Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1330 g
The First 12 Months of Life
Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1330 g
ISBN: 978-1-4160-4889-3
Verlag: Saunders
- Offers a practical, clinically oriented resource for the unique diagnostic and treatment challenges posed by pediatric and juvenile animal patients.
- Includes comprehensive coverage of all special problems encountered in pet management from birth through the first 12 months of life.
- Provides clear, step-by-step guidelines for important clinical procedures and techniques for the most vulnerable of small animal patients.
- Covers procedures such as intraosseous catheterization and fluid therapy, venipuncture, and tube feeding.
- Includes guidelines for designing and implementing a successful pediatric wellness program tailored to your own practice.
- Discusses infectious diseases in young animals, zoonotic potential, and human public health concerns.
- Provides key new information on puppy and kitten behavioral development including guidance for prevention and intervention for problem behaviors, the leading cause of pet euthanasia.
- Includes guidelines for kennel and cattery health management as well as shelter medicine health considerations.
- Discusses controversial health and ethical issues in veterinary pediatrics, such as ear cropping, tail docking, declawing, and early spay/neuter surgery (including both pro and con positions).
- Includes the latest recommendations for nutritional care of healthy and "special needs" puppies and kittens as well as the post-parturient and nursing dam.
- Offers an easy-to-use, well-organized format for quick and easy access to the most relevant information.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Section I: General Considerations
- Prenatal Care of the Bitch and Queen
- Birth and the First 24 Hours
- History and Physical Examination of the Neonate
- History and Physical Examination of the Weanling and Adolescent
- Growth
- Husbandry of the Neonate
- Standards of Care in Pediatrics
- Nutritional Requirements and Feeding of Growing Puppies and Kittens
- Care of the Orphaned Puppy and Kitten
- Emergency and Critical Care Issues
- Neonatal and Pediatric Mortality
- Feline Behavioral Development
- Canine Behavioral Development
- Immunologic Development and Immunization
Section II: Common Infectious Diseases in Puppies and Kittens
- Bacterial Infections
- Viral Infections
- Fungal Infections
- Diseases Formerly Known as Rickettsial: The Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, Anaplasmoses, and Neorickettsial and Coxiella Infections
- Parasitic and Protozoal Diseases
- Approach to the Febrile Patient
Section III: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to the Pediatric Patient
- Radiographic Considerations of the Young Patient
- Ultrasonography of the Young Patient
- Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient
- Surgical Considerations in the Young Patient
- Pediatric Fracture Management
- Pain Assessment and Management
- Pharmacological Considerations in the Young Patient
- Toxicological Considerations in the Young Patient
- Effective Use of a Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
- Clinical Chemistry of the Puppy and Kitten
- Postmortem Examination of the Puppy and Kitten
Section IV: Systematic Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Conditions
- The Cardiovascular System
- The Hematologic and Lymphoid Systems
- The Respiratory System
- Dentistry and the Oral Cavity
- The Gastrointestinal Tract
- The Liver, Biliary Tract, and Exocrine Pancreas
- The Urinary System
- The Reproductive Tract
- The Neurologic System
- The Skin and Ear
- The Musculoskeletal System
- The Eye
- Clinical Approach to Nutritional Conditions
- The Endocrine System
- Selected Zoonotic Diseases: Puppies and Kittens