CHAPTER 4Albumin and colloid osmotic pressure Adesola Odunayo University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee Introduction Albumin has been found to be a nonspecific marker of critical illness [1]. The albumin level…
CHAPTER 15Gastrointestinal system motility and integrity Jennifer Klaus Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners, Phoenix, Arizona Introduction The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a series of hollow organs, responsible for the assimilation, digestion,…
CHAPTER 22Anesthesia of the critical patient Susan E. Leonard Northeast Veterinary Referral Hospital, Plains, Pennsylvania Introduction Anesthesia is an induced, temporary state with one or more of the following features:…
PAMELA J. REID Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, USA Emotional distress underlies many of the behavior disorders suffered by companion animals….
DAVID J. MELLOR AND NGAIO J. BEAUSOLEIL Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, School of Veterinary Science; Massey University, New Zealand 5.1 Introduction The primary purposes of this chapter are…
JACQUELINE WILHELMY AND GARY LANDSBERG Delaware Valley Veterinary Behavior, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Fear Free Research, CanCog Technologies, Fergus, Ontario, Canada Cognitive decline is a well-recognized group of disorders in domestic…
VICTORIA CUSSEN AND PAMELA J. REID Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, USA 18.1 Background The realities of animal sheltering have changed…
FRANKLIN D. MCMILLAN Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah, USA 14.1 Introduction The knowledge that severe adversity can cause long-term psychological and physiological problems in humans has been recognized for…
FRANKLIN D. MCMILLAN Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah, USA 8.1 Benefits of Social Support in Humans and Nonhuman Animals 8.1.1 General fitness benefits A large literature now exists to…
LYNNE M. SEIBERT Veterinary Behavior Consultants, Roswell, Georgia, USA Mental states in birds involve a wide range of cognitive abilities and emotions. Due to the popularity of psittacine birds as…
