Diseases of Senior Cats and Dogs: Diagnosis and Therapy, 2nd Edition
By Salvador Cervantes Sala
Diseases of Senior Cats and Dogs: Diagnosis and Therapy, 2nd Edition covers geriatric medicine of dogs and cats, and provides readers, whether veterinary surgeons or students approaching the end of their veterinary medicine degree, with a different approach to clinically useful information on. All chapters have been rigorously reviewed and updated, with a particular emphasis on pharmacological protocols and dosages and new therapies. An entire new chapter on endocrine problems in senior pets has been added.
Table of Contents
Ageing in small animals Ageing in numbers
Nutrition in elderly patients Assessing the nutritional status of geriatric patients
Pharmacological treatment of geriatric patients
Anaesthesia in elderly patients
Environmental enrichment for cats and dogs
Chronic pain. Arthrosis Introduction. Definitions and basic concepts Pathophysiology of pain Identifying pain
Orodental problems in elderly animals Considerations before starting The orodental exam
Chronic kidney disease Definition and prevalence Renal physiology
Liver problems in geriatric patients
Endocrine problems in senior patients
Reproductive diseases in senior patients
Senior cardiovascular disease
Most frequent neurological problems in senior patients
