Small animal pediatrics: the first 12 months of life

A practical reference for the general veterinary clinician, Small Animal Pediatrics: The First 12 Months of Life compiles into a single location the latestinformation in the rapidly developing field of canine and feline pediatrics. Editors Michael Peterson, DVM, MS, and Michelle Kutzler, DVM, PhD, DACT are joined by more than 40 expert contributors in providing coverage from prenatal care to one year of age. For ease of use, the text is divided into four sections. A General Considerations section opens the book by covering prenatal care of the bitch and queen, birth, normal physical examinations, growth, husbandry,nutrition, care of orphans, neonatal mortality, behavior, emergency and critical care, and immunology. The second section, Common Infectious Diseases, covers bacterial, viral, fungal, rickettsial, and parasitic infections. The third section describes diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the young patient including radiology, ultrasound, aesthetic and surgical considerations, pain management, pharmacology, and clinical pathology. Finally, the fourth section covers a variety of organ systems with discussions on normal development, congenital conditions, and acquired diseases. The text also includes information that is usually difficult to find, including a pediatric formulary, care of orphan puppies, clinical pathology values, prenatal care, and normal growth and development guidelines. This book will be a significant asset to any veterinary library! INDICE: Section I: General ConsiderationsPrenatal Care of the Bitch and QueenBirth and the First 24 HoursHistory and Physical Examination of the NeonateHistory and Physical Examination of the Weanling and AdolescentGrowthHusbandryof the NeonateStandards of Care in PediatricsNutritional Requirements and Feeding of Growing Puppies and KittensCare of the Orphaned Puppy and KittenEmergency and Critical Care IssuesNeonatal and Pediatric MortalityFeline Behavioral DevelopmentCanine Behavioral DevelopmentImmunologic Development and ImmunizationSection II: Common Infectious Diseases in Puppies and KittensBacterial InfectionsViral InfectionsFungal InfectionsDiseases Formerly Known as Rickettsial: The Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, Anaplasmoses, and Neorickettsial and CoxiellaInfectionsParasitic and Protozoal DiseasesApproach to the Febrile PatientSection III: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to the Pediatric PatientRadiographic Considerations of the Young PatientUltrasonography of the Young PatientAnesthesia in the Pediatric PatientSurgical Considerations in the Young PatientPediatric Fracture ManagementPain Assessment and ManagementPharmacological Considerations in the Young PatientToxicological Considerations in the Young PatientEffective Use of a Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryClinical Chemistry of the Puppy and KittenPostmortem Examination of the Puppy and KittenSection IV: Systematic Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric ConditionsThe Cardiovascular SystemThe Hematologic and Lymphoid SystemsThe Respiratory SystemDentistry and the Oral CavityThe Gastrointestinal TractThe Liver, Biliary Tract, and Exocrine PancreasThe Urinary SystemThe Reproductive TractThe Neurologic SystemThe Skin and EarThe Musculoskeletal SystemThe EyeClinical Approach to Nutritional ConditionsThe Endocrine SystemSelected Zoonotic Diseases: Puppies and Kittens

• ISBN: 978-1-4160-4889-3
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 544
• Fecha Publicación: 15/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés