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…
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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CHAPTER 16 Viral Infections James F. Evermann, Melissa A. Kennedy Neonatal and puppy-kitten mortality rates (animals dying before 1 year of age) are often used as clinical indicators of the…
