Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion Small Animal Senior Care

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:

1. Aging and Senescence
2. Frailty
3. Immunosenescence
4. Inflammaging
5. Life Stages, Life Expectancy, and Relative Age
6. Cognitive Disorders
7. Excessive Vocalization
8. Housesoiling
9. Aortic Thromboembolism
10. Arrhythmias
11. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
12. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
13. Hypertension, Systemic Arterial
14. Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
15. Feline Alveolar Osteitis
16. Pathologic Mandibular Fractures
17. Periodontal Disease
18. Dermatoses, Neoplastic
19. Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous (Discoid)—Generalized
20. Nasal Dermatoses—Canine
21. Panniculitis/Steatitis
22. Skin Fragility Syndrome, Feline
23. Diabetes Mellitus—Cats and Dogs
24. Diabetes Mellitus with Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
25. Diabetes Mellitus with Ketoacidosis
26. Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Syndrome)—Cats
27. Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Syndrome)—Dogs
28. Hyperparathyroidism
29. Hypersomatotropism/Acromegaly in Cats
30. Hyperthyroidism
31. Hypothyroidism
32. Anorexia
33. Constipation
34. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
35. Pancreatitis—Dogs
36. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
37. Pulmonary Thromboembolism
38. Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
39. Cirrhosis and Fibrosis of the Liver
40. Gallbladder Mucocele
41. Glycogen-Type Vacuolar Hepatopathy
42. Hepatic Nodular Hyperplasia
43. Hepatitis—Chronic, Copper-Associated, and Suppurative
44. Hepatocutaneous Syndrome
45. Anemia, Immune-Mediated
46. Pemphigus
47. Perianal Fistula
48. Polyarthritis, Erosive, Immune-Mediated
49. Polyarthritis, Non-Erosive, Immune-Mediated, Dogs
50. Thrombocytopenia, Primary Immune-Mediated
51. Hypertrophic Osteopathy
52. Intervertebral Disc Disease
53. Osteoarthritis
54. Spondylosis Deformans
55. Ataxia
56. Canine Degenerative Myelopathy
57. Cerebrovascular Accidents
58. Deafness
59. Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy
60. Geriatric-Onset Laryngeal Paralysis and Polyneuropathy (GOLPP)
61. Incontinence, Fecal
62. Lumbosacral Stenosis and Cauda Equina Syndrome
63. Myasthenia Gravis—Acquired
64. Nystagmus
65. Paralysis
66. Vestibular Disease, Geriatric—Dogs
67. Cataracts
68. Corneal Opacities
69. Glaucoma
70. Iris Atrophy
71. Keratitis, Ulcerative
72. Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
73. Lens Luxation—Secondary
74. Retinal Degeneration
75. Retinal Detachment
76. Chronic Kidney Disease
77. Lower Urinary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis, Bacterial
78. Nephrolithiasis
79. Perirenal Pseudocysts
80. Urolithiasis—Overview
81. Bronchitis, Chronic
82. Chylothorax
83. Pleural Effusion
84. Pulmonary Edema, Noncardiogenic
85. Tracheal Collapse
86. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Disease
87. Incontinence, Urinary
88. Perineal Hernia
89. Anesthesia for Senior Pets
90. Pain Management for Senior Pets
91. Mobility in Senior Pets
92. Nutrition for Senior Pets
93. Obesity
94. Weight Loss, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia
95. Senior-Friendly Practice
96. Senior-Friendly Homes
97. Environmental Enrichment and Adaptation
98. Quality of Life
99. Caregiver Burden