THE CAT, 2nd Ed. Clinical Medicine and Management Susan Little The Cat - Susan Little

2024. Elsevier. 1632 Pages, Hardbound. 

Comprehensive in scope and exclusively devoted to feline medical care, Dr. Susan Little's The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for providing complete, state-of-the-art care to cats. Authoritative, clinically focused information is enhanced by full-color images, tables, boxes, algorithms, key points, and more — all in an easy-to-understand, quick-reference format. Dr. Little and her expert contributors address the unique concerns and challenges facing any practitioner providing care for cats, including the latest advances in feline medical diagnosis and management and the clinical applications to everyday practice. An eBook version, included with print purchase, provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The eBook also offers convenient video lessons and client handouts.  New to this edition

• NEW! eBook version, included with print purchase, provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The eBook also offers convenient client handouts.
• NEW! Assimilates the fear-free approach to providing care for cats in veterinary practice.
• NEW! Incorporates techniques used to create a "cat-friendly" practice — a growing trend popular with feline and mixed practice veterinarians, and one that can increase the practice’s revenue.
• NEW! Includes icons throughout that direct to related client handouts or videos available in the eBook version included with print purchase.
• I FUNDAMENTALS OF FELINE PRACTICE
  1. Understanding the Cat and Feline-Friendly Handling
  2. The Cat-Friendly Practice
  3. Deciphering the Cat: The Medical History and Physical Examination
  4. Guidelines and Precautions for Drug Therapy in Cats
  5. Fluid Therapy
  6. Assessment and Management of Pain
  7. Principles of Anesthesia
  8. Preventive Health Care for Cats
  9. Clinical Pathology
  10. Essential Emergency and Critical Care Techniques
  11. Chronic Disease Management
  II FELINE BEHAVIOR
  12. Kitten Development
  13. Normal Behavior of Cats
  14. Kitten Socialization and Training Classes
  15. Behavioral History Taking
  16. Behavior Problems
  17. Behavioral Therapeutics
  III FELINE NUTRITION
  18. The Unique Nutritional Requirements of the Cat: A Strict Carnivore
  19. Nutrition for the Normal Cat
  20. Nutritional Disorders
  21. Nutritional Management of Diseases
  22. Current Controversies in Feline Nutrition
  IV FELINE INTERNAL MEDICINE
  23. Cardiovascular Diseases
  24. Dental and Oral Diseases
  25. Dermatology
  26. Digestive System, Liver, and Abdominal Cavity
  27. Endocrinology
  28. Hematology and Immunology
  29. Musculoskeletal Diseases
  30. Neurology
  31. Oncology
  32. Ophthalmology
  33. Respiratory and Thoracic Medicine
  34. Toxicology
  35. Urinary Tract Disorders
  36. Concurrent Disease Management
  V INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ZOONOSES
  37. Fungal Diseases
  38. Selected Vector-Borne Diseases
  39. Viral Diseases
  40. Bacterial Infections
  41. Molecular Assays Used for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Diseases
  42. Feline Zoonotic Diseases and Prevention of Transmission
  VI LIFE STAGE HEALTH CARE
  43. Control of Reproduction
  44. Male Cats: Normal Reproduction, Reproductive Diseases and Conditions
  45. Female cats: Normal Reproduction, and Reproductive Diseases and Conditions
  46. Pediatrics
  47. Managing the Senior Cat
  VII POPULATION MEDICINE
  48. Care and Control of Community Cats
  49. Population Wellness: Keeping Cats Physically and Behaviorally Healthy
  50. A Short Natural History of the Cat and Its Relationship with Humans
  51. The Feline Genome and Clinical Implications
  52. Genetics of Feline Diseases and Traits