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Blackwell's five-minute veterinary consult. Canine and feline / [edited by] Larry Patrick Tilley,
Francis W. K. Smith Jr. 5th ed.
p.; cm. (Five-minute veterinary consult)
Five-minute veterinary consult. Canine and feline
Canine and feline
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8138-0763-8 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8138-0763-8
1. DogsDiseasesHandbooks, manuals, etc. 2. CatsDiseasesHandbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Tilley, Lawrence P. II. Smith, Francis W. K. III. Title: Five-minute veterinary consult.
Canine and feline. IV. Title: Canine and feline. V. Series: Five minute veterinary consult.
[DNLM: 1. Dog DiseasesdiagnosisHandbooks. 2. Cat DiseasesdiagnosisHandbooks.
3. Cat DiseasestherapyHandbooks. 4. Dog DiseasestherapyHandbooks. 5. Veterinary MedicinemethodsHandbooks. SF 991]
SF991.B534 2011
636.7'0896dc22
2011012015

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Dedication

To my wife, Jeri, my son, Kyle, and grandson, Tucker; in honor of that secret correspondence and love within our hearts; to family and animals who represent the purity of life.

Larry Patrick Tilley

To my wife, May, my son, Ben, and my daughter, Jade, I cherish our time together and your constant love and support. To my father, Frank, thanks for being my perfect role model.

Francis W.K. Smith, Jr.

Preface

Keeping abreast of advances in veterinary internal medicine is extremely difficult, especially for the busy general practitioner. To keep current with all the veterinary journals while practicing medicine is impossible. The veterinarian in practice can be overwhelmed by all of the findings and conclusions of thousands of studies conducted by veterinary specialists. Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult is designed to provide the busy veterinary practitioner and student of veterinary medicine with concise practical reviews of almost all the diseases and clinical problems in dogs and cats. Our goal in creating this textbook was also to provide up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment of problems and diseases likely to be seen by veterinarians.

Our fondest dream was realized when the first four editions of this book were chosen as a comprehensive reference source for canine and feline medicine by veterinary students, practicing veterinarians, and board-certified specialists. The format has proven easy to use and very popular with busy practitioners. The scope of the book and the number of consulting editors and authors have been expanded. We have also increased the number of authors from outside North America, to provide the best advice in the world. The number of topics has been increased, and every topic has been updated to provide you with the most current information possible in a textbook. The appendixes have also been expanded to include more useful tables, and the drug formulary has been updated and expanded.

Several good veterinary internal medicine textbooks are available. The uniqueness and value of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult as a quick reference is the consistency of presentation, the breadth of coverage, the contribution of large numbers of experts, and the timely preparation of the manuscript. The format of every topic is identical, making it easy to find information. An extensive list of topic headings ensures complete coverage of each topic.

For the fifth edition, we have eliminated the division of topics into different sections (i.e., Presenting Problems, DiagnosticsLab Tests, DiagnosticsECG, and Diseases), as some topics did not lend themselves to this classification and the system led to confusion when trying to find certain topics. As a result of this change, we changed the names of the laboratory test topics to reflect the clinical syndrome rather than the test name (e.g., Calcium, Hypercalcemia is now Hypercalcemia). Some topic names have also been changed to be consistent with the SNOMED (Systemized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine) terminology.

As the title implies, one objective of this book is to make information quickly available. To this end, we have organized topics alphabetically. Most topics can be found without using the index. A table of contents broken out by organ system and a detailed index are provided. Large volumes of useful information are summarized in charts in the appendixes. Also included in the appendixes are an extensive and detailed drug formulary, toxicology tables, endocrine testing protocols, normal laboratory values, and conversion tables.

We are delighted and privileged to have had the assistance of numerous experts in veterinary internal medicine from around the world. More than 300 veterinary specialists contributed to this text, allowing each chapter to be written by an expert on the subject. In addition to providing outstanding information, this large pool of experts allowed us to publish this major text in a timely manner.