Pain Assessment and Management
CHAPTER 26 Pain Assessment and Management Turi K. Aarnes, William W. Muir, III Recognition and treatment of pain in neonates is an emerging science and is controversial. To effectively treat…
Nutritional Requirements and Feeding of Growing Puppies and Kittens
CHAPTER 8 Nutritional Requirements and Feeding of Growing Puppies and Kittens Heather Prendergast Nutrition during the first year of life can greatly influence the longevity and health of puppies and…
Emergency and Critical Care Issues
CHAPTER 10 Emergency and Critical Care Issues Maureen A. McMichael In human medicine, neonatology and pediatrics are distinct specialties because of the unique physiologic systems of neonatal and pediatric patients….
Feline Behavioral Development
CHAPTER 12 Feline Behavioral Development Lisa Radosta Feline behavioral development mirrors the kitten’s neurologic and musculoskeletal development. As the kitten gains the ability to perceive objects visually, investigative behavior increases….
Bacterial Infections
CHAPTER 15 Bacterial Infections Joshua Daniels, Erick Spencer Role of Bacteria in Juvenile Small Animal Disease There are relatively few bacterial diseases to which juvenile animals are inherently more predisposed…
Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient
CHAPTER 23 Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient Craig A.E. Mosley, Cornelia Mosley Anesthetizing newborn or very young patients is not uncommon in small animal practice and, when necessary, presents the…
Immunologic Development and Immunization
CHAPTER 14 Immunologic Development and Immunization James F. Evermann Tamara B. Wills The immune response is essential for survival from the wide array of infectious microorganisms to which the puppy…
Approach to the Febrile Patient
CHAPTER 20 Approach to the Febrile Patient James B. Miller Obtaining a body temperature measurement is important in the evaluation of all patients, especially the critical care patient. A rectal…
Selected Zoonotic Diseases: Puppies and Kittens
CHAPTER 46 Selected Zoonotic Diseases Puppies and Kittens Emilio DeBess Puppies and kittens in their first year of life may become significant carriers of zoonotic diseases, which they acquire through…
Care of the Orphaned Puppy and Kitten
CHAPTER 9 Care of the Orphaned Puppy and Kitten Michael E. Peterson Puppies and kittens may require hand rearing for a variety of reasons; the most obvious is death of…
