By Heidi B. Lobprise
Aging dogs and cats have distinctive needs and appropriate veterinary care can extend the lives of companion animals, alleviate their discomfort, and improve their quality of life. Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Senior Care helps veterinarians confidently manage senior pet patients, presenting key information on aging dogs and cats in an easy, accessible form.
Beginning with general information on aging, the book uses the popular framework of the Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series to cover major diseases and conditions associated with aging in small animals. Concluding with a section for managing other challenges, such as quality of life and senior friendly homes, it’s a must-own volume for any veterinary professional seeing senior pets.
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Senior Care readers will also find:
- Fast access to information through the accessible, trusted Five-Minute format
- Detailed discussion of key topics, including preventative care, comorbidities, caregiver fatigue, and more
- Color photographs throughout to illustrate important conditions and other aspects
This book is ideal for any small animal veterinary practitioners and students looking for a quick reference to geriatric care.
Features
Features:
- Quick-access Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format.
- Covers major senior pet diseases and conditions in dogs and cats.
- Includes preventative care, pain management, and caregiver support.
- Color photographs enhance diagnosis and clinical reference.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
- Aging and Senescence
- Frailty
- Immunosenescence
- Inflammaging
- Life Stages, Life Expectancy, and Relative Age
- Cognitive Disorders
- Excessive Vocalization
- Housesoiling
- Aortic Thromboembolism
- Arrhythmias
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertension, Systemic Arterial
- Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
- Feline Alveolar Osteitis
- Pathologic Mandibular Fractures
- Periodontal Disease
- Dermatoses, Neoplastic
- Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous (Discoid)—Generalized
- Nasal Dermatoses—Canine
- Panniculitis/Steatitis
- Skin Fragility Syndrome, Feline
- Diabetes Mellitus—Cats and Dogs
- Diabetes Mellitus with Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
- Diabetes Mellitus with Ketoacidosis
- Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Syndrome)—Cats
- Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Syndrome)—Dogs
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypersomatotropism/Acromegaly in Cats
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Anorexia
- Constipation
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pancreatitis—Dogs
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Pulmonary Thromboembolism
- Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
- Cirrhosis and Fibrosis of the Liver
- Gallbladder Mucocele
- Glycogen-Type Vacuolar Hepatopathy
- Hepatic Nodular Hyperplasia
- Hepatitis—Chronic, Copper-Associated, and Suppurative
- Hepatocutaneous Syndrome
- Anemia, Immune-Mediated
- Pemphigus
- Perianal Fistula
- Polyarthritis, Erosive, Immune-Mediated
- Polyarthritis, Non-Erosive, Immune-Mediated, Dogs
- Thrombocytopenia, Primary Immune-Mediated
- Hypertrophic Osteopathy
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Spondylosis Deformans
- Ataxia
- Canine Degenerative Myelopathy
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Deafness
- Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy
- Geriatric-Onset Laryngeal Paralysis and Polyneuropathy (GOLPP)
- Incontinence, Fecal
- Lumbosacral Stenosis and Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Myasthenia Gravis—Acquired
- Nystagmus
- Paralysis
- Vestibular Disease, Geriatric—Dogs
- Cataracts
- Corneal Opacities
- Glaucoma
- Iris Atrophy
- Keratitis, Ulcerative
- Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
- Lens Luxation—Secondary
- Retinal Degeneration
- Retinal Detachment
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Lower Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis, Bacterial
- Nephrolithiasis
- Perirenal Pseudocysts
- Urolithiasis—Overview
- Bronchitis, Chronic
- Chylothorax
- Pleural Effusion
- Pulmonary Edema, Noncardiogenic
- Tracheal Collapse
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Disease
- Incontinence, Urinary
- Perineal Hernia
- Anesthesia for Senior Pets
- Pain Management for Senior Pets
- Mobility in Senior Pets
- Nutrition for Senior Pets
- Obesity
- Weight Loss, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia
- Senior-Friendly Practice
- Senior-Friendly Homes
- Environmental Enrichment and Adaptation
- Quality of Life
- Caregiver Burden
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