Chapter 229 New Maintenance Anticonvulsant Therapies for Dogs and Cats Curtis W. Dewey, Ithaca, New York Over the last 15 years the paradigm for treating dogs and cats with seizure disorders…
Chapter 228 Metabolic Brain Disorders Cristian Falzone, Zugliano, Italy Metabolic disorders affecting the brain are relatively common, and clinical signs can range from subtle to severe. This chapter considers selected primary…
Chapter 125 Gastric and Intestinal Motility Disorders Frédéric P. Gaschen, Baton Rouge, Louisiana The prevalence of canine and feline nonobstructive gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders cannot be documented precisely. They may go…
Chapter 126 Current Veterinary Therapy Antibiotic Responsive Enteropathy Albert E. Jergens, Ames, Iowa Antibiotic-responsive enteropathy (ARE) denotes a clinical syndrome characterized by acute or chronic diarrhea in animals that responds to…
Chapter 168 Nutritional Management of Heart Disease Lisa M. Freeman, North Grafton, Massachusetts General Nutritional Issues for Animals with Heart Disease For many years the role of nutrition in the management…
Chapter 169 Systemic Hypertension Rebecca L. Stepien, Madison, Wisconsin Systemic hypertension (pathologic elevation of systemic blood pressure [BP]) is increasingly recognized as a cause of morbidity in pet cats and dogs….
Chapter 222 Reproductive Oncology Shay Bracha, Corvallis, Oregon Reproductive tumors in the dog and cat are rare in comparison to other cancers because of the common practice of castration and ovariohysterectomy….
Chapter 223 Reproductive Toxicology and Teratogens Michael E. Peterson, Albany, Oregon Reproductive Toxicity Sexually intact dogs and cats constitute a small percentage of patients in the average veterinary practice. Clinical focus…
Web Chapter 20 Nutritional Management of Feline Hyperthyroidism J. Catharine R. Scott-Moncrieff, West Lafayette, Indiana Feline hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine disease of geriatric cats, with a reported hospital prevalence…
Web Chapter 19 Medical Treatment of Feline Hyperthyroidism* Lauren A. Trepanier, Madison, Wisconsin Hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder in cats, affecting approximately 2% of all cats presenting to veterinary…
