Comprehensive in scope and exclusively devoted to feline medical care, Dr. Susan Little's The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for providing complete, state-of-the-art care to cats. Authoritative, clinically focused information is enhanced by full-color images, tables, boxes, algorithms, key points, and more — all in an easy-to-understand, quick-reference format. Dr. Little and her expert contributors address the unique concerns and challenges facing any practitioner providing care for cats, including the latest advances in feline medical diagnosis and management and the clinical applications to everyday practice. An eBook version, included with print purchase, provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The eBook also offers convenient video lessons and client handouts.
1. INTRODUCTION - p. 140 2. PREVALENCE - p. 140 3. RISK FACTORS - p. 140 4. MEDICAL HISTORY FINDINGS - p. 141 5. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS - p. 142 6. CLINICAL SIGNS - p. 142 7. RELEVANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY - p. 142 8. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING - p. 143 9. THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS - p. 145 10. PROGNOSIS - p. 154 11. OWNER EDUCATION - p. 154 12. SPECIFIC CHRONIC PAINFUL CONDITIONS - p. 154 13. SUMMARY - p. 159 14. Chapter 7. Principles of Anesthesia - p. 160 15. Abstract - p. 160 16. Outline - p. 160 17. Drugs and Techniques in Feline Anesthesia - p. 160 18. ASSESSMENT OF RISK - p. 160 19. SEDATION AND PREMEDICATION - p. 161 20. INTUBATION - p. 176 21. MAINTENANCE OF ANESTHESIA - p. 177 22. Special Considerations in Feline Anesthesia - p. 197.e7 23. INTRODUCTION - p. 197.e7 24. THE RISKS OF FELINE ANESTHESIA - p. 198 25. MORBIDITY, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND ERRORS IN FELINE ANESTHESIA - p. 199 26. DECREASING THE RISKS OF ANESTHESIA - p. 203 27. SUMMARY - p. 209 28. Chapter 8. Preventive Health Care for Cats - p. 210 29. Chapter 9. Clinical Pathology - p. 238 30. Outline - p. 238 31. INTRODUCTION - p. 238 32. BLOOD TEST INTERPRETATION OVERVIEW - p. 238 33. INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIC CONDITIONS - p. 240 34. HEMATOLOGY AND COAGULATION INTERPRETATION - p. 262 35. URINALYSIS INTERPRETATION - p. 262 36. CYTOLOGY INTERPRETATION - p. 264 37. COMMERCIAL VERSUS IN-HOUSE LABORATORY - p. 267 38. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL - p. 271 39. SUMMARY - p. 276 40. References - p. 276.e1 41. Chapter 10. Essential Emergency and Critical Care Techniques - p. 277 42. Chapter 11. Chronic Disease Management - p. 290 43. II: Feline Behavior - p. 319 44. Chapter 12. Kitten Development - p. 320 45. Chapter 13. Normal Behavior of Cats - p. 329 46. Chapter 14. Kitten Socialization and Training Classes - p. 336 47. Chapter 15. Behavioral History Taking - p. 343 48. Chapter 16. Behavior Problems - p. 349 49. Chapter 17. Behavioral Therapeutics - p. 368 50. III: Feline Nutrition - p. 379 51. Chapter 18. The Unique Nutritional Requirements of the Cat: A Strict Carnivore - p. 380 52. Chapter 19. Nutrition for the Normal Cat - p. 387 53. Chapter 20. Nutritional Disorders - p. 392 54. Chapter 21. Nutritional Management of Diseases - p. 400.e2 55. Abstract - p. 400.e2 56. Outline - p. 400.e2 57. INTRODUCTION - p. 400.e2 58. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - p. 402 59. DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASE - p. 404 60. DERMATOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 405 61. ENDOCRINOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 406 62. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE - p. 412 63. HEPATIC DISEASE - p. 413 64. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE - p. 414 65. ONCOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 414 66. OPHTHALMOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 415 67. pulmonary and thoracic DISEASE - p. 416 68. TOXICOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 416 69. URINARY TRACT DISEASE - p. 418 70. CRITICAL CARE - p. 423 71. Additional resources for placement of esophagostomy tubes - p. 428 72. Summary - p. 431 73. References - p. 431.e1 74. Chapter 22. Current Controversies in Feline Nutrition - p. 432 75. IV: Feline Internal Medicine - p. 444.e3 76. CHAPTER 23. Cardiovascular Diseases - p. 445 77. Chapter 24. Dental and Oral Diseases - p. 481 78. Chapter 25. Dermatology - p. 523 79. Abstract - p. 523 80. Outline - p. 523 81. Feline skin diseases - p. 523 82. WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON SKIN DISEASES OF CATS? - p. 523 83. DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH - p. 523 84. PRURITUS - p. 531 85. EOSINOPHILIC LESIONS - p. 542 86. ALOPECIA - p. 545 87. SCALING, CRUSTING, AND GREASY SKIN - p. 547 88. CHIN ACNE AND CHIN FURUNCULOSIS - p. 554 89. ULCERS AND EROSIONS - p. 555 90. FRAGILE SKIN - p. 555 91. HARD SKIN - p. 556 92. PIGMENTARY CHANGES - p. 556 93. DISEASES OF PAW PADS, PARONYCHIA, AND ANAL SACS - p. 557 94. OTITIS - p. 559 95. NONHEALING WOUNDS - p. 564 96. SUMMARY - p. 565 97. Human Allergies to Cats - p. 565.e11 98. Chapter 26. Digestive System, Liver, and Abdominal Cavity - p. 570 99. Abstract - p. 570 100. Outline - p. 570 101. Approach to the Vomiting cat - p. 571 102. Therapeutics for Vomiting and Diarrhea - p. 576.e1 103. Diseases of the Esophagus - p. 587.e3 104. INTRODUCTION - p. 587.e3 105. PREVALENCE - p. 588 106. RELEVANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY - p. 588 107. CLINICAL PRESENTATION - p. 588 108. DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH - p. 589 109. SPECIFIC DISEASES - p. 590 110. SUMMARY - p. 599 111. Diseases of the Stomach - p. 599.e2 112. Approach to the cat with Diarrhea - p. 610.e2 113. Diseases of the Intestines - p. 617.e1 114. INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - p. 617.e1 115. INTESTINAL NEOPLASIA - p. 624 116. INFECTIOUS ENTERITIS - p. 634 117. INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION - p. 639 118. CONSTIPATION AND MEGACOLON - p. 646 119. ANORECTAL DISEASES - p. 652 120. SUMMARY - p. 654 121. Gastrointestinal Parasites - p. 654.e6 122. INTRODUCTION - p. 654.e6 123. NEMATODES - p. 655 124. CESTODES - p. 660 125. TREMATODES - p. 661 126. PROTOZOA - p. 663 127. SUMMARY - p. 675 128. DISEASES OF THE EXOCRINE PANCREAS - p. 675.e2 129. INTRODUCTION - p. 675.e2 130. PANCREATITIS - p. 676 131. EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY - p. 688 132. PANCREATIC CYSTS - p. 689 133. PANCREATIC NODULAR HYPERPLASIA - p. 690 134. PANCREATIC NEOPLASIA - p. 690 135. SUMMARY - p. 690 136. DISEASES OF THE LIVER - p. 691.e3 137. INTRODUCTION - p. 691.e3 138. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE LIVER - p. 692 139. DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES - p. 698 140. SPECIFIC FELINE LIVER DISORDERS - p. 701 141. SUMMARY - p. 710 142. Approach to the cat with Ascites and Diseases Affecting the Peritoneal Cavity - p. 711.e3 143. Chapter 27. Endocrinology - p. 721 144. Abstract - p. 721 145. OUTLINE - p. 721 146. Endocrine Pancreatic Disorders - p. 721 147. OVERVIEW - p. 721 148. DIABETES MELLITUS - p. 721 149. NEOPLASIA - p. 749 150. SUMMARY - p. 751 151. Thyroid Gland Disorders - p. 751.e5 152. HYPERTHYROIDISM - p. 751.e5 153. HYPOTHYROIDISM - p. 768 154. SUMMARY - p. 773 155. Courseware - p. 773 156. Adrenal Gland Disorders - p. 773.e6 157. HYPERADRENOCORTICISM - p. 773.e6 158. CATECHOLAMINE-SECRETING ADRENAL TUMORS - p. 783 159. HYPERALDOSTERONISM - p. 784 160. HYPOADRENOCORTICISM - p. 788 161. SUMMARY - p. 792 162. Pituitary Disorders - p. 792.e3 163. INTRODUCTION - p. 792.e3 164. DISEASES OF THE PITUITARY GLAND - p. 793 165. SUMMARY - p. 805 166. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism - p. 805.e4 167. Chapter 28. Hematology and Immunology - p. 822 168. Abstract - p. 822 169. Outline - p. 822 170. Hematology and Immune-Related Disorders - p. 822 171. INTRODUCTION - p. 822 172. DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES - p. 822 173. ERYTHROCYTE PHYSIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION - p. 827 174. CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CATS WITH ANEMIA - p. 830 175. SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR CATS WITH ANEMIA - p. 831 176. ERYTHROCYTE DISORDERS - p. 835 177. LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS - p. 854 178. DISORDERS OF HEMOSTASIS - p. 857 179. DISORDERS OF THE SPLEEN - p. 863 180. LYMPHADENOPATHY - p. 867 181. SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - p. 868 182. SYSTEMIC ANAPHYLAXIS - p. 870 183. SUMMARY - p. 872 184. Immune Deficiency, Stress, and Infection - p. 872.e3 185. Chapter 29. Musculoskeletal Diseases - p. 878 186. Abstract - p. 878 187. Outline - p. 878 188. INTRODUCTION: CATS ARE NOT SMALL DOGS - p. 878 189. DISORDERS OF BONES - p. 879 190. JOINT DISEASE - p. 884 191. DISORDERS OF MUSCLE - p. 896 192. CONDITIONS OF THE FRONT LIMB - p. 899 193. CONDITIONS OF THE HIND LIMB - p. 901 194. NEOPLASIA - p. 909 195. MISCELLANEOUS MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS - p. 911 196. SUMMARY - p. 916 197. References - p. 916.e1 198. Chapter 30. Neurology - p. 917 199. Chapter 31. Oncology - p. 953 200. Abstract - p. 953 201. Outline - p. 953 202. Basic Approach to the Feline Cancer Patient - p. 953 203. CHEMOTHERAPY FOR THE FELINE CANCER PATIENT - p. 957.e1 204. SELECTED FELINE CANCERS - p. 969.e2 205. LYMPHOMA - p. 970 206. INCIDENCE, ETIOLOGY, AND RISK FACTORS - p. 970 207. CLINICAL FEATURES - p. 970 208. DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING - p. 971 209. BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR - p. 972 210. TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS - p. 973 211. SUPPORTIVE CARE - p. 977 212. SUMMARY - p. 978 213. INJECTION-SITE SARCOMA - p. 978.e6 214. MAMMARY TUMORS - p. 983.e2 215. PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES - p. 988.e2 216. PALLIATIVE CARE - p. 993.e3 217. Chapter 32. Ophthalmology - p. 999 218. Abstract - p. 999 219. Outline - p. 999 220. INTRODUCTION - p. 999 221. OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATION AND DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES - p. 999 222. ORBITAL DISEASE - p. 1004 223. EYELID AND ADNEXAL DISEASE - p. 1006 224. CORNEAL AND CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASE - p. 1009 225. Feline Herpesvirus - p. 1010 226. DISEASES OF THE UVEAL TRACT - p. 1020 227. LENS DISEASE - p. 1027 228. GLAUCOMA - p. 1028 229. CHORIORETINAL DISEASE - p. 1030 230. SUMMARY - p. 1034 231. References - p. 1034 232. CHAPTER 33. Respiratory and Thoracic Medicine - p. 1035 233. Abstract - p. 1035 234. Outline - p. 1035 235. The Upper Respiratory Tract - p. 1035 236. Diseases of the Larynx - p. 1048.e3 237. Lower Respiratory Tract Diseases - p. 1053.e1 238. INTRODUCTION - p. 1053.e1 239. CLINICAL SIGNS - p. 1054 240. DIAGNOSTICS - p. 1054 241. TRACHEAL DISORDERS - p. 1059 242. LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES - p. 1060 243. SUMMARY - p. 1080 244. The Thoracic Cavity - p. 1080.e4 245. Chapter 34. Toxicology - p. 1096 246. Chapter 35. Urinary Tract Disorders - p. 1124 247. Abstract - p. 1124 248. Outline - p. 1124 249. The Upper Urinary Tract - p. 1124 250. INTRODUCTION - p. 1124 251. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS - p. 1124 252. SPECIFIC DISEASE CONDITIONS - p. 1138 253. NONSPECIFIC DISEASE CONDITIONS - p. 1149 254. SUMMARY - p. 1168 255. The Lower Urinary Tract - p. 1168.e6 256. INTRODUCTION - p. 1168.e6 257. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS - p. 1169 258. SPECIFIC LOWER URINARY TRACT DISORDERS - p. 1173 259. OTHER LOWER URINARY TRACT PROBLEMS - p. 1208 260. SUMMARY - p. 1214 261. Chapter 36. Concurrent Disease Management - p. 1215 262. Abstract - p. 1215 263. Outline - p. 1215 264. Hyperthyroidism and Diabetes Mellitus - p. 1215 265. Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity - p. 1218.e1 266. Hyperthyroidism and Chronic Kidney Disease - p. 1221.e1 267. Chronic Kidney Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease - p. 1224.e1 268. INTRODUCTION - p. 1224.e1 269. RECOGNITION OF DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - p. 1225 270. MANAGEMENT OF DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IN CATS WITH CONCURRENT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - p. 1226 271. CONCLUSIONS - p. 1231 272. Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension - p. 1231.e1 273. Pancreatitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease - p. 1237.e1 274. Pancreatitis and Diabetes Mellitus - p. 1243.e1 275. V: Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses - p. 1252 276. Chapter 37. Fungal Diseases - p. 1254 277. Chapter 38. Selected Vector-Borne Diseases - p. 1273 278. Chapter 39. Viral Diseases - p. 1281 279. Abstract - p. 1281 280. Outline - p. 1281 281. INTRODUCTION - p. 1281 282. FELINE HERPESVIRUS-1 - p. 1281 283. FELINE CALICIVIRUS - p. 1284 284. FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA - p. 1287 285. FELINE CORONAVIRUS - p. 1290 286. RABIES - p. 1302 287. FELINE RETROVIRUSES - p. 1303 288. INFLUENZA VIRUS - p. 1319 289. BORNA DISEASE VIRUS - p. 1320 290. PAPILLOMAVIRUS - p. 1320 291. COWPOX VIRUS - p. 1321 292. EMERGING VIRUSES - p. 1322 293. SUMMARY - p. 1323 294. References - p. 1323.e1 295. Chapter 40. Bacterial Infections - p. 1324 296. Chapter 41. Molecular Assays Used for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Diseases - p. 1344 297. Chapter 42. Feline Zoonotic Diseases and Prevention of Transmission - p. 1351 298. VI: Life Stage Health Care - p. 1362 299. Chapter 43. Control of Reproduction - p. 1364 300. Chapter 44. Male Cats: Normal Reproduction, Reproductive Diseases and Conditions - p. 1371 301. Chapter 45. Female cats: Normal Reproduction, and Reproductive Diseases and Conditions - p. 1381 302. Chapter 46. Pediatrics - p. 1417 303. Chapter 47. Managing the Senior Cat - p. 1442 304. VII: Population Medicine - p. 1462.e3 305. Chapter 48. Care and Control of Community Cats - p. 1464 306. Chapter 49. Population Wellness: Keeping Cats Physically and Behaviorally Healthy - p. 1487 307. Chapter 50. A Short Natural History of the Cat and Its Relationship with Humans - p. 1526 308. Chapter 51. The Feline Genome and Clinical Implications - p. 1534 309. CHAPTER 52. Genetics of Feline Diseases and Traits - p. 1541 310. Index - p. 1561 311. Frequently Used Abbreviations - p. ES1
Comprehensive in scope and exclusively devoted to feline medical care, Dr. Susan Little's The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for providing complete, state-of-the-art care to cats. Authoritative, clinically focused information is enhanced by full-color images, tables, boxes, algorithms, key points, and more — all in an easy-to-understand, quick-reference format. Dr. Little and her expert contributors address the unique concerns and challenges facing any practitioner providing care for cats, including the latest advances in feline medical diagnosis and management and the clinical applications to everyday practice. An eBook version, included with print purchase, provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The eBook also offers convenient video lessons and client handouts.
1. INTRODUCTION - p. 140 2. PREVALENCE - p. 140 3. RISK FACTORS - p. 140 4. MEDICAL HISTORY FINDINGS - p. 141 5. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS - p. 142 6. CLINICAL SIGNS - p. 142 7. RELEVANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY - p. 142 8. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING - p. 143 9. THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS - p. 145 10. PROGNOSIS - p. 154 11. OWNER EDUCATION - p. 154 12. SPECIFIC CHRONIC PAINFUL CONDITIONS - p. 154 13. SUMMARY - p. 159 14. Chapter 7. Principles of Anesthesia - p. 160 15. Abstract - p. 160 16. Outline - p. 160 17. Drugs and Techniques in Feline Anesthesia - p. 160 18. ASSESSMENT OF RISK - p. 160 19. SEDATION AND PREMEDICATION - p. 161 20. INTUBATION - p. 176 21. MAINTENANCE OF ANESTHESIA - p. 177 22. Special Considerations in Feline Anesthesia - p. 197.e7 23. INTRODUCTION - p. 197.e7 24. THE RISKS OF FELINE ANESTHESIA - p. 198 25. MORBIDITY, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND ERRORS IN FELINE ANESTHESIA - p. 199 26. DECREASING THE RISKS OF ANESTHESIA - p. 203 27. SUMMARY - p. 209 28. Chapter 8. Preventive Health Care for Cats - p. 210 29. Chapter 9. Clinical Pathology - p. 238 30. Outline - p. 238 31. INTRODUCTION - p. 238 32. BLOOD TEST INTERPRETATION OVERVIEW - p. 238 33. INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIC CONDITIONS - p. 240 34. HEMATOLOGY AND COAGULATION INTERPRETATION - p. 262 35. URINALYSIS INTERPRETATION - p. 262 36. CYTOLOGY INTERPRETATION - p. 264 37. COMMERCIAL VERSUS IN-HOUSE LABORATORY - p. 267 38. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL - p. 271 39. SUMMARY - p. 276 40. References - p. 276.e1 41. Chapter 10. Essential Emergency and Critical Care Techniques - p. 277 42. Chapter 11. Chronic Disease Management - p. 290 43. II: Feline Behavior - p. 319 44. Chapter 12. Kitten Development - p. 320 45. Chapter 13. Normal Behavior of Cats - p. 329 46. Chapter 14. Kitten Socialization and Training Classes - p. 336 47. Chapter 15. Behavioral History Taking - p. 343 48. Chapter 16. Behavior Problems - p. 349 49. Chapter 17. Behavioral Therapeutics - p. 368 50. III: Feline Nutrition - p. 379 51. Chapter 18. The Unique Nutritional Requirements of the Cat: A Strict Carnivore - p. 380 52. Chapter 19. Nutrition for the Normal Cat - p. 387 53. Chapter 20. Nutritional Disorders - p. 392 54. Chapter 21. Nutritional Management of Diseases - p. 400.e2 55. Abstract - p. 400.e2 56. Outline - p. 400.e2 57. INTRODUCTION - p. 400.e2 58. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - p. 402 59. DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASE - p. 404 60. DERMATOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 405 61. ENDOCRINOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 406 62. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE - p. 412 63. HEPATIC DISEASE - p. 413 64. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE - p. 414 65. ONCOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 414 66. OPHTHALMOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 415 67. pulmonary and thoracic DISEASE - p. 416 68. TOXICOLOGIC DISEASE - p. 416 69. URINARY TRACT DISEASE - p. 418 70. CRITICAL CARE - p. 423 71. Additional resources for placement of esophagostomy tubes - p. 428 72. Summary - p. 431 73. References - p. 431.e1 74. Chapter 22. Current Controversies in Feline Nutrition - p. 432 75. IV: Feline Internal Medicine - p. 444.e3 76. CHAPTER 23. Cardiovascular Diseases - p. 445 77. Chapter 24. Dental and Oral Diseases - p. 481 78. Chapter 25. Dermatology - p. 523 79. Abstract - p. 523 80. Outline - p. 523 81. Feline skin diseases - p. 523 82. WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON SKIN DISEASES OF CATS? - p. 523 83. DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH - p. 523 84. PRURITUS - p. 531 85. EOSINOPHILIC LESIONS - p. 542 86. ALOPECIA - p. 545 87. SCALING, CRUSTING, AND GREASY SKIN - p. 547 88. CHIN ACNE AND CHIN FURUNCULOSIS - p. 554 89. ULCERS AND EROSIONS - p. 555 90. FRAGILE SKIN - p. 555 91. HARD SKIN - p. 556 92. PIGMENTARY CHANGES - p. 556 93. DISEASES OF PAW PADS, PARONYCHIA, AND ANAL SACS - p. 557 94. OTITIS - p. 559 95. NONHEALING WOUNDS - p. 564 96. SUMMARY - p. 565 97. Human Allergies to Cats - p. 565.e11 98. Chapter 26. Digestive System, Liver, and Abdominal Cavity - p. 570 99. Abstract - p. 570 100. Outline - p. 570 101. Approach to the Vomiting cat - p. 571 102. Therapeutics for Vomiting and Diarrhea - p. 576.e1 103. Diseases of the Esophagus - p. 587.e3 104. INTRODUCTION - p. 587.e3 105. PREVALENCE - p. 588 106. RELEVANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY - p. 588 107. CLINICAL PRESENTATION - p. 588 108. DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH - p. 589 109. SPECIFIC DISEASES - p. 590 110. SUMMARY - p. 599 111. Diseases of the Stomach - p. 599.e2 112. Approach to the cat with Diarrhea - p. 610.e2 113. Diseases of the Intestines - p. 617.e1 114. INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - p. 617.e1 115. INTESTINAL NEOPLASIA - p. 624 116. INFECTIOUS ENTERITIS - p. 634 117. INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION - p. 639 118. CONSTIPATION AND MEGACOLON - p. 646 119. ANORECTAL DISEASES - p. 652 120. SUMMARY - p. 654 121. Gastrointestinal Parasites - p. 654.e6 122. INTRODUCTION - p. 654.e6 123. NEMATODES - p. 655 124. CESTODES - p. 660 125. TREMATODES - p. 661 126. PROTOZOA - p. 663 127. SUMMARY - p. 675 128. DISEASES OF THE EXOCRINE PANCREAS - p. 675.e2 129. INTRODUCTION - p. 675.e2 130. PANCREATITIS - p. 676 131. EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY - p. 688 132. PANCREATIC CYSTS - p. 689 133. PANCREATIC NODULAR HYPERPLASIA - p. 690 134. PANCREATIC NEOPLASIA - p. 690 135. SUMMARY - p. 690 136. DISEASES OF THE LIVER - p. 691.e3 137. INTRODUCTION - p. 691.e3 138. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE LIVER - p. 692 139. DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES - p. 698 140. SPECIFIC FELINE LIVER DISORDERS - p. 701 141. SUMMARY - p. 710 142. Approach to the cat with Ascites and Diseases Affecting the Peritoneal Cavity - p. 711.e3 143. Chapter 27. Endocrinology - p. 721 144. Abstract - p. 721 145. OUTLINE - p. 721 146. Endocrine Pancreatic Disorders - p. 721 147. OVERVIEW - p. 721 148. DIABETES MELLITUS - p. 721 149. NEOPLASIA - p. 749 150. SUMMARY - p. 751 151. Thyroid Gland Disorders - p. 751.e5 152. HYPERTHYROIDISM - p. 751.e5 153. HYPOTHYROIDISM - p. 768 154. SUMMARY - p. 773 155. Courseware - p. 773 156. Adrenal Gland Disorders - p. 773.e6 157. HYPERADRENOCORTICISM - p. 773.e6 158. CATECHOLAMINE-SECRETING ADRENAL TUMORS - p. 783 159. HYPERALDOSTERONISM - p. 784 160. HYPOADRENOCORTICISM - p. 788 161. SUMMARY - p. 792 162. Pituitary Disorders - p. 792.e3 163. INTRODUCTION - p. 792.e3 164. DISEASES OF THE PITUITARY GLAND - p. 793 165. SUMMARY - p. 805 166. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism - p. 805.e4 167. Chapter 28. Hematology and Immunology - p. 822 168. Abstract - p. 822 169. Outline - p. 822 170. Hematology and Immune-Related Disorders - p. 822 171. INTRODUCTION - p. 822 172. DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES - p. 822 173. ERYTHROCYTE PHYSIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION - p. 827 174. CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CATS WITH ANEMIA - p. 830 175. SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR CATS WITH ANEMIA - p. 831 176. ERYTHROCYTE DISORDERS - p. 835 177. LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS - p. 854 178. DISORDERS OF HEMOSTASIS - p. 857 179. DISORDERS OF THE SPLEEN - p. 863 180. LYMPHADENOPATHY - p. 867 181. SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - p. 868 182. SYSTEMIC ANAPHYLAXIS - p. 870 183. SUMMARY - p. 872 184. Immune Deficiency, Stress, and Infection - p. 872.e3 185. Chapter 29. Musculoskeletal Diseases - p. 878 186. Abstract - p. 878 187. Outline - p. 878 188. INTRODUCTION: CATS ARE NOT SMALL DOGS - p. 878 189. DISORDERS OF BONES - p. 879 190. JOINT DISEASE - p. 884 191. DISORDERS OF MUSCLE - p. 896 192. CONDITIONS OF THE FRONT LIMB - p. 899 193. CONDITIONS OF THE HIND LIMB - p. 901 194. NEOPLASIA - p. 909 195. MISCELLANEOUS MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS - p. 911 196. SUMMARY - p. 916 197. References - p. 916.e1 198. Chapter 30. Neurology - p. 917 199. Chapter 31. Oncology - p. 953 200. Abstract - p. 953 201. Outline - p. 953 202. Basic Approach to the Feline Cancer Patient - p. 953 203. CHEMOTHERAPY FOR THE FELINE CANCER PATIENT - p. 957.e1 204. SELECTED FELINE CANCERS - p. 969.e2 205. LYMPHOMA - p. 970 206. INCIDENCE, ETIOLOGY, AND RISK FACTORS - p. 970 207. CLINICAL FEATURES - p. 970 208. DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING - p. 971 209. BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR - p. 972 210. TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS - p. 973 211. SUPPORTIVE CARE - p. 977 212. SUMMARY - p. 978 213. INJECTION-SITE SARCOMA - p. 978.e6 214. MAMMARY TUMORS - p. 983.e2 215. PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES - p. 988.e2 216. PALLIATIVE CARE - p. 993.e3 217. Chapter 32. Ophthalmology - p. 999 218. Abstract - p. 999 219. Outline - p. 999 220. INTRODUCTION - p. 999 221. OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATION AND DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES - p. 999 222. ORBITAL DISEASE - p. 1004 223. EYELID AND ADNEXAL DISEASE - p. 1006 224. CORNEAL AND CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASE - p. 1009 225. Feline Herpesvirus - p. 1010 226. DISEASES OF THE UVEAL TRACT - p. 1020 227. LENS DISEASE - p. 1027 228. GLAUCOMA - p. 1028 229. CHORIORETINAL DISEASE - p. 1030 230. SUMMARY - p. 1034 231. References - p. 1034 232. CHAPTER 33. Respiratory and Thoracic Medicine - p. 1035 233. Abstract - p. 1035 234. Outline - p. 1035 235. The Upper Respiratory Tract - p. 1035 236. Diseases of the Larynx - p. 1048.e3 237. Lower Respiratory Tract Diseases - p. 1053.e1 238. INTRODUCTION - p. 1053.e1 239. CLINICAL SIGNS - p. 1054 240. DIAGNOSTICS - p. 1054 241. TRACHEAL DISORDERS - p. 1059 242. LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES - p. 1060 243. SUMMARY - p. 1080 244. The Thoracic Cavity - p. 1080.e4 245. Chapter 34. Toxicology - p. 1096 246. Chapter 35. Urinary Tract Disorders - p. 1124 247. Abstract - p. 1124 248. Outline - p. 1124 249. The Upper Urinary Tract - p. 1124 250. INTRODUCTION - p. 1124 251. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS - p. 1124 252. SPECIFIC DISEASE CONDITIONS - p. 1138 253. NONSPECIFIC DISEASE CONDITIONS - p. 1149 254. SUMMARY - p. 1168 255. The Lower Urinary Tract - p. 1168.e6 256. INTRODUCTION - p. 1168.e6 257. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS - p. 1169 258. SPECIFIC LOWER URINARY TRACT DISORDERS - p. 1173 259. OTHER LOWER URINARY TRACT PROBLEMS - p. 1208 260. SUMMARY - p. 1214 261. Chapter 36. Concurrent Disease Management - p. 1215 262. Abstract - p. 1215 263. Outline - p. 1215 264. Hyperthyroidism and Diabetes Mellitus - p. 1215 265. Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity - p. 1218.e1 266. Hyperthyroidism and Chronic Kidney Disease - p. 1221.e1 267. Chronic Kidney Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease - p. 1224.e1 268. INTRODUCTION - p. 1224.e1 269. RECOGNITION OF DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - p. 1225 270. MANAGEMENT OF DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IN CATS WITH CONCURRENT CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - p. 1226 271. CONCLUSIONS - p. 1231 272. Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension - p. 1231.e1 273. Pancreatitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease - p. 1237.e1 274. Pancreatitis and Diabetes Mellitus - p. 1243.e1 275. V: Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses - p. 1252 276. Chapter 37. Fungal Diseases - p. 1254 277. Chapter 38. Selected Vector-Borne Diseases - p. 1273 278. Chapter 39. Viral Diseases - p. 1281 279. Abstract - p. 1281 280. Outline - p. 1281 281. INTRODUCTION - p. 1281 282. FELINE HERPESVIRUS-1 - p. 1281 283. FELINE CALICIVIRUS - p. 1284 284. FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA - p. 1287 285. FELINE CORONAVIRUS - p. 1290 286. RABIES - p. 1302 287. FELINE RETROVIRUSES - p. 1303 288. INFLUENZA VIRUS - p. 1319 289. BORNA DISEASE VIRUS - p. 1320 290. PAPILLOMAVIRUS - p. 1320 291. COWPOX VIRUS - p. 1321 292. EMERGING VIRUSES - p. 1322 293. SUMMARY - p. 1323 294. References - p. 1323.e1 295. Chapter 40. Bacterial Infections - p. 1324 296. Chapter 41. Molecular Assays Used for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Diseases - p. 1344 297. Chapter 42. Feline Zoonotic Diseases and Prevention of Transmission - p. 1351 298. VI: Life Stage Health Care - p. 1362 299. Chapter 43. Control of Reproduction - p. 1364 300. Chapter 44. Male Cats: Normal Reproduction, Reproductive Diseases and Conditions - p. 1371 301. Chapter 45. Female cats: Normal Reproduction, and Reproductive Diseases and Conditions - p. 1381 302. Chapter 46. Pediatrics - p. 1417 303. Chapter 47. Managing the Senior Cat - p. 1442 304. VII: Population Medicine - p. 1462.e3 305. Chapter 48. Care and Control of Community Cats - p. 1464 306. Chapter 49. Population Wellness: Keeping Cats Physically and Behaviorally Healthy - p. 1487 307. Chapter 50. A Short Natural History of the Cat and Its Relationship with Humans - p. 1526 308. Chapter 51. The Feline Genome and Clinical Implications - p. 1534 309. CHAPTER 52. Genetics of Feline Diseases and Traits - p. 1541 310. Index - p. 1561 311. Frequently Used Abbreviations - p. ES1
