Rational use of glucocorticoids
  • Appendix 3 : General princiiples of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain
  • Appendix 4 : Weight loss and obesity control
  • Appendix 5 : Interpretation of haematology and biochemistry profiles.