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BSAVA Manual of Feline Practice: A Foundation Manual [PDF Download]

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Bsava Manual Of Feline Practice: A Foundation Manual Pdf Download

By Andrea Harvey and Sรฉverine Tasker

BSAVA Manual of Feline Practice: A Foundation Manual provide an easily accessible source of practical advice on the management of common feline problems encountered in first-opinion practice. It begins with an introduction to important general issues in effective feline practice, including handling techniques, principles of examination and how to ensure a cat-friendly practice. Gold-standard preventive healthcare guidelines focusing on a life-stage approach and a discussion on therapeutics including antibiotic use, analgesia and anaesthesia follow. The main part of the Manual comprises problem-oriented sections that focus on the investigation and initial management of, first, emergencies and then other common presentations such as alopecia, polydipsia and seizures. The final systems-based section gives more detailed information on the management of the disorders commonly seen in general practice.

The Manual gives enough information for any vet to deal very competently with commonly seen feline problems, also providing guidance on where to go for further information if required. Where appropriate, guidelines are also given for when referral should be considered, and for situations where financial limitations may exist.

A unique feature of this Manual are the many โ€˜Quick Reference Guidesโ€™ (QRGs) provided throughout , which present practical techniques and treatments in easy-to-follow step-by-step guides, with clear colour photographs illustrating each step whenever possible.

The international panel of authors were carefully chosen for their practical expertise and passion in different areas of feline practice. The practical and easy-to-follow advice provided in this Manual makes it essential reading for all new graduates and first-opinion vets who see feline cases, as well as veterinary students and veterinary nurses worldwide.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

SECTION 1: Effective feline practice

1. The cat-friendly practice

2. Preventive healthcare: a life-stage approach

3. Practical therapeutics

SECTION 2: Common presenting complaints

4. Feline emergencies

4.1 Collapse

4.2 Dyspnoea, tachypnoea and hyperpnoea

4.3 Hypercalcaemia

4.4 Hypocalcaemia

4.5 Hypoglycaemia

4.6 Hypokalaemia

4.7 Seizures

4.8 Sudden-onset blindness

4.9 Toxins โ€“ common feline poisonings

4.10 Trauma and wound management

4.11 Urethral obstruction

5. Other common feline problems

5.1 Abdominal effusion

5.2 Abdominal masses

5.3 Alopecia

5.4 Anaemia

5.5 Anorexia

5.6 Ataxia

5.7 Azotaemia

5.8 Cat bite abscesses

5.9 Constipation

5.10 Coughing

5.11 Dehydration

5.12 Diarrhoea

5.13 Haematuria

5.14 Hairballs

5.15 Head shaking and/or ear scratching

5.16 Head tilt

5.17 Heart murmur

5.18 Hypertension

5.19 Hyphaema

5.20 Inappropriate defecation

5.21 Inappropriate urination, dysuria and pollakiuria

5.22 Jaundice

5.23 Lameness

5.24 Mentation and behavioural changes

5.25 Ocular discharge

5.26 Overgrooming and pruritus

5.27 Pica

5.28 Polyphagia

5.29 Polyuria and polydipsia

5.30 Pyrexia and hyperthermia

5.31 Raised liver parameters

5.32 Regurgitation

5.33 Skin masses, nodules and swellings

5.34 Sneezing and nasal discharge

5.35 Vomiting

5.36 Weight loss

SECTION 3: Management of common disorders

6. Managing skin disorders

7. Dental disorders and their management

8. Management of eye disease

9. Management of cardiovascular disorders

10. Management of respiratory disorders

11. Management of gastrointestinal disorders

12. Management of hepatic and pancreatic disorders

13. Management of urinary tract disorders

14. Management of endocrine disorders

15. Management of reproduction and related disorders

16. Management of fractures and orthopaedic disease

17. Management of neurological and neuromuscular disorders

18. Management of behavioural disorders

19. Infectious diseases

20. Management of haematological disorders

21. Management of commonly encountered feline cancers

Appendix

Suture patterns

Index

Quick reference guides

QRG 1.1 Calculation of energy requirements for ill cats

QRG 1.2 Handling techniques for simple procedures

QRG 1.3 Examining the eye

QRG 1.4 Examining the mouth in a conscious cat

QRG 1.5 Thoracic examination and auscultation

QRG 1.6 Performing a neurological examination

QRG 1.7 Blood sampling: practical tips

QRG 2.1 Calculation of energy requirements for life stages and weight management

QRG 2.2 Prepubertal neutering of kittens

QRG 2.3 Prepubertal neutering of males: castration

QRG 2.4 Prepubertal neutering of females: ovariohysterectomy

QRG 2.5 Compassionate euthanasia

QRG 3.1 Giving oral medications to cats

QRG 4.1.1 Intravenous catheterization

QRG 4.1.2 Approach to hypotension

QRG 4.1.3 Intravenous fluid therapy

QRG 4.1.4 Recording and interpreting an electrocardiogram

QRG 4.2.1 Immediate management of severe dyspnoea

QRG 4.2.2 Oxygen therapy

QRG 4.2.3 Emergency thoracic radiography

QRG 4.2.4 Thoracocentesis

QRG 4.2.5 Inserting a chest drain

QRG 4.2.6 Inserting a small-bore wire-guided chest drain

QRG 4.4.1 Treatment of hypocalcaemia

QRG 4.5.1 Treating hypoglycaemia

QRG 4.6.1 Treatment of hypokalaemia

QRG 4.7.1 Emergency management of the seizuring cat

QRG 4.10.1 Abdominal rupture and hernia management

QRG 4.10.2 Bladder rupture repair

QRG 4.11.1 Approach to hyperkalaemia

QRG 4.11.2 Relief of urethral obstruction in a tomcat

QRG 4.11.3 Urinalysis

QRG 4.11.4 Cystocentesis

QRG 5.1.1 Abdominocentesis

QRG 5.3.1 Woodโ€™s lamp examination

QRG 5.3.2 Hair plucks

QRG 5.3.3 Skin biopsy

QRG 5.4.1 Making and examining a blood smear

QRG 5.4.2 Haematological assessment

QRG 5.4.3 Obtaining bone marrow samples

QRG 5.5.1 Enteral assisted nutrition

QRG 5.5.2 Placement of a naso-oesophageal feeding tube

QRG 5.5.3 Placement of an oesophagostomy feeding tube

QRG 5.10.1 Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)

QRG 5.15.1 Ear flushing

QRG 5.15.2 Ear cytology

QRG 5.18.1 Measuring blood pressure

QRG 5.18.2 Treatment of hypertension

QRG 5.21.1 Radiographic contrast studies of the lower urinary tract

QRG 5.26.1 Coat brushing

QRG 5.26.2 Skin scrapes

QRG 5.26.3 Skin cytology

QRG 5.33.1 Fine-needle aspiration

QRG 5.34.1 Evaluating the nasopharynx

QRG 5.34.2 Nasal flushing and biopsy

QRG 6.1 Dietary trial for cutaneous adverse food reaction

QRG 7.1 Dental examination, scaling and polishing

QRG 7.2 Tooth extraction

QRG 8.1 Enucleation

QRG 10.1 Inhalant asthma treatment

QRG 11.1 Gut biopsy

QRG 12.1 Liver biopsy

QRG 13.1 Increasing water intake

QRG 13.2 Subcutaneous fluid therapy

QRG 14.1 Intracapsular thyroidectomy with preservation of the cranial parathyroid gland

QRG 14.2 Ear vein sampling for blood glucose determination

QRG 15.1 Diagnosing and managing dystocia

QRG 17.1 Tail-pull injuries and tail amputation

QRG 20.1 Feline blood types and blood typing methods

QRG 20.2 Blood transfusion

QRG 21.1 Lymph node excision

QRG 21.2 Chemotherapy for lymphoma

QRG 21.3 Pinnectomy

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