Current, important information on chronic intestinal diseases of dogs and cats for all small animal practitioners This issue will present articles on intestinal flora, clinical immunology of the intestine, IBD in dogs and cats, useful laboratory tests for diagnosis and management of chronic canine and feline enteropathies, ultrasound in the diagnosis of intestinal diseases, alimentary lymphoma, correlating clinical activity and histopathological assessment of lesion severity, protein-losing enteropathies, antibiotic responsive diarrhea, histiocytic ulcerative colitis, food intolerance and food allergy, idiopathic colonic disorders, and more

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Frédéric P. Gaschen, focuses on Advances in Gastroenterology. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Esophagitis, Gastroprotective therapy¸ Gastric motility disorders in dogs and cats, Aerodigestive diseases in dogs, Digestive diseases in brachycephalic dogs, Acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome in dogs, From bench top to clinics: How to use new tests to diagnose and treat dogs with chronic enteropathies, Differentiating IBD from alimentary lymphoma in cats, Canine protein-losing enteropathies and systemic complications, Impact of GI microbiome changes in canine and feline digestive diseases, Dietary and nutritional approaches for the management of chronic enteropathy in dogs and cats, Value of probiotics in canine and feline gastroenterology, and Fecal microbiota transplantation in the dog.

The fourth edition of Clinical Medicine of the Dog and Cat remains the most extensively illustrated and practical small animal veterinary textbook on the market.

It continues and expands on the revolutionary problem-based approach of the previous three editions, with more than 1,100 clinical color photographs, diagrams, and tables. The book is divided into five color-coded sections—General Approach, Diagnostic Techniques, Disease of Specific Organ Systems, Multisystemic Disorders, and Elements of Therapy. For this edition:

Case studies are integrated within the relevant chapters for ease of reference

The first section on common medical problems now includes abdominal distension, peripheral edema, proteinuria, regurgitation, and seizures

Chapters on thoracic and abdominal radiographs are now included in a unique new section on Diagnostic Techniques, encouraging an integrated learning approach

The third section contains detailed medical information covering most organ systems, with several chapters completely rewritten and others comprehensively updated to include additional text and images

Additional endoscopic, radiographic, CT, and MRI images are included alongside clinical photographs; very few veterinary textbooks have such a rich emphasis on photographs

Each section has a limited number of recommended updated references

The practical information is presented with text, tables, and algorithms, while each chapter is arranged to provide the definition of each disorder, its clinical features, the differential diagnoses, the diagnostic methodology, and the treatment and prognosis. The formatting has been improved to make this textbook easy to read and comprehend. The busy veterinarian or student is thus provided with a readily available resource of important clinical information in a clear, brief manner.

Written by board-certified experts, the topics are carefully selected to make this a valuable resource for veterinary students as well as for general practitioners and small animal interns.

Table of Contents

Mikey's Maxims by Michael Schaer

SECTION I: GENERAL APPROACH

1 Client Communication and Medical History

Bobbi Conner

2 Common Clinical Problems

2.1 Abdominal distension

Steven Holloway

2.2 Cough

Elizabeth Rozanski

2.3 Diarrhea

Frederic Gaschen

2.4 Dyspnea

Claire Sharp

2.5 Dysuria

Isabelle Cattin

2.6 Epistaxis

Samantha Wigglesworth & Amber Vitalo

2.7 Fever of Unknown Origin

Robert Armentano

2.8 Icterus

Julien Dandrieux

2.9 Pallor

Elisa Mazzaferro

2.10 Peripheral edema

Stuart Walton

2.11 Pigmenturia

Leo Londoño & Michael Schaer

2.12 Polydipsia/Polyuria

Michael Schaer

2.13 Proteinuria

Laura Rayhel & Mark Acierno

2.14 Regurgitation

Roman Husnik

2.15 Seizures

Gabriel Garcia

2.16 Syncope, Episodic Weakness, Collapse

Boyd Jones

2.17 Vomiting

Frederic Gaschen

SECTION II: DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES

3 Approach to Thoracic Radiographs

L. Abbi Granger

4 Approach to Abdominal Radiographs

L. Abbi Granger

SECTION III: DISEASES OF SPECIFIC ORGAN SYSTEMS

5 Diseases of the Oral Cavity and Teeth

Brook Niemiec & Erin Ribka

6 Respiratory Disorders - upper and lower

Cécile Clercx

7 Diseases of the Pleural Space

Brad Case

8 Cardiovascular Disorders

Romain Pariaut & Carley Saelinger

9 Digestive Diseases

Frederic Gaschen

10 Hepatobiliary Disease

Andrea Johnston

11 Pancreatic Disorders

Frederic Gaschen

12 Endocrine Diseases

Michael Herrtage

13 Uro-nephrology

Mark Acierno

14 Disorders of the Nervous System and Muscle

Simon Platt

15 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Injuries

Matthew Johnson, Mitchell Gillick and Steven Fox

16 Hematologic Disorders

Katie Boes, Julien Dandrieux and Claire Cannon

17 Disorders of Hemostasis

Alex Lynch

18 Dermatologic Disorders

Domenico Santoro and Amelia White

19 Ocular manifestations of systemic diseases

Ralph Hamor

SECTION IV: Multisystemic Disorders

20 Clinical Toxicology

Tina Wismer

21 Infectious Diseases

21.1 Cats

Sophie Keyte & Severine Tasker

21.2 Dogs

Stuart Walton

22 Immunologic Disorders

Michael Day

SECTION V: Elements of Therapy

23 Fluid Therapy

Leo Londoño

24 Pain Management

Beatriz Monteiro & Brad Simon

25 Nutrition of the Critically Ill Dog and Cat

Justin Shmalberg

26 Management of the Obese Dog and Cat

Alex German