Books in the The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine series

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice focuses on Immunology and Vaccination, with topics including: Recent Advances In Vaccine Technologies; Immune System's Response to Vaccination; Current Vaccine Strategies for Dogs and Cats; Update on Therapeutic Vaccines; Common and Newly Recognized Autoimmune Diseases; Adverse Response to Vaccination; Vaccines in Shelters and Group Settings; Evidence vs Belief in Vaccine Recommendations; Effects of Aging on the Immune Response; and Use of Antibody Titer to Determine the Need for Vaccination.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice focuses on Digestive Disorders of the Abomasum and Intestines, with topics including: Diagnostic Approach to the Acute Abdomen; Herd level management of Displaced Abomasum in Dairy Cattle; Abomasal Ulcers in Ruminants; Control and Treatment of Infectious Enteritis; Herd Based Assessment and Control of Salmonella; Enteric Immunity: An Evidence Based Review; Surgical Management of Abomasal and Small Intestinal Disease; Clostridial Abomasitis and Enteritis in Ruminants; Gastro-Intestinal Nematodes, Diagnosis and Contro; and Coccidiosis in Ruminants.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice focuses on Therapeutics, with topics including: Metabolic scaling and other methods used to extrapolate drug dosages for exotics; Update on antiviral therapies in birds; Multiresistant bacteria in exotic animal medicine: fact or faux?; Emergency drugs and fluid therapy in exotics; Guidelines for treatment of toxicities in exotic animals; Nutraceuticals in exotic animal medicine; Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics modelling of analgesic drugs; Psychoactive drugs in avian medicine; Cardiovascular drugs in avian and small mammal medicine; Gastrointestinal drugs in small mammal medicine; Update on cancer treatment in exotics; Drug delivery methods with emphasis on low stress handling while medicating exotic animal; and Compounding and extra-label use of drugs in exotic animal medicine.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice focuses on Equine Gastroenterology, and includes topics: Diagnostics and treatment of undifferentiated and infectious acute diarrhea in the adult horse; Foal diarrhea; established and postulated causes, prevention, diagnostics and treatments; Probiotic use in equine gastrointestinal disease; Understanding the intestinal microbiome in health and disease; Advances in diagnostics and treatments in horses with acute colic and postoperative ileus; Advances in diagnostics and treatments in horses and foals with gastric and or duodenal ulcers; Toxic causes of intestinal disease in horses; New perspectives in equine intestinal parasitic disease Diagnostics and Management new insight; Equine disautonomia; Diagnostics and treatments in chronic diarrhea and weight loss in horses; Enteral/parenteral nutrition in foals and adult horses practical guidelines for the practitioner; and Practical fluid therapy and treatment modalities for field conditions for horses and foals with gastro-intestinal problems.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice on Neurology, edited by Sharon Kerwin and Amanda Taylor, includes: Advances in High field MRI; Acupuncture for neurologic conditions; Head trauma; Pituitary hypophysectomy; Acute non-compressive disc extrusion and hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion; Discospondylitis; Minimally Invasive Vertebral Column Surgery; Vascular events in the Brain; Fungal infections of the CNS; Feline Seizures; Clinical evaluation of the feline neurologic patient; Intervertebral disc disease, recent advances in therapy; Three-dimensional printing role in neurologic disease; and Diffusion tensor imaging in spinal cord injury.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice on Exotic Animal Neurology, edited by Susan Orosz, includes: Pain and its control in Reptiles; The Neuroanatomical basis for pain and controlling pain in birds; Avian Bornavirus and its pathophysiology for Proventricular dilatation disease; Treatment of Proventricular dilatation disease and avian ganglioneuritis; Vaccination for Proventricular dilatation disease; Imaging the brain for exotic animal clinicians; EC in rabbits; Pain control in small mammals; Vaccination of ferrets for Rabies and Distemper; and Medication for Behavior Modification in Birds.

Presents a comprehensive review of bovine respiratory disease for the food animal practitioner. This title covers such topics as control methods for bovine respiratory disease for cow-calf, stocker and feedlot cattle, metaphylaxis, pathology, immunology, mycoplasma, bovine viral diarrhea virus, and bovine respiratory syncytial virus.

A comprehensive issue on management of colic in horses. It covers such topics as: equine gastric ulcer syndrome, impactions of the small and large intestine, enterolithiasis, antiendotoxin therapies, inflammatory bowel disease and chronic colic, colitis in hospitalized horses, parasitism, and database of equine colic surgery, and more.

Covers such articles as - Human Insulin Analogs in Feline Diabetes; Diabetes Emergencies in Small Animals; Management of Obesity in Dogs; Trilostane Therapy; Primary Hyperaldosteronism in Cats; Insulin Resistance in Dogs; Insulin Resistance in Cats; Endocrine Hypertension; Atypical Cushing's; and, The Endocrinology of Obesity.

Containing information on hepatology for small animal practitioners, this issue presents articles on classification of liver disease, pathophysiology, diagnostic imaging, biopsy techniques, idiopathic hepatitis and cirrhosis in dogs, copper-associated hepatitis in dogs, congenital vascular disease, biliary diseases, and, hepatic lipidosis in cats.

A review of pain management and anesthesia for the equine practitioner. It includes articles on: opioids as pain therapy, alpha-2 agonists as pain therapy, anti-inflammatories as pain therapy, local anesthetics, epidural and regional drugs, NMDA inhibitors and behavior modifiers, and treatment of visceral pain and colic.

Highlights important areas in kidney failure and renal replacement therapies for all small animal practitioners.

A review of infectious diseases for the small animal practitioner! It includes topics such as: canine leptospirosis, canine parvovirus, lyme disease, ehrlichia/anaplasma, canine influenza, molecular diagnostic assays for infectious diseases in cats, bartonella, feline hemotropic mycoplasma, antifungal treatment, canine babesiosis, and more.

An ophthalmology primer for the food animal practitioner. It includes articles covering, examination techniques and therapeutic regimens for the ruminant eye, surgical techniques, infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, congenital abnormalities, listerial keratoconjunctivitis and uveitis, squamous cell carcinoma, and more.

A primer on practice management for the equine practitioner. It covers such topics as: the various economic trends, transitioning from veterinary school to private practice, customer service, gender shifts, design of an ambulatory practice, equine practice evaluations and sale transactions, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, and more.

Offers comprehensive information on parasitology for the small animal practitioner. This title covers such topics as: fleas and ticks; mites and lice; giardia and tritrichomonas; toxoplasma gondii and intestinal coccidia; babesia, cytoxzoan, and hepatozoan; heartworms; intestinal nematodes; and, lungworms and other extraintestinal nematodes.

A primer on endoscopy for the small animal practitioner. It covers such topics as: flexible and rigid endoscopic equipment and specialized instrumentation, anesthesia, diagnostic rigid Endoscopy, flexible gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, airway evaluation and flexible endoscopic procedures, complications, and more.

Deals with the topic of imaging techniques for the small animal practitioner. This title is divided into 4 sections: Radiology (covering principles of digital imaging); Ultrasound (covering GI tract, right lateral intercostal space, and thorax); Computed Tomography (portosystemic shunts); and, Nuclear Medicine (imaging of portosystemic shunts).

Offers a primer on ultrasound for the food animal practitioner. This title covers such topics as: ultrasound imaging and the main artifacts in bovine medicine, ultrasonography of the gastro-intestinal tract, ultrasonography of the liver, cardiovascular ultrasonography in cattle, ultrasonographic assessment of umbilical disorders, and more.

Offers information on bacterial and parasitic diseases in exotic pet animals for the exotic animal veterinarian. This title covers such species as: passerines, psittacines, anseriformes, birds of prey, ferrets, rabbits, primates, fish, and more.

Offers information on the diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis in small animals. This book includes such topics as idiopathic lower urinary tract disease, compound uroliths, drug-induced uroliths, uroliths in exotic animals, diagnosis of inherited defects, dietary management of urolith risk, and treatment of uroliths by lithotripsy.

Presents a comprehensive review of bovine neonatology. This book includes such topics as resuscitation and critical care, salmonella, treatment of diarrhea, respiratory disease, mycoplasma bovis diseases, respiratory distress syndrome, septicemia and meningitis, and abomasal ulceration/tympany of calves.

Suitable for exotic animal practitioner, this book offers practical information on uncommon species. It covers such species as ground and tree squirrels, servals and caracals, sugar gliders, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, fennec foxes, skunks, degus, kinkajous, opossums, Patagonian cavies, macropods, coatamundi and raccoons, lemurs, and agoutis.

This issue of  Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, with Editors Drs. Tisha Harper and Ryan Butler, focuses on Hip Dysplasia. Article topics include: Etiopathogenesis of hip dysplasia, incidence and genetics; Clinical signs and physical examination findings; Diagnostic imaging; OFA and PennHip Treatments; Medical management of hip dysplasia; Surgical management of hip dysplasia; Pain management - Hip Denervation; Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis;Triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO), and double pelvic osteotomy (DPO); Total Hip Replacement; Femoral Head and Neck Excision; The role of physical therapy for dogs with hip dysplasia.

This issue, edited by Dr. Jan Shearer, focuses on Lameness in Cattle. Article topics include: Economic Impact of Lameness in Cattle; Pathogenesis of Sole Ulcers and White Line Disease; Current Concepts on the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Digital Dermatitis; Pathogenesis and Treatment of Foot rot; A Brief Review of Effective Footbath Compounds, Design and Management; Pathogenesis and Treatment of Toe Lesions in Cattle (including Non-Healing Toe Lesions); A Comparison of Foot Trimming Methods for Use in Cattle; Pathogenesis and Management of Corkscrew Claw in Cattle; Diagnosis and Prognosis of Common Disorders Involving the Proximal Limb; Scoring Locomotion and Mobility in Cattle (to include Fatigue Cattle Syndrome); The Relationship of Cow Comfort and Flooring to Lameness Disorders in Dairy Cattle; Treatment Options for Lameness Disorders in Organic Dairies; Welfare Implications of Lameness in Dairy Cattle; Pain Management for Lameness Disorders in Cattle, and Training On-Farm Employees in Foot Care.

Offers important information on chronic intestinal diseases of dogs and cats. This title presents articles on intestinal flora, clinical immunology of the intestine, IBD in dogs and cats, useful laboratory tests for diagnosis and management of chronic canine and feline enteropathies, ultrasound in the diagnosis of intestinal diseases, and more.

Explores the research and clinical information concerning analgesia of exotic pet species. This title covers the use of analgesics in pet birds, reptiles, rabbits, amphibians, fish, and small mammals.

The latest information on heifer development in beef cattle for the food animal practitioner! Topics include rebuilding the US cowherd, physiology and endocrinology of puberty, nutritional development and the target weight debate, long-term reproductive health, effect of prenatal programming on development, economics of development, synchronization of estrus and ovulation, post breeding heifer management, management strategies for adding value to heifers, and more!

Includes such articles as: Geriatric Medicine in Psittacines; The Aging Raptor; The Ancient Rat; Geriatric Medicine of the Guinea Pig and Chinchilla; Geriatric Medicine of the Rabbit; Geriatric Medicine of the Reptile; Geriatric Medicine of Fresh Water Fish; Pathology of the Geriatric Bird; and, The Geriatric Ferret.