Chapter 217 Inherited Disorders of the Reproductive Tract in Dogs and Cats Vicki N. Meyers-Wallen, Ithaca, New York Normal Sexual Development Normal sexual development depends on successful completion of three consecutive…
Chapter 98 Treatment of Ectoparasitoses Randall C. Thomas, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Diagnosis and management of ectoparasitoses is a common part of small animal practice. This chapter discusses the clinical aspects…
Web Chapter 60 Cardioversion Janice M. Bright, Fort Collins, Colorado Julie M. Martin, Englewood, Colorado External electrical cardioversion refers to transthoracic delivery of a direct current (DC) shock for restoration of sinus…
Chapter 238 Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis Catherine A. Loughin, Plainview, New York Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis is a common radiculopathy in dogs and is noted most frequently in large…
Chapter 139 Diagnostic Approach to Hepatobiliary Disease Cynthia R.L. Webster, Grafton, Massachusetts Johanna C. Cooper, Walpole, Massachusetts This chapter provides a rational approach to the diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease in small animal…
Chapter 242 Pearls of the Ophthalmic Examination David J. Maggs, Davis, California Although signalment and historical data often provide essential clues to ocular diagnoses, ready visualization of almost all parts of…
Chapter 170 Bradyarrhythmias Bruce G. Kornreich, Ithaca, New York N. Sydney Moïse, Ithaca, New York Bradyarrhythmias are defined as cardiac rhythms that result in heart rates that are lower than normal for…
Chapter 175 Drugs for Treatment of Heart Failure in Dogs John D. Bonagura, Columbus, Ohio Bruce W. Keene, Raleigh, North Carolina Therapy for canine heart failure (HF) requires careful orchestration of a…
Chapter 89 Thyroid Tumors Suzanne Murphy, Kentford, Suffolk, Great Britain The thyroid gland is a bilobed structure in cats and dogs, sometimes with an isthmus connecting the two lobes; it spans…
Chapter 225 Congenital Hydrocephalus William B. Thomas, Knoxville, Tennessee Causes Hydrocephalus is active distention of the ventricular system of the brain caused by obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)…
