Small Animal Practice Client Handouts, 2nd Edition

SECTION 1: Procedures and Techniques
Amputation of a Limb
Blood Pressure Measurement
Bone Marrow Aspiration
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Castration of Male Dogs
Chemotherapy and Your Pet
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography: Intermittent and Continuous
Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy
Fracture Repair: Casts and Splints
Fracture Repair: External Skeletal Fixation
Fracture Repair: Internal Fixation
Physical Rehabilitation
Sterilization of Female Dogs
Sterilization of Female Cats
Subcutaneous Fluid Therapy
Transfusion Therapy in Cats
Transfusion Therapy in Dogs
SECTION 2: Cardiovascular System
Arterial Thromboembolism, Peripheral
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Premature Contractions and Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Valve Degeneration in Dogs
Cardiac Tumors
Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated in Cats
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated in Dogs
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic in Cats
Cardiomyopathy, Nutritional in Dogs
Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs, Left-Sided
Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs, Right-Sided
Endocarditis
Heartworm Disease in Cats
Heartworm Disease in Dogs
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Pericardial Effusion
Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia
Persistent Right Aortic Arch
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonic Stenosis
Second- and Third-Degree Heart Block
Sick Sinus Syndrome and Atrial Standstill
Sinus Bradycardia
Subaortic Stenosis in Dogs
Systemic Hypertension
Tetralogy of Fallot
Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Dysplasia
Ventricular and Atrial Septal Defects
Ventricular Fibrillation and Cardiac Arrest
Ventricular Premature Contractions and Tachycardia
SECTION 3: Respiratory System
Acute Bronchitis
Allergic Bronchitis in Cats
Allergic Bronchitis in Dogs
Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome
Bullous Lung Disease
Chronic Bronchitis
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Elongated Soft Palate
Flail Chest
Laryngeal Paralysis in Dogs
Laryngeal Saccule Eversion in Dogs
Laryngeal and Tracheal Neoplasia
Laryngitis and Tracheitis
Lung Lobe Torsion
Lung Tumors
Mediastinal Masses
Nasal Tumors, Malignant
Nasopharyngeal and Aural Polyps in Cats
Pleural Effusion
Pneumonia, Aspiration
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Pneumonia, Fungal
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Contusions
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Fibrosis in Dogs
Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Rhinitis and Sinusitis in Cats
Rhinitis and Sinusitis in Dogs
Stenotic Nares
Tracheal Collapse in Dogs
Tracheal Hypoplasia in Dogs
Tracheal Obstruction
Tracheal Trauma
SECTION 4: Neurologic System
Atlantoaxial Subluxation in Dogs
Botulism
Brachial Plexus Injury
Brain Tumors
Caudal Cervical Spondylopathy in Dogs
Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome in Dogs
Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke
Cognitive Dysfunction
Degenerative Myelopathy in Dogs
Diabetic Neuropathy in Cats
Discospondylitis in Dogs
Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy in Dogs
Head Trauma
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis
Idiopathic Peripheral Vestibular Disease
Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuropathy in Dogs
Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs
Lumbosacral Stenosis in Dogs, Degenerative
Meningoencephalomyelitis of Unknown Etiology in Dogs
Myasthenia Gravis
Nerve Sheath Tumors
Polyradiculoneuritis in Dogs, Acute
Seizures: General Information
Seizures: Idiopathic Epilepsy
Seizures: Treatment with Phenobarbital and Bromide
Seizures: Treatment with Other Drugs
Spinal Cord Trauma
Spinal Tumors
Spondylosis Deformans
Steroid-Responsive Meningitis Arteritis in Dogs
Tick Paralysis in Dogs
Tremor Syndrome in Dogs
SECTION 5: Digestive System
Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome in Dogs
Anal Sac Diseases
Cholangiohepatitis in Cats
Cleft Palate
Colitis in Dogs, Acute
Colitis in Dogs, Chronic
Copper Storage Hepatopathy in Dogs
Epulis in Dogs
Esophageal Foreign Body
Esophagitis and Esophageal Stricture
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Fecal Incontinence
Gallbladder Mucocele in Dogs
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus in Dogs
Gastric Foreign Body
Gastric Neoplasia
Gastritis, Acute
Gastritis, Chronic
Gastrointestinal Ulceration
Gingivitis
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats
Hepatitis in Dogs, Chronic
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Cats
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs
Intestinal Neoplasia
Intestinal Obstruction
Intestinal Parasites
Intussusception
Lymphoplasmacytic Stomatitis in Cats
Megacolon in Cats
Megaesophagus
Obesity in Cats
Obesity in Dogs
Oral Melanoma in Dogs
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Cats
Pancreatitis in Dogs
Pancreatitis in Cats
Perianal Fistula in Dogs
Perianal Tumors in Dogs
Perineal Hernia in Dogs
Peritonitis
Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies
Protein-Losing Enteropathy
Salivary Mucocele
Spirocercosis in Dogs
SECTION 6: Endocrine/Metabolic System
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus in Cats
Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs
Hyperadrenocorticism in Dogs
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperthyroidism in Cats
Hypoadrenocorticism
Hypoglycemia
Hypothyroidism in Dogs
Idiopathic Hypercalcemia in Cats
Insulinoma in Dogs
SECTION 7: Urinary System
Acute Kidney Injury
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy in Dogs
Bladder Cancer
Bladder Stones in Cats
Bladder Stones in Dogs
Bladder Trauma
Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats
Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs
Chronic Kidney Disease: Therapy of Anemia
Chronic Kidney Disease: Nutritional Management
Cystitis in Cats
Cystitis in Dogs
Ectopic Ureters in Dogs
Fanconi Syndrome in Dogs
Kidney Dysplasia in Dogs
Kidney Stones in Cats
Kidney Toxins (Nephrotoxicosis)
Kidney Tumors
Perinephric Pseudocysts in Cats
Polycystic Kidney Disease in Cats
Prostate Cancer in Dogs
Prostatic and Paraprostatic Cysts in Dogs
Prostatitis and Prostatic Abscessation in Dogs
Protein-Losing Nephropathy in Dogs
Pyelonephritis
Ureteral Obstruction in Cats
Urethral Obstruction in Cats
Urethral Prolapse in Dogs
Urethritis
Urinary Incontinence in Dogs
SECTION 8: Reproductive System
Agalactia
Cryptorchidism
Dystocia
Eclampsia in Dogs
Fading Kitten Syndrome
Fading Puppy Syndrome

Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists; Director, Smokey Mountain Veterinary Services, Walland, TN; Ophthalmology Services at Village Veterinary Medical Center, Farragut, TN, USA