CHAPTER 6 Progress on Diagnosis of Retroviral Infections Cynda Crawford CHAPTER OUTLINE Feline Leukemia Virus 53 Epidemiology and Pathogenesis 53 Diagnosis 54 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 56 Epidemiology and Pathogenesis 56…
CHAPTER 13 Unconventional Diets Jennifer A. Larsen, Sally C. Perea CHAPTER OUTLINE Regulatory Definitions 127 Home-Prepared Diets 128 Raw Food Feeding: Additional Considerations 133 Vegetarian and Vegan Feeding 134 Supplements…
CHAPTER 23 Answers to Commonly Asked Endocrine Diagnostic Questions Robert J. Kemppainen CHAPTER OUTLINE General Questions 251 Should I Submit Serum or Plasma Samples for Hormone Analysis? 251 Questions about…
CHAPTER 9 Dietary Therapy of Diseases of the Lower Urinary Tract Joseph W. Bartges, Claudia A. Kirk CHAPTER OUTLINE Incidence 88 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease 88 Idiopathic Cystitis 88…
CHAPTER 11 Probiotics in Feline Medicine Stanley L. Marks, Debra L. Zoran CHAPTER OUTLINE History of Probiotic Health Claims 104 Mechanisms of Probiotic Action 105 Probiotics Block Intestinal Pathogenic Bacterial…
CHAPTER 8 Dietary Therapy of Chronic Diarrhea Dorothy P. Laflamme CHAPTER OUTLINE Key Nutrients in Gastrointestinal Health and Disease 79 Proteins and Amino Acids 79 Fats 80 Carbohydrates 80 Dietary…
CHAPTER 2 Influenza Infections Katrin Hartmann, Julia Marschall CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 13 Epidemiology 14 Pathogenesis 14 Transmission 14 Clinical Signs 15 Differential Diagnosis 15 Diagnosis 15 Treatment 15 Management 16…
