Behavior: A Guide For Practitioners, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Behavior: A Guide For Practitioners, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Author: Gary Landsberg

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-05-28

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0323297307

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This issue acts as a guide to behavior in dogs and cats for practitioners. Topics include: genetics and behavior of cats and dogs, the effects of stress on small animal health and behavior, canine agression towards family members or visitors, common sense small animal behaviour modification, small animal behavior triage, abnormal reptitive behaviors, feline agression towards family members, cat fights, and more.

Pediatrics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Pediatrics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Author: Autumn Davidson

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-03-28

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0323287298

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This issue focuses on pediatric disorders in dogs anf cats. Topics will include: clinical pathology of dogs and cats, pediatric neutering, pediatric immunization, nutrition, seizure disorders, canine pediatric dentistry, pediatric feline upper respiratory disease, neonatal fading syndrome, holistic pediatric medicine, management of the cleft palate, and urinary ectopia.

Feline Practice: Integrating Medicine and Well-Being (Part I), An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Feline Practice: Integrating Medicine and Well-Being (Part I), An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Author: Margie Scherk

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0323734049

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This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Margie Scherk, is the first of two issues on Feline Practice: Integrating Medicine and Well-Being. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to: Analgesia; Feline Chronic Pain and Degenerative Joint Disease; Feline Neuropathic Pain; Inevitability of Feline Aging: Meeting Physical, Psychological, and Psychoemotional Needs; Stress and Feline Health (Idiopathic Cystitis and the Pandora Syndrome); Environment and Feline Health At Home and in the Clinic; Behavior Problem or Problem Behavior?; Behavior as an Illness Indicator; News in FeLV; Understanding FIP - Update on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment; New Tests in Feline Medicine; Dermatophytoses/Nasal Planum Diseases; Ethical Questions in Feline Medicine (Declawing, Housing, Prolonging Life); and Incorporating Genetics into Clinical Feline Practice.

Advances in Veterinary Neurology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Advances in Veterinary Neurology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Author: Natasha J. Olby

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-11-12

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0323326919

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This issue highlights the advances in neurological treatments for dogs and cats. Articles include: New Treatment Modalities for Brain Tumors in Dogs and Cats, Altered Mental Status in Dogs and Cats: Stupor and Coma, Steroid Use in Veterinary Neurology, Hereditary Ataxia and Paroxysmal Movement Disorders in Dogs and Cats, Paroxysmal Movement Disorders in Dogs and Cats, Cluster Seizures and Status Epilepticus, Aging in the canine and feline brain, Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Tetraparesis and Paraparesis, Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Etiology, and more!

Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Author: Lynelle R Johnson

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-01-28

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0323264212

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This issue contains cutting edge information on the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory medicine in dogs and cats. Topics will include laryngeal disease in dogs and cats, chronic rhinitis in the cat, feline sinonasal aspergillosis, canine nasal disease, feline asthma, interstitial lung disease in the West Highland White Terrier, bacterial pneumonia, exudative pleural disease, pulmonary function testing, canine bronchitis, tracheal and airway collapse, and mor. "Overall, this book provides a great review of recent literature covering specific topics within small animal respiratory medicine" Reviewed by European Journal of Companion Animal Practice Jan 2015

August's Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Volume 7 - E-Book
August's Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Volume 7 - E-Book

Author: Susan E. Little

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-11-25

Total Pages: 1085

ISBN-13: 0323243398

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Stay current with cutting-edge information from the leading feline experts! August's Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Volume 7 takes the popular Current Therapy approach to the latest issues, advances, and therapies in feline care. The 103 new chapters are organized by body systems, making information easy to access, and include more than 800 new detailed photographs, diagrams, and MRI and ultrasound images. Discussions of scientific findings always emphasize clinical relevance and practical application. This edition addresses new topics ranging from feline obesity and food allergies to respiratory mycoplasmal infections. From feline expert Susan Little, with chapters written by more than 130 international specialists, this practical resource will be an invaluable addition to every small animal clinician's library. - The Current Therapy format focuses on the latest advances in feline care and includes broad, traditional, and controversial subjects of real clinical importance. - Clinically relevant approach is supported with scientific research and promotes practical, progressive clinical management. - More than 130 world-renowned contributors provide expert insight across the full spectrum of feline internal medicine. - Extensive references make it easy to find additional information about specific topics most important to your practice. - 103 ALL-NEW chapters reflect the latest findings, reports, and evidence-based coverage of pressing topics such as: - Managing respiratory mycoplasmal infections - Continuous glucose monitoring in cats with diabetes - Feline food allergy - Stem cell therapy for chronic kidney disease - Feline idiopathic cystitis - Electrochemotherapy - Current concepts in preventing and managing obesity - Recognition and treatment of hypertensive crises - Feline social behavior and personality - NEW Emergency and Critical Care Medicine section contains 13 chapters covering complicated and serious internal medical problems. - NEW! More than 800 colorful new images clarify concepts and demonstrate clinical examples.

Exotic Pet Behavior E-Book
Exotic Pet Behavior E-Book

Author: Teresa Bradley Bays

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2006-06-28

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1437711499

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In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handouts provide important information about caring for a variety of avian and exotic pets. - A user-friendly format includes bulleted lists indicating how normal and abnormal behavior applies to species kept in captivity. - Includes coverage of all normal behavior patterns, including sensory, communication, social and antisocial, sexual, eating, and elimination. - Client education handouts are a convenient resource for providing clients with important information about caring for their pets. - Expert authors provide the most current information in the field of avian and exotic pet behavior.

Rehabilitation Therapy, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book
Rehabilitation Therapy, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, E-Book

Author: Molly J. Flaherty

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2023-05-19

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0443182299

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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Molly J. Flaherty brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Rehabilitation Therapy. Top experts cover current and emerging areas of interest, with introductory material for the general practitioner as well as advanced material for the rehabilitation veterinarian. Topics include everything from pain management and manual therapies to more focused areas of special interest, such as rehabilitation therapy in palliative care. - Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including veterinary spinal manipulation therapy; shockwave therapy; the role of rehabilitation therapy following regenerative medicine in the canine; rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries in agility patients; therapy exercises for early post-operative orthopedic patients; return-to-work for working dogs; feline osteoarthritis management; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on rehabilitation therapy in small animal practice, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Herd/Flock Health and Medicine for the Exotic Animal Practitioner, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, E-Book
Herd/Flock Health and Medicine for the Exotic Animal Practitioner, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, E-Book

Author: Shangzhe Xie

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2021-08-08

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0323796214

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This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Shangzhe Xie, is focused on Herd/Flock Health and Medicine for the Exotic Animal Practitioner. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jörg Mayer. Article topics include: Principles of herd/flock health and medicine; Therapeutics in herd/flock medicine; Managing the health of captive flocks of birds; Managing disease outbreaks in captive flocks of birds; Managing the health of captive herds of exotic companion mammals; Managing disease outbreaks in captive herds of exotic companion mammals; Managing the health of captive groups of reptiles and amphibians; Prevention is Better Than Cure: an Overview of Disease Outbreak Management in Herptiles; Reproduction management of herds/flocks of exotic animals; and Disease prevention programs in herds/flocks of exotic animals