• Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, Second Edition takes a user-friendly alphabetical format to cover a wide spectrum of canine and feline infectious diseases and parasite-related disorders. Part of the popular Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series, it includes information on many specific organisms and diseases, from amebiasis and Ehrlichiosis to rabies and ticks. The text also provides extensive differential diagnostic lists, as well as information on drugs, dosages, toxicity, treatment options, diagnostic testing, immunization recommendations, and cytological appearance.

    The Second Edition presents three new chapters on canine influenza, sarcoptic mange, and staphylococcal pyoderma. Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, Second Edition is an ideal quick reference for veterinary professionals and students.

  • Contributors xi

    Preface xiii

    Acknowledgments xvi

    Chapter 1 Amebiasis 3

    Chapter 2 Anaerobic Infections 7

    Chapter 3 Angiostrongylus Infection 11

    Chapter 4 Aspergillosis—Nasal 16

    Chapter 5 Aspergillosis—Systemic 23

    Chapter 6 Astrovirus Infection 29

    Chapter 7 Babesiosis 32

    Chapter 8 Balantidiasis 40

    Chapter 9 Bartonellosis 44

    Chapter 10 Blastomycosis 51

    Chapter 11 Bordetellosis: Cats 58

    Chapter 12 Botulism 63

    Chapter 13 Brucellosis 67

    Chapter 14 Campylobacteriosis 73

    Chapter 15 Candidiasis 77

    Chapter 16 Canine Coronavirus Infection 82

    Chapter 17 Canine Distemper 86

    Chapter 18 Canine Herpesvirus Infection 92

    Chapter 19 Canine Influenzavirus Infection 96

    Chapter 20 Canine Lungworm (Crenosoma) 101

    Chapter 21 Canine Lungworm (Filaroides) 106

    Chapter 22 Canine Parvovirus Infection 110

    Chapter 23 Canine Tracheal Worm (Oslerus) 117

    Chapter 24 Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) 124

    Chapter 25 Cheyletiellosis 131

    Chapter 26 Chlamydiosis: Cats 135

    Chapter 27 Clostridial Enterotoxicosis 139

    Chapter 28 Coccidioidomycosis 144

    Chapter 29 Coccidiosis 151

    Chapter 30 Colibacillosis 156

    Chapter 31 Cryptococcosis 160

    Chapter 32 Cryptosporidiosis 167

    Chapter 33 Cuterebriasis 172

    Chapter 34 Cytauxzoonosis 177

    Chapter 35 Demodicosis 181

    Chapter 36 Dermatophilosis 189

    Chapter 37 Dermatophytosis: Keratinophilic Mycosis 193

    Chapter 38 Ear Mites 200

    Chapter 39 Ehrlichiosis 203

    Chapter 40 Feline Calicivirus Infection 213

    Chapter 41 Feline Foamy (Syncytium-Forming) Virus Infection 220

    Chapter 42 Feline Herpesvirus Infection 223

    Chapter 43 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 229

    Chapter 44 Feline Infectious Peritonitis 235

    Chapter 45 Feline Leukemia Virus Infection 243

    Chapter 46 Feline Lungworm (Aelurostrongylus) 249

    Chapter 47 Feline Panleukopenia 253

    Chapter 48 Fleas and Flea Control 258

    Chapter 49 Giardiasis 263

    Chapter 50 Heartworm Disease—Cats 270

    Chapter 51 Heartworm Disease: Dogs 275

    Chapter 52 Helicobacter Infection 283

    Chapter 53 Hemotropic Mycoplasmosis 288

    Chapter 54 Hepatozoonosis 295

    Chapter 55 Histoplasmosis 301

    Chapter 56 Hookworms 309

    Chapter 57 Infectious Canine Hepatitis Virus Infection 315

    Chapter 58 Infectious Canine Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough) 320

    Chapter 59 Kidney Worm (Dioctophyma) 325

    Chapter 60 L-Form Bacterial Infections 328

    Chapter 61 Leishmaniasis 331

    Chapter 62 Leptospirosis 337

    Chapter 63 Liver Fluke Infection 343

    Chapter 64 Lung Fluke Infection (Paragonimus) 348

    Chapter 65 Lyme Borreliosis 353

    Chapter 66 Mycobacterial Infections 360

    Chapter 67 Microsporidiosis 369

    Chapter 68 Mycoplasmosis 373

    Chapter 69 Nasal Capillariasis (Eucoleus) 378

    Chapter 70 Nasal Mites (Pneumonyssoides) 381

    Chapter 71 Neosporosis 385

    Chapter 72 Nocardiosis 390

    Chapter 73 Ollulanus Infection 394

    Chapter 74 Physaloptera Infection 397

    Chapter 75 Plague 401

    Chapter 76 Pneumocystosis 405

    Chapter 77 Pox Virus Infection 409

    Chapter 78 Protothecosis 412

    Chapter 79 Pseudorabies Virus Infection 416

    Chapter 80 Pythiosis 419

    Chapter 81 Q Fever 424

    Chapter 82 Rabies 428

    Chapter 83 Reovirus Infection 433

    Chapter 84 Respiratory Capillariasis (Eucoleus) 436

    Chapter 85 Rhinosporidium Infection 440

    Chapter 86 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 443

    Chapter 87 Rotavirus Infection 450

    Chapter 88 Roundworms (Ascariasis) 453

    Chapter 89 Salmonellosis 461

    Chapter 90 Salmon Poisoning468

    Chapter 91 Sarcocystis 472

    Chapter 92 Sarcoptic Mange 475

    Chapter 93 Spirocerca lupi 479

    Chapter 94 Sporotrichosis 484

    Chapter 95 Staphylococcal/Bacterial Pyoderma and Resistant 488

    Chapter 96 Streptococcal Infections 495

    Chapter 97 Strongyloides 500

    Chapter 98 Tapeworms (Cestodiasis) 505

    Chapter 99 Tetanus 510

    Chapter 100 Tick Bite Paralysis 517

    Chapter 101 Ticks and Tick Control 521

    Chapter 102 Toxoplasmosis 526

    Chapter 103 Trichinosis 535

    Chapter 104 Trichomoniasis 539

    Chapter 105 Trichosporonosis 543

    Chapter 106 Tularemia 546

    Chapter 107 Tyzzer’s Disease 550

    Chapter 108 Urinary Capillariasis (Pearsonema) 553

    Chapter 109 Whipworms (Trichuriasis) 556

    Appendices 561

    Appendix A Vaccination Schedule 562

    Appendix B Products for Treatment of Canine Intestinal Parasites 564

    Appendix C Parasiticides for Cats 565

    Appendix D Canine Heartworm Preventatives 567

    Appendix E Canine Products with Efficacies Against Arthropods 568

    Appendix F Drug Formulary 569

    Index 613

  • Stephen C. Barr, BVSc, MVS, PhD, DipACVIM (SA)

    Is Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

    Dwight D. Bowman, MS, PhD

    Is Professor of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

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