BSAVA Manual of Feline Practice: A Foundation Manual

This manual provides an easily accessible source of practical advice on the management of common feline problems encountered in first-opinion practice. The manual starts with an introduction to important general issues in effective feline practice, including handling techniques, principles of examination and how to ensure a cat-friendly practice. Focusing on a life-stage approach and a discussion on therapeutics including antibiotic use, analgesia and anaesthesia. The main part comprises problem-oriented sections that focus on the investigation and initial management of, first, emergencies and then other common presentations such as alopecia, polydipsia and seizures. Table of Contents: Foreword; Preface; SECTION 1: Effective feline practice: 1 The cat-friendly practice; 2 Preventive healthcare: a life-stage approach; 3 Practical therapeutics; SECTION 2: Common presenting complaints, 4 Feline emergencies: 4.1 Collapse; 4.2 Dyspnoea, tachypnoea and hyperpnoea; 4.3 Hypercalcaemia; 4.4 Hypocalcaemia; 4.5 Hypoglycaemia; 4.6 Hypokalaemia; 4.7 Seizures; 4.8 Sudden-onset blindness; 4.9 Toxins - common feline poisonings; 4.10 Trauma and wound management; 4.11 Urethral obstruction; 5 Other common feline problems: 5.1 Abdominal effusion; 5.2 Abdominal masses; 5.3 Alopecia; 5.4 Anaemia; 5.5 Anorexia; 5.6 Ataxia; 5.7 Azotaemia; 5.8 Cat bite abscesses; 5.9 Constipation; 5.10 Coughing; 5.11 Dehydration; 5.12 Diarrhoea; 5.13 Haematuria; 5.14 Hairballs; 5.15 Head shaking and/or ear scratching; 5.16 Head tilt; 5.17 Heart murmur; 5.18 Hypertension; 5.19 Hyphaema; 5.20 Inappropriate defecation; 5.21 Inappropriate urination, dysuria and pollakiuria; 5.22 Jaundice; 5.23 Lameness; 5.24 Mentation and behavioural changes; 5.25 Ocular discharge; 5.26 Overgrooming and pruritus; 5.27 Pica; 5.28 Polyphagia; 5.29 Polyuria and polydipsia; 5.30 Pyrexia and hyperthermia; 5.31 Raised liver parameters; 5.32 Regurgitation; 5.33 Skin masses, nodules and swellings; 5.34 Sneezing and nasal discharge; 5.35 Vomiting; 5.36 Weight loss; SECTION 3: Management of common disorders: 6 Managing skin disorders; 7 Dental disorders and their management; 8 Management of eye disease; 9 Management of cardiovascular disorders; 10 Management of respiratory disorders; 11 Management of gastrointestinal disorders; 12 Management of hepatic and pancreatic disorders; 13 Management of urinary tract disorders; 14 Management of endocrine disorders; 15 Management of reproduction and related disorders; 16 Management of fractures and orthopaedic disease; 17 Management of neurological and neuromuscular disorders; 18 Management of behavioural disorders; 19 Infectious diseases; 20 Management of haematological disorders; 21 Management of commonly encountered feline cancers; Appendix: Suture patterns; Index; Quick reference guides; And ORG 1.1 to ORG 21.3 (click here to see all ORGs). Please click here for more details on this manual.

Comments & References: 496 pages. Paperback. A Wiley-Blackwell Publication. Also available from Akademika, Oslo, Norway, Phone: +47 22469207, veterinar@akademika.no, NOK 850.00.

ISBN: 978-1-905319-39-8

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