Small Animal Practice Client Handouts, 2nd Edition (종이책+eBook)

Main Author : Edited by Rhea V. Morgan, DVM

ISBN : 9780443278815

Trim : 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")

Imprint : Elsevier

Publication Date : Nov 2025

Page : 592

Description

Small Animal Practice Client Handouts, 2nd Edition includes 450 educational handouts that cover everything your clients need to know about their pet’s condition. Handouts include information on the disease, clinical signs, recommended diagnostic tests, treatment options, follow-up care, and ranges from basic descriptions of illnesses and frequent signs to preventive measures and expected outcomes - all on a single page. Handouts on 18 common procedures or techniques are also included in the book. An ebook is included with new print purchase and offers digital access to all the text, figures, and references, plus bonus images.

New to this edition

• NEW! Updated content throughout ensures you are providing the most current information to your clients

• NEW! Additional handouts cover 25 diseases not addressed in the previous edition

• NEW! Toxicology and Environmental Disorders handouts reflect the increasing exposure of small animals to certain toxins and environmental injuries

• NEW! An ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features digital access to all the text, figures, and references, plus: Bonus images facilitate discussion with clients about their pet’s condition and save you time in explanation

Key Features

• Single-page handouts present information in a practical, easy-to-understand format that does not overwhelm the client

• Perforated pages in the print book make it easy to store, retrieve, and photocopy individual handouts

• Alphabetical and body system organization enables you to quickly locate the information you need

Table Of Contents

SECTION 1: Procedures and Techniques

Amputation of a Limb

Blood Pressure Measurement

Bone Marrow Aspiration

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Castration of Male Dogs

Chemotherapy and Your Pet

Echocardiography

Electrocardiography: Intermittent and Continuous

Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy

Fracture Repair: Casts and Splints

Fracture Repair: External Skeletal Fixation

Fracture Repair: Internal Fixation

Physical Rehabilitation

Sterilization of Female Dogs

Sterilization of Female Cats

Subcutaneous Fluid Therapy

Transfusion Therapy in Cats

Transfusion Therapy in Dogs

SECTION 2: Cardiovascular System

Arterial Thromboembolism, Peripheral

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Premature Contractions and Tachycardia

Atrioventricular Valve Degeneration in Dogs

Cardiac Tumors

Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated in Cats

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated in Dogs

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic in Cats

Cardiomyopathy, Nutritional in Dogs

Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs, Left-Sided

Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs, Right-Sided

Endocarditis

Heartworm Disease in Cats

Heartworm Disease in Dogs

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Pericardial Effusion

Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia

Persistent Right Aortic Arch

Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonic Stenosis

Second- and Third-Degree Heart Block

Sick Sinus Syndrome and Atrial Standstill

Sinus Bradycardia

Subaortic Stenosis in Dogs

Systemic Hypertension

Tetralogy of Fallot

Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Dysplasia

Ventricular and Atrial Septal Defects

Ventricular Fibrillation and Cardiac Arrest

Ventricular Premature Contractions and Tachycardia

SECTION 3: Respiratory System

Acute Bronchitis

Allergic Bronchitis in Cats

Allergic Bronchitis in Dogs

Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome

Bullous Lung Disease

Chronic Bronchitis

Diaphragmatic Hernia

Elongated Soft Palate

Flail Chest

Laryngeal Paralysis in Dogs

Laryngeal Saccule Eversion in Dogs

Laryngeal and Tracheal Neoplasia

Laryngitis and Tracheitis

Lung Lobe Torsion

Lung Tumors

Mediastinal Masses

Nasal Tumors, Malignant

Nasopharyngeal and Aural Polyps in Cats

Pleural Effusion

Pneumonia, Aspiration

Pneumonia, Bacterial

Pneumonia, Fungal

Pneumothorax

Pulmonary Contusions

Pulmonary Edema

Pulmonary Fibrosis in Dogs

Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Rhinitis and Sinusitis in Cats

Rhinitis and Sinusitis in Dogs

Stenotic Nares

Tracheal Collapse in Dogs

Tracheal Hypoplasia in Dogs

Tracheal Obstruction

Tracheal Trauma

SECTION 4: Neurologic System

Atlantoaxial Subluxation in Dogs

Botulism

Brachial Plexus Injury

Brain Tumors

Caudal Cervical Spondylopathy in Dogs

Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome in Dogs

Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke

Cognitive Dysfunction

Degenerative Myelopathy in Dogs

Diabetic Neuropathy in Cats

Discospondylitis in Dogs

Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy in Dogs

Head Trauma

Hydrocephalus

Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis

Idiopathic Peripheral Vestibular Disease

Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuropathy in Dogs

Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs

Lumbosacral Stenosis in Dogs, Degenerative

Meningoencephalomyelitis of Unknown Etiology in Dogs

Myasthenia Gravis

Nerve Sheath Tumors

Polyradiculoneuritis in Dogs, Acute

Seizures: General Information

Seizures: Idiopathic Epilepsy

Seizures: Treatment with Phenobarbital and Bromide

Seizures: Treatment with Other Drugs

Spinal Cord Trauma

Spinal Tumors

Spondylosis Deformans

Steroid-Responsive Meningitis Arteritis in Dogs

Tick Paralysis in Dogs

Tremor Syndrome in Dogs

SECTION 5: Digestive System

Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome in Dogs

Anal Sac Diseases

Cholangiohepatitis in Cats

Cleft Palate

Colitis in Dogs, Acute

Colitis in Dogs, Chronic

Copper Storage Hepatopathy in Dogs

Epulis in Dogs

Esophageal Foreign Body

Esophagitis and Esophageal Stricture

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Fecal Incontinence

Gallbladder Mucocele in Dogs

Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus in Dogs

Gastric Foreign Body

Gastric Neoplasia

Gastritis, Acute

Gastritis, Chronic

Gastrointestinal Ulceration

Gingivitis

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats

Hepatitis in Dogs, Chronic

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Cats

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs

Intestinal Neoplasia

Intestinal Obstruction

Intestinal Parasites

Intussusception

Lymphoplasmacytic Stomatitis in Cats

Megacolon in Cats

Megaesophagus

Obesity in Cats

Obesity in Dogs

Oral Melanoma in Dogs

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Cats

Pancreatitis in Dogs

Pancreatitis in Cats

Perianal Fistula in Dogs

Perianal Tumors in Dogs

Perineal Hernia in Dogs

Peritonitis

Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies

Protein-Losing Enteropathy

Salivary Mucocele

Spirocercosis in Dogs

SECTION 6: Endocrine/Metabolic System

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Mellitus in Cats

Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs

Hyperadrenocorticism in Dogs

Hyperlipidemia

Hyperthyroidism in Cats

Hypoadrenocorticism

Hypoglycemia

Hypothyroidism in Dogs

Idiopathic Hypercalcemia in Cats

Insulinoma in Dogs

SECTION 7: Urinary System

Acute Kidney Injury

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy in Dogs

Bladder Cancer

Bladder Stones in Cats

Bladder Stones in Dogs

Bladder Trauma

Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats

Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs

Chronic Kidney Disease: Therapy of Anemia

Chronic Kidney Disease: Nutritional Management

Cystitis in Cats

Cystitis in Dogs

Ectopic Ureters in Dogs

Fanconi Syndrome in Dogs

Kidney Dysplasia in Dogs

Kidney Stones in Cats

Kidney Toxins (Nephrotoxicosis)

Kidney Tumors

Perinephric Pseudocysts in Cats

Polycystic Kidney Disease in Cats

Prostate Cancer in Dogs

Prostatic and Paraprostatic Cysts in Dogs

Prostatitis and Prostatic Abscessation in Dogs

Protein-Losing Nephropathy in Dogs

Pyelonephritis

Ureteral Obstruction in Cats

Urethral Obstruction in Cats

Urethral Prolapse in Dogs

Urethritis

Urinary Incontinence in Dogs

SECTION 8: Reproductive System

Agalactia

Cryptorchidism

Dystocia

Eclampsia in Dogs

Fading Kitten Syndrome

Fading Puppy Syndrome

Infertility in Bitches

Infertility in Male Dogs

Infertility in Queens

Infertility in Tom Cats

Mammary Fibroadenomatous Hyperplasia in Cats

Mammary Tumors in Cats

Mammary Tumors in Dogs

Mastitis

Ovarian Remnant Syndrome

Paraphimosis in Dogs

Penile Tumors in Dogs

Phimosis in Dogs

Pregnancy Loss in Bitches

Pseudocyesis in Bitches

Pyometra Complex

Subinvolution of Placental Sites in Dogs

Testicular Tumors in Dogs

Transmissible Venereal Tumor in Dogs

Uterine Prolapse

Vaginal Edema in Dogs

Vaginitis in Dogs

SECTION 9: Hemolymphatic System

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Anemia

Aplastic Anemia/Pancytopenia

Babesia Infection in Dogs

Cancer-Associated Hypercalcemia

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Fever of Unknown Origin

Hemophilia A

Hemophilia B

Hemotropic Mycoplasmosis in Cats

Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia

Lymphedema

Lymphoma in Cats

Lymphoma in Dogs

Mastocytosis, Systemic in Cats

Multiple Myeloma

Polycythemia

Splenic Hemangiosarcoma

Splenic Torsion in Dogs

Splenomegaly

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Dogs: Systemic Aspects

Thrombocytopenia: Other Causes

Von Willebrand Disease in Dogs

SECTION 10: Musculoskeletal System

Angular Limb Deformities in Dogs

Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head

Bicipital Tendinopathy in Dogs

Bone Tumors

Calcaneal Tendon Injury

Carpal and Tarsal Shearing Injuries

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease

Elbow Incongruity in Dogs

Elbow Luxation, Traumatic

Elbow Medial Compartment Disease in Dogs

Fibrotic Myopathies

Hip Dysplasia in Dogs

Hip Luxation

Humeral Condylar Fissure/Fracture in Dogs

Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy in Dogs

Hypertrophic Osteopathy in Dogs

Immune-Mediated Arthritis

Juvenile Carpal Hyperextension/Hyperflexion Disorder in Dogs

Mandibular Fractures

Masticatory Myositis in Dogs

Nutritional Bone Disease

Osteoarthritis: Medical Management

Osteochondrosis/Osteochondritis Dissecans in Dogs

Osteomyelitis

Panosteitis in Dogs

Patellar Luxation

Sacroiliac Luxation

Scapular Luxation, Dorsal

Septic Arthritis

Shoulder Luxation/Subluxation in Dogs

Slipped Capital Femoral Physis

Stifle Luxation

Ununited Anconeal Process Disease in Dogs

SECTION 11: Dermatologic System

Acne in Cats

Acute Moist Dermatitis in Dogs

Allergic Reactions

Alopecia X in Dogs

Atopic Dermatitis in Dogs

Atypical Mycobacteriosis

Benign Skin Tumors in Dogs

Cheyletiellosis

Claw (Toenail) Disease, Asymmetrical

Claw (Toenail) Disease, Symmetrical

Cutaneous (Epitheliotropic) T-Cell Lymphoma

Cyclical Flank Alopecia in Dogs

Deep Bacterial Pyoderma and Furunculosis

Demodicosis in Dogs

Dermatophytosis

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex in Cats

Exfoliative Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in Dogs

Flea Allergic Dermatitis

Food Allergy/Adverse Reactions

Juvenile Cellulitis in Dogs

Lipomas in Dogs

Malassezia Dermatitis

Mast Cell Tumors in Cats

Mast Cell Tumors in Dogs

Nasal Depigmentation in Dogs

Notoedric Mange in Cats

Pemphigus Complex

Pinnal Seborrhea in Dogs

Plasma Cell Pododermatitis in Cats

Primary Seborrhea

Sarcoptic Mange in Dogs

Sebaceous Adenitis in Dogs

Skin Fold Pyoderma (Intertrigo)

Sporotrichosis

Subcutaneous Abscesses and Cellulitis

Superficial Bacterial Folliculitis (Pyoderma) in Dogs

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Dermatologic Aspects

Viral Papillomatosis in Dogs

Vitamin-A Responsive Dermatosis in Dogs

Zinc-Responsive Dermatosis in Dogs

SECTION 12: Diseases of the Eye

Anterior Uveitis

Cataracts

Chorioretinitis and Optic Neuritis

Collie Eye Anomaly

Conjunctivitis

Corneal Ulceration

Distichiasis and Ectopic Cilia

Ectropion

Entropion

Extraocular Myositis in Dogs

Eyelid Tumors

Feline Corneal Sequestration

Feline Eosinophilic Keratitis

Feline Herpesvirus Keratoconjunctivitis

Glaucoma in Cats

Glaucoma in Dogs

Horner Syndrome

Hypertensive Retinopathy

Hyphema

Intraocular Tumors

Iridociliary Cysts

Iris Melanosis of Cats

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

Lens Luxation and Subluxation

Lipid Keratopathy

Orbital Cellulitis and Abscessation

Orbital Tumors

Pannus in Dogs

Persistent Corneal Erosions

Pigmentary Keratitis in Dogs

Pigmentary Uveitis in Dogs

Progressive Retinal Atrophy

Prolapse of the Gland of the Third Eyelid

Proptosis of the Eye

Retinal Detachment

Retinal Dysplasia

Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration in Dogs

Symblepharon in Cats

Taurine Retinopathy in Cats

Uveodermatologic Syndrome in Dogs

SECTION 13: Diseases of the Ear

Aural Hematoma

Deafness

Ear Mites

Otitis Externa

Otitis Interna

Otitis Media

SECTION 14: Infectious Diseases

Bartonellosis

Blastomycosis

Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) in Dogs

Brucellosis in Dogs

Campylobacteriosis

Canine Distemper Virus

Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex

Coccidioidomycosis

Coccidiosis, Enteric

Cryptococcosis

Cryptosporidiosis

Cytauxzoonosis in Cats

Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis in Dogs

Feline Coronavirus

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Feline Leukemia Virus

Feline Upper Respiratory Infection

Giardiasis

Helicobacteriosis

Hepatozoonosis in Dogs

Histoplasmosis

Leishmaniasis

Leptospirosis

Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus Infections

Neosporosis in Dogs

Parvovirus in Cats

Parvovirus in Dogs

Protothecosis in Dogs

Pythiosis

Rabies

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs

Salmonellosis

Tetanus

Toxoplasmosis

Tritrichomoniasis in Cats

Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Dogs

SECTION 15: Toxicoses

Acetaminophen Toxicosis

Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicosis

Antifreeze Toxicosis

Bread Dough/Alcohol Toxicosis

Bromethalin Toxicosis

Castor Bean Toxicosis

Chocolate and Methylxanthine Toxicosis

Cholecalciferol Rodenticide Toxicosis

Cyanobacterial Hepatotoxicosis in Dogs

Cyanobacterial Neurotoxicosis in Dogs

Essential Oil Toxicosis

Garlic/Onion Toxicosis

Grapes/Raisin Toxicosis in Dogs

Herbal Toxicosis

Lead Poisoning

Lily Toxicosis in Cats

Macadamia Nut Toxicosis in Dogs

Macrocyclic Lactone Toxicosis

Marijuana Toxicosis

Metaldehyde Toxicosis in Dogs

Nicotine Toxicosis

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Toxicosis

Organophosphate/Carbamate Insecticide Toxicosis

Paintball Toxicosis in Dogs

Poisoning from Illicit Human Drugs: Depressants

Poisoning from Illicit Human Drugs: Stimulants

Pyrethrin/Pyrethroid Toxicosis

Sago Palm Toxicosis in Dogs

Strychnine Poisoning

Tremorgenic Mycotoxicosis in Dogs

Xylitol Toxicosis in Dogs

Zinc Toxicosis

SECTION 16: Environmental Disorders

Burns

Electrical Cord Injury

Frostbite

Heat Prostration

Shock

Smoke Inhalation

Venomous Snake Bites

Author Information

Edited by Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists; Director, Smokey Mountain Veterinary Services, Walland, TN and Ophthalmology Services at Village Veterinary Medical Center, Farragut, TN, USA