This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice focuses on Immunology and Vaccination, with topics including: Recent Advances In Vaccine Technologies; Immune System's Response to Vaccination; Current Vaccine Strategies for Dogs and Cats; Update on Therapeutic Vaccines; Common and Newly Recognized Autoimmune Diseases; Adverse Response to Vaccination; Vaccines in Shelters and Group Settings; Evidence vs Belief in Vaccine Recommendations; Effects of Aging on the Immune Response; and Use of Antibody Titer to Determine the Need for Vaccination.

The second volume of Advances in Small Animal Care, a yearly multi-specialty publication, publishes the most current thinking and recent advances in small animal veterinary practice from the voice of a truly distinguished editorial board, including Editor-in-Chief Philip H. Kass and a stellar invited author list. Topics discussed in this volume are within the areas of rehabilitation, emergency and critical care, immunology, veterinarian wellness, and urology. This volume will appeal to all practicing veterinarians and will inform and enhance clinical practice. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in small animal care, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

Advances in Small Animal Care reviews the year's most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide veterinarians with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Philip H. Kass, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in small animal care inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care. Contains 17 articles on such topics as the use of semiochemicals in pet animals: from prevention to treatment of behavioral problems; advanced cardiac and pancreatic imaging; probiotics in GI diseases of dogs and cats; emerging and re-emerging vector-borne diseases; optimal growth and obesity prevention; and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in small animal care, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

This premier volume of Advances in Small Animal Care, a twice-yearly, multi-specialty publication, publishes the most current thinking and recent advances in small animal veterinary practice from the voice of a truly distinguished editorial board, including Editor-in-Chief Philip H. Kass, and a stellar invited author list. Topics discussed in this first volume are within the areas of behavior, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, infectious disease, nutrition, rehabilitation, and urology. This volume will appeal to all practicing veterinarians and will inform and enhance clinical practice.