CHAPTER 26 Home Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Cats with Diabetes Mellitus Claudia E. Reusch, Nadja S. Sieber-Ruckstuhl CHAPTER OUTLINE Monitoring in the Hospital 274 Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in…
CHAPTER 15 Gastrointestinal Function Testing Audrey K. Cook CHAPTER OUTLINE The Role of GI Function Tests 147 Motility 147 Primary Motility Disorders 148 Secondary Motility Disorders 148 Assessment of Pharyngeal…
Chapter 57 Tremor Syndromes Joan R. Coates, Danielle M. Eifler CHAPTER OUTLINE Classification of Tremor 579 Anatomical 579 Physiological Versus Pathological 580 Pathophysiology 581 Mechanical Oscillation 581 Reflex Oscillation 583…
CHAPTER 67 Mast Cell Tumors Corey F. Saba CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology of Mast Cell Tumors 697 Feline Mast Cell Tumors: Cutaneous 697 Epidemiology 697 Clinical signs 698 Diagnostic Evaluation 698…
CHAPTER 76 Genetic Testing in Domestic Cats Leslie A. Lyons CHAPTER OUTLINE Genetic Structure of the Cat 793 Domestic Cat Mutations 794 Types of Genetic Mutations 796 Genetic Testing Validation…
CHAPTER 68 Cardiac Neoplasia Ashley B. Saunders CHAPTER OUTLINE Clinical Signs 703 Diagnosis 703 Treatment 704 Lymphoma 704 Chemodectoma 704 Hemangiosarcoma 705 Tumors of the heart and pericardium are unusual…
CHAPTER 79 Alternative Modalities in Feline Practice Michele C. Gaspar CHAPTER OUTLINE Acupuncture 826 History and Theory 826 Clinical Utility in Feline Practice 827 Chiropractic/Spinal Manipulation 829 History and Theory…
CHAPTER 46 Commercial Pet Food–Related Nephrotoxicity Joanne R. Smith, Richard E. Goldstein CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 467 Pathogenesis 467 Clinical Signs 469 Diagnosis 469 Treatment 471 Prognosis 472 Control and Prevention…
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…
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…
