Web Chapter 2 Drainage Techniques for the Septic Abdomen Adrienne Bentley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania David Holt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania John L Yates wrote in 1905: “There is probably no detail in modern surgical pathology…
Chapter 13 Anesthesia for the Critical Care Patient Derek Flaherty, Glasgow, Scotland Critically ill animals may require chemical restraint for a variety of procedures, ranging from minor interventions such as diagnostic…
Chapter 55 Feline Idiopathic Hypercalcemia Joao Felipe De Brito Galvao, Downers Grove, Illinois Dennis J. Chew, Columbus, Ohio Patricia A. Schenck, Lansing, Michigan Since the early 1990s unexplained hypercalcemia has been recognized increasingly…
Web Chapter 27 Soft Tissue Sarcomas Tania Ann Banks, Gatton, Australia Julius M. Liptak, Ottawa, Canada Terminology Sarcoma is a broad term for malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin. Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs)…
Chapter 62 von Willebrand Disease and Hereditary Coagulation Factor Deficiencies Marjorie B. Brooks, Ithaca, New York Thrombocytopenia and acquired coagulation factor deficiencies are the most common hemostatic defects encountered in clinical…
Chapter 60 Management of Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Dogs Valerie Johnson, Fort Collins, Colorado Steven Dow, Fort Collins, Colorado Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) is one of the most devastating and rapidly fatal…
Chapter 86 Plasma Cell Neoplasms Rachel Sternberg, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Davis M. Seelig, Madison, Wisconsin Laura D. Garrett, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Plasma cell neoplasms originate from terminally differentiated B lymphocytes that have undergone malignant transformation….
Web Chapter 23 Treatment of Insulinoma in Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets Karelle A. Meleo, Seattle, Washington Mark E. Peterson, New York, New York Insulinoma, or functional beta-cell tumor, originates from the islet…
Chapter 46 Diet and Diabetes Debra L. Zoran, College Station, Texas Diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats is a complex, multifactorial disease that develops secondary to a relative or absolute insulin…
Chapter 82 Perineal Tumors Michelle M. Turek, Athens, Georgia Many types of neoplasia can affect the perineum of dogs and cats. These include tumors whose development is not specific to this…
