Medicina Interna Medicina Felina
THE CAT Clinical Medicine and Management, 2nd Edition
De: Susan Little
ISBN: 9780323496872
2024, Elsevier
Capa dura
Páginas: 1192
Medicina Interna Medicina Felina
De: Susan Little
ISBN: 9780323496872
2024, Elsevier
Capa dura
Páginas: 1192
Comprehensive in scope and exclusively devoted to feline medical care, Dr. Susan Little's The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management is an essential resource for anyone who provides complete, state-of-the-art care to cats. In one convenient volume, you'll find authoritative, clinically-focused information enhanced by full-color illustrations, tables, boxes, algorithms, key points, and much more — all in a format designed for quick access. Dr. Little and her expert contributors address the unique concerns and challenges facing the feline practitioner, including the latest advances in feline medical diagnosis and management and their clinical applications to everyday practice. User-friendly and complete, The Cat is also available as an e-book, giving you easy access to the complete, fully-searchable contents online.
Key Features
Section 1: Fundamentals of Feline Practice
1. Understanding the Cat and Feline-Friendly Handling
2. The Cat-Friendly Practice
3. Deciphering the Cat: The Medical History and Physical Examination
4. Guidelines and Precautions for Drug Therapy in Cats
5. Fluid Therapy
6. Assessment and Management of Pain
7. Principles of Anesthesia
8. Preventive Health Care for Cats
9. Clinical Pathology
10. Essential Emergency and Critical Care Techniques
11. Chronic Disease Management
Section 2: Feline Behavior
12. Kitten Development
13. Normal Behavior of Cats
14. Kitten Socialization and Training Classes
15. Behavioral History Taking
16. Behavior Problems
17. Behavioral Therapeutics
Section 3: Feline Nutrition
18. The Unique Nutritional Requirements of the Cat: A Strict Carnivore
19. Nutrition for the Normal Cat
20. Nutritional Disorders
21. Nutritional Management of Diseases
22. Current Controversies in Feline Nutrition
Section 4: Feline Internal Medicine
23. Cardiovascular Diseases
24. Dental and Oral Diseases
25. Dermatology
26. Digestive System, Liver, and Abdominal Cavity
27. Endocrinology
28. Hematology and Immunology
29. Musculoskeletal Diseases
30. Neurology
31. Oncology
32. Ophthalmology
33. Respiratory and Thoracic Medicine
34. Toxicology
35. Urinary Tract Disorders
36. Concurrent Disease Management
Section 5: Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses
37. Fungal Diseases
38. Selected Vector-Borne Diseases
39. Viral Diseases
40. Bacterial Infections
41. Molecular Assays Used for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Diseases
42. Feline Zoonotic Diseases and Prevention of Transmission
Section 6: Life Stage Health Care
43. Control of Reproduction
44. Male Cats: Normal Reproduction, Reproductive Diseases and Conditions
45. Female Cats: Normal Reproduction, and Reproductive Diseases and Conditions
46. Pediatrics
47. Managing the Senior Cat
Section 7: Population Medicine
48. Care and Control of Community Cats
49. Population Wellness: Keeping Cats Physically and Behaviorally Healthy
50. A Short Natural History of the Cat and Its Relationship with Humans
51. The Feline Genome and Clinical Implications
52. Genetics of Feline Diseases and Traits
Susan E. Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline Practice). Bytown Cat Hospital - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.