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