The 5-minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion

by Stephen C. Barr (Cornell University); Dwight D. Bowman (Cornell University)

• ISBN13: 9780781747660
• ISBN10: 078174766X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This unique manual is an ideal clinical reference for practicing veterinarians, a quick reference for students on rotations, and a supplemental or core text for related classes in the DVM program. In a user-friendly format, coverage includes the treatment of over 100 canine and feline infectious diseases and parasite-related disorders. Over 150 color images.

Author Biography

Stephen C. Barr, BVSc, MVS, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Dwight D. Bowman, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Parasitology
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Amebiasis	1	(4)
Anaerobic Infections	5	(4)
Angiostrongylus Infection	9	(4)
Aspergillosis	13	(10)
Astrovirus Infection	23	(4)
Babesiosis	27	(8)
Balantidiasis	35	(4)
Bartonellosis	39	(6)
Blastomycosis	45	(8)
Bordetellosis: Cats	53	(4)
Botulism	57	(4)
Brucellosis	61	(6)
Campylobacteriosis	67	(4)
Candidiasis	71	(4)
Canine Coronavirus Infection	75	(4)
Canine Distemper	79	(6)
Canine Herpesvirus Infection	85	(4)
Canine Lungworm (Crenosoma)	89	(6)
Canine Lungworm (Filaroides)	95	(4)
Canine Parvovirus Infection	99	(8)
Canine Tracheal Worm (Oslerus)	107	(6)
Chagas' Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)	113	(8)
Cheyletiellosis	121	(4)
Chlamydiosis: Cats	125	(4)
Clostridial Enterotoxicosis	129	(6)
Coccidioidomycosis	135	(6)
Coccidiosis	141	(4)
Colibacillosis	145	(4)
Cryptococcosis	149	(8)
Cryptosporidiosis	157	(6)
Cuterebriasis	163	(6)
Cytauxzoonosis	169	(4)
Demodicosis	173	(8)
Dermatophilosis	181	(4)
Dermatophytosis: Keratinophilic Mycosis	185	(6)
Ear Mites	191	(4)
Ehrlichiosis	195	(8)
Encephalitozoonosis	203	(4)
Feline Calicivirus Infection	207	(6)
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus	213	(6)
Feline Infectious Peritonitis	219	(8)
Feline Leukemia Virus Infection	227	(6)
Feline Lungworm (Aelurostrongylus)	233	(4)
Feline Panleukopenia	237	(6)
Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus Infection	243	(6)
Feline Syncytium-Forming Virus Infection	249	(4)
Fleas and Flea Control	253	(6)
Giardiasis	259	(6)
Haemobartonellosis (Erythrocytic Mycoplasmal Infections)	265	(6)
Heartworm Disease: Cats	271	(4)
Heartworm Disease: Dogs	275	(8)
Helicobacter Infection	283	(4)
Hepatozoonosis	287	(6)
Histoplasmosis	293	(8)
Hookworms	301	(6)
Infectious Canine Hepatitis Virus Infection	307	(6)
Infectious Canine Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough)	313	(6)
Kidney Worm (Dioctophyma)	319	(4)
Leishmaniasis	323	(6)
Leptospirosis	329	(6)
L-form Bacterial Infections	335	(4)
Liver Fluke Infection	339	(4)
Lung Fluke Infection (Paragonimus)	343	(6)
Lyme Disease	349	(6)
Mycobacterial Infections	355	(8)
Mycoplasmosis	363	(6)
Nasal Capillariasis (Eucoleus)	369	(4)
Nasal Mites (Pneumonyssoides)	373	(4)
Neosporosis	377	(4)
Nocardiosis	381	(4)
Ollulanus Infection	385	(4)
Physaloptera Infection	389	(4)
Plague	393	(4)
Pneumocystosis	397	(4)
Pox Virus Infection	401	(4)
Protothecosis	405	(4)
Pseudorabies Virus Infection	409	(4)
Pythiosis	413	(4)
Q Fever	417	(4)
Rabies	421	(4)
Reovirus Infection	425	(4)
Respiratory Capillariasis (Eucoleus)	429	(4)
Rhinosporidium	433	(4)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever	437	(6)
Rotavirus Infection	443	(4)
Roundworms (Ascariasis)	447	(8)
Salmonellosis	455	(6)
Salmon Poisoning	461	(4)
Sarcocystis	465	(4)
Spirocerca lupi	469	(6)
Sporotrichosis	475	(4)
Streptococcal Infections	479	(4)
Strongyloides	483	(4)
Tapeworms (Cestodiasis)	487	(6)
Tetanus	493	(6)
Tick Bite Paralysis	499	(4)
Ticks and Tick Control	503	(6)
Toxoplasmosis	509	(10)
Trichinosis	519	(4)
Trichomoniasis	523	(4)
Trichosporonosis	527	(4)
Tularemia	531	(4)
Tyzzer's Disease	535	(4)
Urinary Capillariasis (Pearsonema)	539	(4)
Whipworms (Trichuriasis)	543	(4)
appendix A Vaccination Schedule	547	(2)
appendix B Products for Treatment of Canine Intestinal Parasites	549	(2)
appendix C Parasiticides for Cats	551	(4)
appendix D Canine Heartworm Preventatives	555	(2)
appendix E Canine Products with Efficacies Against Arthropods	557	(4)
appendix F Drug Formulary	561	(46)
Index	607