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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Endocrinology and Reproduction is a highly practical, clinically oriented guide to endocrine and reproductive disorders in small animals, ideally formatted for fast access in the veterinary practice.

Provides a complete yet practical clinical manual on endocrine and reproductive problems in small animals
Draws on the endocrinology and theriogenology sections of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, supplying a greater depth of information in a similar quick-reference format
Presents expanded information, additional topics, and color images throughout
Arranged alphabetically for easy searching and reference
Includes access to a companion website with client handouts in Word, which can be downloaded, edited, and used in practice

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Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Year

2017

Print ISBN

9781118356371

eBook ISBN

9781119135111

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Veterinary Medicine

Chapter 1
Anthelmentics in Pregnant and Breeding Dogs

DEFINITION

Dogs are subject to both external and internal parasites, putting them at risk for communicable diseases, severe anemia, as well as other complications.
Parasites most commonly indicated include ectoparasites, heartworm and intestinal parasites.
The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) recommends administering year-round broad-spectrum parasite control with efficacy against heartworm, intestinal parasites, fleas, and ticks.
Some parasite preventives are contraindicated for use in pregnant bitches, as they may cause developmental toxicity or prenatal mortality.
Similar precautions may also exist for breeding studs and neonates.

ETIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Ectoparasites – ticks are small arachnids in the order Ixodida and subclass Acarina, whereas fleas are insects forming the order Siphonaptera. Both are ectoparasites living by hematophagy and are vectors of a number of diseases. Tick and flea prevalence varies by region within North America.
Ectoparasites generally acquire pathogens when feeding on infected reservoir hosts, transmitting pathogens and toxins during hematophagy.
Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) is a parasitic roundworm that is spread from host to host through the bites of mosquitoes.
The heartworm resides in the pulmonary ar...

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contributor List
Foreword
Preface
About the Companion Website
Chapter 1 Anthelmentics in Pregnant and Breeding Dogs
Chapter 2 Antimicrobial Stewardship in Small Animal Reproduction
Chapter 3 Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome
Chapter 4 Breeding Management of the Bitch and Ovulation Timing for Optimal Reproductive Efficiency
Chapter 5 Breeding Management of the Queen: Pre-Breeding Examination and  Breeding Husbandry
Chapter 6 Carcinoid and Carcinoid Syndrome
Chapter 7 Cesarean Section, Elective and Emergency
Chapter 8 Pyometra, Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia (Hydrometra, Mucometra, Hematometra)
Chapter 9  Cryptorchidism
Chapter 10 Diabetes Insipidus
Chapter 11 Canine Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 12 Feline Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 13 Diabetes Mellitus with Ketoacidosis
Chapter 14 Disorders of Sexual Differentiation (DSD)
Chapter 15 Dystocia
Chapter 16 Eclampsia
Chapter 17 Episioplasty/Vulvoplasty  in the Bitch and Queen
Chapter 18 Estrous Cycle  Abnormalities
Chapter 19 Genetic Disease Counseling in the Pre-Breeding Examination
Chapter 20 Glucagonoma
Chapter 21 Canine Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s syndrome)
Chapter 22 Feline  Hyperadrenocorticism
Chapter 23 Hyperglycemia
Chapter 24 Hyperkalemia
Chapter 25 Hyperlipidemia
Chapter 26 Hypernatremia
Chapter 27 Diabetes Mellitus with Hyperosmolar Coma
Chapter 28 Hyperparathyroidism
Chapter 29 Hyperphosphatemia
Chapter 30 Hypersomatotropism and  Acromegaly in the Dog
Chapter 31 Hypersomatotropism and  Acromegaly in the Cat
Chapter 32 Hyperthyroidism
Chapter 33 Canine Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)
Chapter 34 Feline  Hypoadrenocorticism
Chapter 35 Hypoglycemia
Chapter 36 Hypokalemia
Chapter 37 Hyponatremia
Chapter 38 Hypoparathyroidism
Chapter 39 Hypophosphatemia
Chapter 40 Canine Hypothyroidism
Chapter 41 Insulinoma
Chapter 42 Mammary Gland Disorders:  Agalactia, Galactostasis,  and Mastitis
Chapter 43 Feline Mammary  Hyperplasia
Chapter 44 Medical Manipulation of  the Estrous Cycle
Chapter 45 Medical Abortion, Canine  and Feline
Chapter 46 Neonatal Resuscitation and  Early Neonatal Care
Chapter 47 Nutrition in Pregnancy and  Lactation in the Bitch  and Queen
Chapter 48 Ovarian Remnant Syndrome/Hyperestrogenism
Chapter 49 Pheochromocytoma
Chapter 50 Post-Partum Metritis/ Subinvolution of  Placental Sites (SIPS)
Chapter 51 Pregnancy Diabetes
Chapter 52 Pregnancy Edema in  the Bitch
Chapter 53 Pregnancy Ketosis
Chapter 54 Infectious Causes of  Pregnancy Loss, Canine: Toxoplasmosis/Neosporosis, Cryptosporidium,  Herpes Virus, Brucellosis, Minute Virus
Chapter 55 Infectious Causes of Pregnancy Loss – Feline
Chapter 56 Priapism and  Paraphimosis
Chapter 57 Primary  Hyperaldosteronism  in Cats
Chapter 58 Canine Prostate Disease: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Cystic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatitis
Chapter 59 Reproductive  Malignancies
Chapter 60 Canine Semen Abnormalities – Orchitis/Epididymitis
Chapter 61 Semen Peritonitis
Chapter 62 Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion
Chapter 63 Uterine Inertia
Chapter 64 Evaluation of Ovulation  with Ultrasound
Chapter 65 Ultrasonographic Gestational Aging in the Bitch and Queen
Chapter 66 Unusual Thyroid Disorders (Feline Hypothyroidism, Canine Hyperthyroidism)
Chapter 67 Vulvovaginal Malformations
Index
EULA

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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion

Small Animal Endocrinology and Reproduction