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.

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Expert coverage of the unique concerns and challenges facing any practitioner providing care for cats

Contents

۱. Understanding the Cat and Feline-Friendly Handling
۳. Deciphering the Cat: The Medical History and Physical Examination
۴. Guidelines and Precautions for Drug Therapy in Cats
۵. Fluid Therapy
۶. Assessment and Management of Pain
۷. Principles of Anesthesia
۸. Preventive Health Care for Cats
۹. Clinical Pathology
۱۰. Essential Emergency and Critical Care Techniques
۱۱. Chronic Disease Management
۱۲. Kitten Development
۱۳. Normal Behavior of Cats

۱۴. Kitten Socialization and Training Classes
۱۵. Behavioral History Taking
۱۶. Behavior Problems
۱۷. Behavioral Therapeutics
۱۸. The Unique Nutritional Requirements of the Cat: A Strict Carnivore
۱۹. Nutrition for the Normal Cat
۲۰. Nutritional Disorders
۲۱. Nutritional Management of Diseases

۲۲. Current Controversies in Feline Nutrition
۲۴. Dental and Oral Diseases
۲۵. Dermatology
۲۶. Digestive System, Liver, and Abdominal Cavity
۲۷. Endocrinology
۲۸. Hematology and Immunology
۲۹. Musculoskeletal Diseases
۳۰. Neurology
۳۱. Oncology
۳۲. Ophthalmology
۳۴. Toxicology
۳۵. Urinary Tract Disorders

۳۶. Concurrent Disease Management
۳۷. Fungal Diseases
۳۸. Selected Vector-Borne Diseases
۳۹. Viral Diseases
۴۰. Bacterial Infections
۴۱. Molecular Assays Used for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Diseases
۴۲. Feline Zoonotic Diseases and Prevention of Transmission
۴۳. Control of Reproduction
۴۴. Male Cats: Normal Reproduction, Reproductive Diseases and Conditions
۴۵. Female cats: Normal Reproduction, and Reproductive Diseases and Conditions

۴۶. Pediatrics
۴۷. Managing the Senior Cat
۴۸. Care and Control of Community Cats
۴۹. Population Wellness: Keeping Cats Physically and Behaviorally Healthy
۵۰. A Short Natural History of the Cat and Its Relationship with Humans
۵۱. The Feline Genome and Clinical Implications
۵۲. Genetics of Feline Diseases and Traits

Video Contents

۱. ۱.۱ Allogrooming In Socially Bonded Cats.
۲. ۱.۲ A Frustrated Cat Paces Back And Forth In The Front Of A Cage.
۳. ۳.۱ Demonstration Of A Full Physical Examination Of A Cat.
۴. ۳.۲ Demonstration Of A Full Physical Examination Of A Kitten.
۵. ۳.۳ Demonstration Of A Hearing Test In A Cat.

۶. ۳.۴ Demonstration Of A Full Neurologic Examination In A Cat.
۷. ۳.۵ Demonstration Of A Physical Examination Of A Cat, Including A Nail Trim.
۸. ۶.۱ Examples Of Acute Pain Scoring In Two Feline Post-Surgical Patients.
۹. ۶.۲ Management Of Lumbar Pain And Self-Induced Alopecia In A 15-Year-Old Neutered Male Cat.
۱۰. ۷.۱ Sedation Of A Feral Cat.
۱۱. ۱۴.۱ A Kitten Class Held At A Veterinary Clinic.
۱۲. ۲۱.۱ Placing A Nasoesophageal Feeding Tube.
۱۳. ۲۱.۲ Placing An Esophagostomy Feeding Tube.

۱۴. ۲۳.۱ Spontaneous Echocardiographic Contrast (Smoke).
۱۵. ۲۳.۲ (A) A 9-Year-Old, 3.9 Kg (8.6 Lb) Female Spayed Domestic Shorthair Cat Presented To The Emergency Hospital For Acute Respiratory Distress.
۱۶. ۲۳.۲ (B)
۱۷. ۲۳.۲ (C)
۱۸. ۲۳.۳ Use Of HDO Equipment To Measure Blood Pressure.
۱۹. ۲۵.۱ Ear Mites (Otodectes Cyanotis); Mating Pairs In Mineral Oil From Ear Swab (4X Magnification).
۲۰. ۲۵.۲ Fur Mite (Lynxacarus Radovskyi) On Trichogram.
۲۱. ۲۶.۱ Endoscopic Visualization Of The Initial Balloon Catheter Dilation Of The Esophageal Stricture Seen In E-Figure 26-1.

۲۲. ۲۶.۲ Endoscopic View Of The Duodenum Of A Cat With Small Cell Lymphoma That Also Has A Duodenal Polyp.
۲۳. ۲۶.۳ Ultrasonographical View Of An Intussusception.
۲۴. ۲۷.۱ (A) Flash Glucose Monitoring System.
۲۵. ۲۷.۱ (B) Flash Glucose Monitoring System.
۲۶. ۲۷.۲ Diabetic Neuropathy.
۲۷. ۲۹.۱ Gait Assessment In A Cat.
۲۸. ۲۹.۲ Water Treadmill Therapy.
۲۹. ۳۰.۱ Thiamine Deficiency In A Cat.

۳۰. ۳۰.۲ Thiamine Deficiency Improvement With
۳۱. ۳۳.۱ Cats With Nasopharyngeal Polyps Often Have Stertorous Breathing.
۳۲. ۳۳.۲ Manual Removal Of A Nasopharyngeal Polyp Using Traction Under General Anesthesia.
۳۳. ۳۳.۳ An Unowned Cat Presented With Acute Onset Of Inspiratory Dyspnea And Stridor.
۳۴. ۳۳.۴ A Case Of Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
۳۵. ۳۳.۵ A 15-Year-Old Female Cat With Chronic Bilateral Laryngeal Paralysis.

۳۶. ۳۳.۶ Coughing Is A Common Clinical Sign In Cats With Inflammatory Airway Disease.
۳۷. ۳۳.۷ Restrictive Breathing Pattern In A Cat.
۳۸. ۳۳.۸ Obstructive Breathing Pattern In A Cat.
۳۹. ۳۳.۹ Paradoxical Breathing Pattern In A Cat.
۴۰. ۳۳.۱۰ Patient-Side Focused Ultrasound Examination To Assess The Thoracic Cavity.
۴۱. ۳۳.۱۱ Thoracocentesis.
۴۲. ۳۵.۱ Ultrasound Examination Of The Bladder.

۴۳. ۳۹.۱ Cerebellar Hypoplasia.
۴۴. ۴۶.۱ Orphan Kittens That Are Otherwise Healthy With A Good Suck Reflex Can Be Fed Milk Replacer From A Pet Nurser Bottle.
۴۵. ۴۶.۲ Weaker Orphan Kittens, Or Litters Of Orphan Kittens, Can Be Easily Fed Using An Orogastric Tube.
۴۶. ۴۶.۳ Kittens That Are Ready To Start The Weaning Process Often Chew The Nipple On The Syringe Or Bottle During Feeding.
۴۷. ۴۷.۱ A Set Of Steps Helps This Senior Cat Access A Feeding Location On A Counter.
۴۸. ۴۸.۱ Capturing A Cat With A Drop Trap.