A concise and practical quick reference for veterinary practitioners dealing with feline emergencies
The updated Second Edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine delivers a practical guide for veterinary practitioners dealing with injured or ill cats.
The book focuses on clinically oriented information tailored to a fast-paced emergency setting. Perfect as a quick reference—with a concise outline format designed to facilitate immediate access to critical information—this edition of the popular book emphasizes the skillful and informed management of feline veterinary emergencies.
The new edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine also includes:
A thorough introduction to veterinary approaches to the care of critically ill cat, cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation, shock, and trauma Comprehensive explorations of anesthetic protocols for systemically healthy cats and pain management in critically ill feline patients Practical discussions of general approaches to neurologic emergencies, including those involving the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral organs In-depth examinations of a wide variety of emergency surgical procedures, including gastrointestinal, urinary, and other surgeries
Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for feline and small animal veterinary practitioners and emergency and critical care specialists.
Edited by:
Kenneth J. Drobatz (University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Philadelphia PA USA),
Erica Reineke (University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine,
Philadelphia,
PA,
USA),
Merilee F. Costello (University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia,
PA,
USA),
William T. N. Culp (University of California School of Veterinary Medicine,
Davis,
CA,
USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 224mm,
Spine: 33mm
Weight: 1.928kg
ISBN: 9781119565871
ISBN 10: 1119565871
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 23 September 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors xi Foreword xv 1 Approach to the Critically Ill Cat 1 Kenneth J. Drobatz 2 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 9 Sean D. Smarick 3 Shock 19 Erica Reineke 4 Trauma 25 Erica Reineke 5 Anesthesia for Critically Ill Feline Patient 33 Hope F. Douglas and Giacomo Gianotti 6 Anesthetic Protocols for Systemically Healthy Cats 55 Michelle Cerullo and Giacomo Gianotti 7 Analgesia in the Critically Ill Cat 63 Kelley M. Varner and Giacomo Gianotti 8 Fluid Therapy 75 Garret Pachtinger 9 Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Feline Patient 83 Daniel L. Chan 10 Respiratory Emergencies and Pleural Space Disease 93 Elizabeth Rozanski 11 Upper Airway Disease 109 Dana L. Clarke 12 Lower Airway Disease 119 Lynelle R. Johnson and Lesley G. King 13 Parenchymal Disease 131 Deborah Silverstein 14 Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Cardiac Emergencies 143 Chloë L. Block and Marc S. Kraus 15 Management of Specific Cardiac Diseases 153 Mark A. Oyama 16 Management of Thromboembolic Disease Secondary to Heart Disease 163 Benjamin Brainard and Amy Alwood 17 Management of Life-Threatening Arrhythmias 169 Meg M. Sleeper 18 Diagnostic Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Conditions 177 Daniel Z. Hume 19 General Approach to the Acute Abdomen 185 Vincent J. Thawley 20 Management of Specific Gastrointestinal Conditions 195 Mark P. Rondeau 21 Urologic Emergencies--General Approach: Diagnostic Evaluation, Monitoring, and Therapeutic Techniques for the Urological System 211 Simon W. Tappin 22 Urologic Emergencies: Ureters, Bladder, Urethra, GN, and CKD 223 Andréanne Cléroux 23 Acute Kidney Injury 243 Katie D. Mauro 24 General Approach and Overview of the Neurologic Cat 253 Daniel J. Fletcher 25 Neurologic Emergencies: Brain 271 Scott C. Petesch 26 Neurologic Emergencies: Spinal Cord 283 Evelyn M. Galban 27 Neurologic Emergencies: Peripheral 293 Leontine Benedicenti 28 Hematologic Emergencies: Bleeding 301 Anthony L. Gonzalez, Sarah M. Gradilla, and Susan G. Hackner 29 Hematologic Emergencies: Anemia 323 Anthony L. Gonzalez, Paula Simons, and Susan G. Hackner 30 Management of Specific Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases: Diabetes Mellitus 351 Marie T. Keith 31 Management of Specific Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases: Other 367 Cynthia R. Ward 32 Electrolyte Disorders 373 Linda Martin, Emilia Terradas Crespo, and Karin Unger 33 Reproductive Emergencies 399 Carol A. Margolis and Margret L. Casal 34 Pediatric Emergencies 417 Maureen A. McMichael 35 Geriatric Emergencies 427 Maureen A. McMichael 36 Ocular Emergencies 433 Deborah C. Mandell and Paul Scherlie 37 Dermatologic Emergencies 453 Kathryn A. Rook and Jill L. Abraham 38 Toxicological Emergencies 479 Tina Wismer 39 Environmental Emergencies 509 Lori S. Waddell and Elise M. Boller 40 Common Technical Procedures in the ER 525 Sage De Rosa and Vincent J. Thawley 41 Creating a Minimal-Stress Emergency Environment 541 Carlo Siracusa 42 Surgical Section 551 Maureen A. Griffin and William T. N. Culp 42.1 Emergency Gastrointestinal Surgery 551 42.2 Emergency Urinary Surgery 560 42.3 Emergency Hepatobiliary Surgery 570 42.4 Emergency Reproductive Surgery 576 42.5 Emergency Traumatic and Reconstructive Surgery 582 42.6 Emergency Ophthalmic Surgery 591 Index 597
The Editors Kenneth J. Drobatz is Professor and Chief of Critical Care and Director of the Emergency Service at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Erica Reineke is Associate Professor in the Section of Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Merilee F. Costello is a Critical Care Specialist at a Private Specialty Hospital. William T. N. Culp is Professor at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine in Davis, California, USA.
