The Cat

Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline)

"This book aims to be different; rather than focusing on cat problems, this more comprehensive book immerses the reader in cat medicine-diagnosing and treating the problems along the way...This book brings together the experience of nearly 60 experts, distilling their knowledge into essential essence of cat! It is accessible enough to address the problem-based inquiry yet delivers depth where it is needed. It may just turn you into a cat clinician." --Vet Record, March 2012Review of the previous edition: "The focus of this book is a practical one; it is designed to give veterinarians information on all things feline that they can use every day, in an easily accessible format...A great deal of information is contained in this book, but it is generally easy to follow and find...The many full colour photographs are very clear...All veterinary practitioners who are seeing feline cases should have The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management on their shelf. It will help the clinician gain greater insight into everyday problems and is an invaluable resource for more difficult cases." --Australian Veterinary Journal, January 2013

• I FUNDAMENTALS OF FELINE PRACTICE1. Understanding the Cat and Feline-Friendly Handling2. The Cat-Friendly Practice3. Deciphering the Cat: The Medical History and Physical Examination4. Guidelines and Precautions for Drug Therapy in Cats5. Fluid Therapy6. Assessment and Management of Pain7. Principles of Anesthesia8. Preventive Health Care for Cats9. Clinical Pathology10. Essential Emergency and Critical Care Techniques11. Chronic Disease ManagementII FELINE BEHAVIOR12. Kitten Development13. Normal Behavior of Cats14. Kitten Socialization and Training Classes15. Behavioral History Taking16. Behavior Problems17. Behavioral TherapeuticsIII FELINE NUTRITION18. The Unique Nutritional Requirements of the Cat: A Strict Carnivore19. Nutrition for the Normal Cat20. Nutritional Disorders21. Nutritional Management of Diseases22. Current Controversies in Feline NutritionIV FELINE INTERNAL MEDICINE23. Cardiovascular Diseases24. Dental and Oral Diseases25. Dermatology26. Digestive System, Liver, and Abdominal Cavity27. Endocrinology28. Hematology and Immunology29. Musculoskeletal Diseases30. Neurology31. Oncology32. Ophthalmology33. Respiratory and Thoracic Medicine34. Toxicology35. Urinary Tract Disorders36. Concurrent Disease ManagementV INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ZOONOSES37. Fungal Diseases38. Selected Vector-Borne Diseases39. Viral Diseases40. Bacterial Infections41. Molecular Assays Used for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Diseases42. Feline Zoonotic Diseases and Prevention of TransmissionVI LIFE STAGE HEALTH CARE43. Control of Reproduction44. Male Cats: Normal Reproduction, Reproductive Diseases and Conditions45. Female cats: Normal Reproduction, and Reproductive Diseases and Conditions46. Pediatrics47. Managing the Senior CatVII POPULATION MEDICINE48. Care and Control of Community Cats49. Population Wellness: Keeping Cats Physically and Behaviorally Healthy50. A Short Natural History of the Cat and Its Relationship with Humans51. The Feline Genome and Clinical Implications52. Genetics of Feline Diseases and Traits