• Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Endocrinology and Reproduction is a highly practical, clinically oriented guide to endocrine and reproductive disorders in small animals, ideally formatted for fast access in the veterinary practice.

    • Provides a complete yet practical clinical manual on endocrine and reproductive problems in small animals
    • Draws on the endocrinology and theriogenology sections of Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, supplying a greater depth of information in a similar quick-reference format
    • Presents expanded information, additional topics, and color images throughout
    • Arranged alphabetically for easy searching and reference
    • Includes access to a companion website with client handouts in Word, which can be downloaded, edited, and used in practice
  • Contributor List ix

    Foreword xi

    Preface xiii

    About the Companion Website xv

    chapter 1 Anthelmentics in Pregnant and Breeding Dogs 1

    chapter 2 Antimicrobial Stewardship in Small Animal Reproduction 11

    chapter 3 Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome 17

    chapter 4 Breeding Management of the Bitch and Ovulation Timing for Optimal Reproductive Efficiency 23

    chapter 5 Breeding Management of the Queen: Pre-Breeding Examination and Breeding Husbandry 33

    chapter 6 Carcinoid and Carcinoid Syndrome 41

    chapter 7 Cesarean Section, Elective and Emergency 45

    chapter 8 Pyometra, Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia (Hydrometra, Mucometra, Hematometra) 53

    chapter 9 Cryptorchidism 63

    chapter 10 Diabetes Insipidus 73

    chapter 11 Canine Diabetes Mellitus 79

    chapter 12 Feline Diabetes Mellitus 89

    chapter 13 Diabetes Mellitus with Ketoacidosis 99

    chapter 14 Disorders of Sexual Differentiation (DSD) 109

    chapter 15 Dystocia 117

    chapter 16 Eclampsia 127

    chapter 17 Episioplasty/Vulvoplasty in the Bitch and Queen 131

    chapter 18 Estrous Cycle Abnormalities (Prolonged Proestrus/Estrus, Prolonged Anestrus, Short Interestrous Interval) 139

    chapter 19 Genetic Disease Counseling in the Pre-Breeding Examination 147

    chapter 20 Glucagonoma 153

    chapter 21 Canine Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s syndrome) 159

    chapter 22 Feline Hyperadrenocorticism 179

    chapter 23 Hyperglycemia 185

    chapter 24 Hyperkalemia 191

    chapter 25 Hyperlipidemia 197

    chapter 26 Hypernatremia 205

    chapter 27 Diabetes Mellitus with Hyperosmolar Coma 211

    chapter 28 Hyperparathyroidism 219

    chapter 29 Hyperphosphatemia 225

    chapter 30 Hypersomatotropism and Acromegaly in the Dog 231

    chapter 31 Hypersomatotropism and Acromegaly in the Cat 235

    chapter 32 Hyperthyroidism 245

    chapter 33 Canine Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease) 263

    chapter 34 Feline Hypoadrenocorticism 273

    chapter 35 Hypoglycemia 277

    chapter 36 Hypokalemia 281

    chapter 37 Hyponatremia 289

    chapter 38 Hypoparathyroidism 295

    chapter 39 Hypophosphatemia 303

    chapter 40 Canine Hypothyroidism 309

    chapter 41 Insulinoma 317

    chapter 42 Mammary Gland Disorders: Agalactia, Galactostasis, and Mastitis 325

    chapter 43 Feline Mammary Hyperplasia 337

    chapter 44 Medical Manipulation of the Estrous Cycle 345

    chapter 45 Medical Abortion, Canine and Feline 357

    chapter 46 Neonatal Resuscitation and Early Neonatal Care 377

    chapter 47 Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation in the Bitch and Queen 389

    chapter 48 Ovarian Remnant Syndrome/Hyperestrogenism 395

    chapter 49 Pheochromocytoma 409

    chapter 50 Post-Partum Metritis/Subinvolution of Placental Sites (SIPS) 417

    chapter 51 Pregnancy Diabetes 423

    chapter 52 Pregnancy Edema in the Bitch 427

    chapter 53 Pregnancy Ketosis 433

    chapter 54 Infectious Causes of Pregnancy Loss, Canine: Toxoplasmosis/Neosporosis, Cryptosporidium, Herpes Virus, Brucellosis, Minute Virus 437

    chapter 55 Infectious Causes of Pregnancy Loss – Feline 459

    chapter 56 Priapism and Paraphimosis 467

    chapter 57 Primary Hyperaldosteronism in Cats 477

    chapter 58 Canine Prostate Disease: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Cystic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatitis 483

    chapter 59 Reproductive Malignancies 491

    chapter 60 Canine Semen Abnormalities – Orchitis/Epididymitis 509

    chapter 61 Semen Peritonitis 513

    chapter 62 Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion 517

    chapter 63 Uterine Inerti 521

    chapter 64 Evaluation of Ovulation with Ultrasound 529

    chapter 65 Ultrasonographic Gestational Aging in the Bitch and Queen 537

    chapter 66 Unusual Thyroid Disorders (Feline Hypothyroidism, Canine Hyperthyroidism) 543

    chapter 67 Vulvovaginal Malformations 549

    Index 559

  • Deborah S. Greco,

    DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM is a Senior Research Scientist of Technical Communications at Nestle Purina PetCare in New York City, New York, USA.

    Autumn P. Davidson

    DVM, MS, DACVIM is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Reproduction in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis in Davis, California, USA.

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