Facilitating Client Grief
CHAPTER 72 Facilitating Client Grief Zachary M. Wright, Kenita S. Rogers CHAPTER OUTLINE Relaying Difficult News 742 Euthanasia 743 Deciding When It Is Time for Euthanasia 743 The Procedure 743…
Selection of Treatment Protocols for Lymphoma
CHAPTER 63 Selection of Treatment Protocols for Lymphoma Ann E. Hohenhaus CHAPTER OUTLINE Review of Protocols 652 Factors Influencing Protocol Selection for Initial Treatment 652 Factors Influencing Protocol Selection When…
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
CHAPTER 20 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Jörg M. Steiner CHAPTER OUTLINE Epidemiology 225 Etiology and pathogenesis 226 Clinical picture and diagnosis 227 Management 229 Prognosis 230 Summary 230 Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency…
The Role of Wolbachia in Heartworm Infection
CHAPTER 3 The Role of Wolbachia in Heartworm Infection Laura Helen Kramer CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 19 Epidemiology 20 Pathogenesis 21 Transmission 23 Clinical Signs 23 Diagnosis 24 Treatment 24 Supportive…
Cytauxzoon Infections
CHAPTER 4 Cytauxzoon Infections Leah A. Cohn CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 27 Epidemiology 27 Pathogenesis 29 Transmission 29 Clinical Signs 30 Differential Diagnosis 30 Diagnosis 30 Treatment 32 Prevention 33 Pathological…
Hospice “Pawspice”
CHAPTER 78 Hospice “Pawspice” Alice Villalobos CHAPTER OUTLINE Feline Pawspice Care 812 Dismissed Clients Go Elsewhere 812 Barriers to Providing Pawspice Care 813 How does One Start? 814 Ingredients for…
Urinary Tract Tumors
CHAPTER 51 Urinary Tract Tumors Ruthanne Chun, Heather M. Wilson CHAPTER OUTLINE Renal Tumors 509 Incidence 509 History and Physical Examination Findings 509 Diagnostic Evaluation 509 Treatment and Prognosis 510…
Genetic Screening of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
CHAPTER 39 Genetic Screening of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Kathryn M. Meurs CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 406 Maine Coon Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 406 Ragdoll Cardiomyopathy 407 Mutation Screening 407 Epidemiology 408 Breeding Recommendations…
Hyperthyroidism and the Kidneys
CHAPTER 25 Hyperthyroidism and the Kidneys Thomas K. Graves CHAPTER OUTLINE Renal Function in Hyperthyroidism 268 Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism in Cats with Kidney Disease 268 Can Posttreatment Renal Insufficiency Be…
