Small Animal Practice Client Handouts - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition

Section 1: Procedures and Techniques
Section Editor: Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVO
Amputation, Limb
Arthrodesis
Blood Pressure Measurement, Indirect
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Evaluation
Bronchoscopy
Castration of the Male Cat
Castration of the Male Dog
Chemotherapy and Your Pet
Dialysis
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography — Intermittent and Continuous
Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy
Fluid Therapy
Fracture Repair: Casts and Splints
Fracture Repair: External Skeletal Fixation
Fracture Repair: Internal Fixation
Laboratory Tests of Kidney Function
Nutritional Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Oxygen Therapy
Physical Rehabilitation
Preoperative Evaluation
Sterilization of the Female Dog
Sterilization of the Female Cat
Subcutaneous Fluid Administration
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Transfusion Therapy in Dogs
Transfusion Therapy in Cats
Treatment of Resistant Seizures
Treatment of Seizures
Triple Pelvic Osteotomy for Hip Dysplasia

Section 2: Cardiovascular System
Section Editor: Rebecca Gompf, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Cardiology)
Aortic Stenosis
Arterial Thromboembolism, Peripheral
Atrial Premature Contractions and Tachycardia
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrioventricular Valve Degeneration in Dogs
Cardiac Tumors
Cardiomyopathy, Boxer
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs, Left –Sided
Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Cats
Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs
Endocarditis
Heartworm Disease in Cats
Heartworm Disease in Dogs
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Cats
Occult Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Pericardial Effusion
Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia
Persistent right aortic arch
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonic Stenosis
Right –Sided Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs
Second and Third Degree Heart Block
Sick Sinus Syndrome and Atrial Standstill
Sinus Arrhythmia
Sinus Bradycardia
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
Section Editor: Ronald M. Bright, DVM, MSD, ACVS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Allergic Bronchitis in Cats
Allergic Bronchitis in Dogs
Brachycephalic Syndrome
Bronchitis, Acute
Bronchitis, Chronic
Bullous Lung Disease
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Flail Chest
Laryngeal Collapse in Dogs
Laryngeal Paralysis
Laryngitis and Tracheitis
Laryngeal and Tracheal Neoplasia
Lung Lobe Torsion
Lung Tumors
Mediastinal Masses
Nasal and Nasopharyngeal Polyps in Cats
Nasal Tumors, Malignant
Pleural Effusion
Pneumonia, Aspiration
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Pneumonia, Fungal
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Contusions
Pulmonary Edema
Rhinoscopy
Rhinitis/Sinusitis in Cats
Rhinitis/Sinusitis in Dogs
Tracheal Collapse in Dogs
Tracheal Obstruction
Tracheal Trauma

Section 4: Neurologic System
Section Editors: Courtenay F. Ratterree, DVM; Marc Kent, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine/Neurology); Scott J Schatzberg, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), PhD
Atlantoaxial Subluxation in the Dog
Botulism
Brachial Plexus Avulsion
Brain Tumors
Canine Distemper Neurologic Disease
Caudal Occipital (Chiari-like) Malformation and Syringohydromyelia
Degenerative Myelopathy
Discospondylitis
Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy
Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis and Necrotizing Encephalitis
Head Trauma
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Epilepsy
Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis
Idiopathic Peripheral Vestibular Disease
Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuropathy
Intervertebral Disc Disease
Ischemic Brain Injury (Stroke)
Lumbosacral Disease, Degenerative
Myasthenia gravis
Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Polyradiculoneuritis in Dogs, Acute
Seizures: Causes and Diagnosis
Spinal Cord Trauma
Spinal Tumors
Spondylosis Deformans
Steroid Responsive Meningeal Arteritis
Tick Paralysis
Tremor Syndrome
Caudal Cervical Spondylopathy (Wobbler Syndrome)

Section 5: Digestive System
Section Editor: Craig G. Ruaux, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM
Anal Sac Diseases
Cholangiohepatitis in Cats
Colitis, Acute
Colitis, Chronic
Cleft Palate
Copper Storage Hepatopathy in Dogs
Epulis in Dogs
Esophageal Foreign Body
Esophagitis & Esophageal Stricture
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Fecal Incontinence
Gall Bladder Disease in Dogs
Gastric Foreign Body
Gastric Neoplasia
Gastritis, Acute
Gastritis, Chronic
Gastrointestinal Ulceration
Gingivitis
Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatitis in Dogs, Chronic
Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis in Dogs
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Cats
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs
Intestinal Neoplasia
Intestinal Obstruction
Intestinal Parasites
Lymphoplasmacytic Stomatitis in Cats
Megacolon in Cats
Megaesophagus
Oral Melanoma in Dogs
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Cats
Pancreatitis in Dogs
Pancreatitis in Cats
Perianal Fistula in Dogs
Perianal Tumors
Perineal Hernia in Dogs
Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies
Protein-losing Enteropathy
Salivary Mucocele in Dogs

Section 6: Endocrine System
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus in Cats
Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs
Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Disease) in Dogs
Hypercalcemia
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperthyroidism in Cats
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)
Hypoglycemia
Hypothyroidism in Dogs

Section 7: Urinary System
Section Editor: Catherine E. Langston, DVM, DACVIM
Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Acute Kidney Failure
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
Cystitis in Cats
Cystitis in Dogs
Ectopic Ureter in Dogs
Fanconi Syndrome in Dogs
Kidney Dysplasia in Dogs
Kidney Stones in Cats
Kidney Toxins (Nephrotoxicosis)
Kidney Transplantation in Cats
Perinephric Pseudocysts in Cats
Polycystic Kidney Disease in Cats

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