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Cats are not small dogs and they are frequently forgotten in the literature. This book is intended to be an easy to use reference for practitioners and dermatology enthusiasts that only focuses on cats and their manifestations of skin disease.
There is a need to publicize the syndromes occurring in veterinary personnel due to work-related stress. Vets are apathetic or leaving the profession.
This book describes, with the help of high-quality images, the different surgical techniques used to treat the main orthopaedic conditions affecting the hindlimbs in cats and dogs. Drawing from their experience, the authors provide practical information on how to plan and perform these surgical procedures and how to manage patients postoperatively.
This book describes the different clinical aspects a veterinary surgeon should bear in mind when dealing with a senior patient. It addresses, by organ system, the particularities of the different diseases typical of this stage of life, the corresponding diagnostic protocols, and the special care and treatment required, with an emphasis on the most recent medical and surgical approaches and on the management of anaesthesia for surgical procedures.
This new volume of the collection “Small animal surgery” is a selection of the main surgical procedures explained in the previous volumes. The greatest asset of this book is that it is based on high-quality videos, which accompany each of the surgical techniques. These are classified according to the degree of difficulty. This book is the result of the author’s thorough and careful work and is an essential resource both for veterinary professionals in practice and students of veterinary surgery.
In this book, the authors have tried to show, in a brief and practical manner, the basic principles and techniques that veterinary surgeons, nurses and students should know, master and improve to enhance the surgical care provided to their patients.The book features chapters about the different methods and techniques to control bacterial contamination and surgical infection, both in terms of the fight against microorganisms and the surgeons’ and assistants’ practices in the operating theatre.
This handbook complements the former book by the same author, Swine disorders guide, published by Servet in 2014. This new guide is focused on the diagnosis of swine disorders, including clinical examination and clinical signs, and includes a deep review of the main disorders according to their clinical signs.
Because the prolificacy of sows can now be very high, piglets require special attention to ensure their survival. This book describes the importance of colostrum and its immediate ingestión after farrowing. The energy, immunity,and growth factors contained within make colostrum feeding essential for the optimal development of newborn piglets.
Visual guide to the recognition, description and interpretation of lesions of the digestive apparatus of pigs. Integrates macroscopic and microscopic findings associated with lesions that develop during the course of various pathological processes. Brief descriptions of the main anatomopathological features of each image are provided, which is essential for proper understanding of the disease process, diagnosis and underlying causes.
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is probably the most common and costly disease affecting beef cattle industry worldwide. This practical work, written by a highly experienced expert, tries to summarise the most essential features of the disease in an attempt to provide veterinary surgeons with a helpful tool to control this disease properly.
Handbook entirely dedicated to parasitology and parasitic diseases in bovine species based on a handy, visual approach of the topic. It includes the most essential contents and many significant tips and graphic resources (life cycles, clinical signs, diagnosis, treament guidelines, etc.) to turn this atlas into a reference in its field.
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is a condition that causes significant economic losses in cattle farms. This book on BRD is divided into five chapters, in which important aspects such as epidemiology, predisposing factors, main pathogens involved, diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment are addressed. A comprenhensive review to have at hand for all the bovine veterinary surgeons.
Handy and rigorous book focused on the main bacterial infections in poultry farming. It combines relevant information when dealing with the diseases and scientific background information. Each chapter comprises the most updated information to better understand the various infections and numerous high-quality images have been included to complement the information provided.
In this practical atlas, the description of the anatomy of the dog’s joints provided in the previous edition has been completed and complemented with new tools, 3D animations, and self-evaluation tests that will help readers acquire knowledge and form a better understanding of joint anatomy and function – elements of great importance for each dog’s physical health and well-being.
Good mouth care is paramount to prevent health problems in dogs. However, some oral conditions may sometimes be really challenging to diagnose and treat. With almost 500 high-quality images, clear anatomical illustrations, and thorough descriptions, this new volume on veterinary dentistry aims at being a quick visual guide for diagnosing oral problems in dogs.
Highly visual guide on how to diagnose alopecia in dogs and cats, in a structured and methodical manner, based on the distribution pattern and lesions. The large number of images, diagrams, tables and drawings, coupled with clear and practical descriptions, will allow readers to make the most of this work in day-to-day dermatology consultations.
This practical guide provides updated information about the infectious diseases that most commonly affect dogs, diagnostic approaches, treatments, vaccinations programmes and recommendations, etc., all described from a highly practical point of view.
Very visual handbook aimed at veterinary professionals and dealing with everything related to fleas and ticks, focusing particularly on clinical issues in dogs and cats. The first part is entirely dedicated to fleas (including their identification, life cycle, clinical signs derived from flea infestation, flea allergy dermatitis (FAD), and prevention and control measures, among others). The second part describes thoroughly everything that involves ticks infestation (including species identification and their geographic distribution, feeding behaviour, the biting process, diseases transmitted by ticks, prevention and control measures, etc.).
This atlas addresses the immune mechanisms of dogs and cats and describes the most important infectious and parasitic diseases. It has been designed as an aid to veterinary surgeons to help owners understand the processes underlying the development of some of the most important diseases of their pets, the immune mechanisms involved, and the importance of disease prevention through immunisation. The digital version includes 3D animations.
Using a simple and graphical approach this atlas addresses the mechanisms involved in the immune responses of dogs and cats, and describes the most important infectious and parasitic diseases, as well as the corresponding preventive strategies.
This new volume of the Pet owner educational atlas collection on the cardiorespiratory system of dogs and cats pursues the same objective as the previous books: helping veterinary surgeons to communicate with pet owners. In addition, as its contents are focused on one single system, the specificity of the topics addressed will also help veterinary practitioners to consolidate and broaden their knowledge.
Handbook entirely dedicated to avian infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), based on a handy and visual approach of the topic. This handbook has been developed by prestigious, highly experienced, and renowned authors, being experts in the area of avian diseases. An up-to-date and complete review has been carried out including the most significant contents, such as etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, etc. A chapter about vaccination has been properly developed in order to provide the main guidelines to avoid vaccination failures and control its prevalence and incidence.
The number of new technology vaccines available has been increased worldwide, as well as their widespread use in the poultry industry, especially at hatchery level. Therefore, an updated review with practical and visual approach has been developed in order to highlight the importance of hatchery vaccination in poultry farming, whatever the vaccination technique used (in ovo, subcutaneous or spray vaccination), to control the main diseases affecting this species (infectious bursal disease, Newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, etc.). This handbook has been written by an expert with wide experience in this field. Numerous graphic resources have been included to complement the information provided and make the contents more understandable and accessible to readers.
The most updated information on avian influenza with a practical approach. The authors review the aetiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and control of avian influenza viruses. It also includes numerous graphic resources to make the contents more understandable to readers.
This book provides veterinary surgeons with a global perspective on obesity in dogs and cats. Moreover, the information and therapeutic strategies presented within can help ensure that pet owners become fully involved in improving the health of their pets.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a very common disorder, affecting a large percentage of the population. Often undiagnosed, it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, arterial hypertension, diabetes and other chronic medical conditions. Dentists with expertise in sleep medicine can easily identify signs and symptoms of OSA, facilitate referral, and provide effective treatments in collaboration with medical providers. This text aims to provide an overview of relevant topics to dentists who want to include sleep medicine in their clinical practice.
El lechón destetado es la nueva obra de E. Magallón y colaboradores, profesionales del sector muy implicados en el trabajo diario en granjas de reproductoras. Después de mostrar el manejo de las maternidades porcinas durante las fases del parto y la lactación, se centra en el manejo de los destetes. La obra trata los aspectos básicos de esta fase necesarios para alcanzar una producción óptima: desde las bases fisiológicas del destete a los diferentes sistemas de manejo con sus ventajas e inconvenientes, pasando por el diseño más adecuado de las instalaciones o el control sanitario de los animales.
Esta obra ofrece al lector una guía para la obtención e interpretación de imágenes ecográficas en pacientes pediátricos caninos y felinos con una amplia variedad de imágenes ecográficas de órganos normales y de las patologías más frecuentes, ordenadas por áreas anatómicas. Este atlas pretende ser de gran utilidad tanto para los veterinarios familiarizados con la ecografía como para los que se inician en esta técnica de diagnóstico por imagen. Al final del libro el lector encontrará un interesante anexo que recoge las diferentes metodologías aplicadas para una correcta valoración hemodinámica de los pacientes.
Este nuevo volumen de la colección Cirugía en la clínica de pequeños animales es una recopilación de las principales intervenciones quirúrgicas tratadas en los tomos anteriores. La excepcionalidad de esta obra se basa en los vídeos de gran calidad que acompañan a cada una de las cirugías, clasificadas según dificultad. Fruto del trabajo exhaustivo y cuidadoso del autor, esta obra se ha convertido en una herramienta indispensable tanto para profesionales en ejercicio como para estudiantes de cirugía veterinaria.
This book provides an understanding of climate change and other contributing factors in the emergence/reemergence of parasitic diseases in companion animals. It describes the known changes in the epidemiology of key parasite infections and highlights zoonotic threats, and is therefore a valuable resource for veterinary practitioners to manage risks and keep abreast of emerging/reemerging parasitic diseases of pets.
This book helps the reader to interpret the reproductive status of the cow using an outstanding selection of photographs with an eminently practical focus. The carefully chosen images let the reader visualize what they are touching during an examination, and describe the more basic procedures, such as rectal palpation or artificial insemination. It also highlights the importance of using oestrus synchronization protocols in routine reproductive practice.
Esta obra, dividida en dos volúmenes, ofrece una revisión comprensiva y de calidad de las patologías medicoquirúrgicas, una evaluación exhaustiva de los últimos avances en medicina veterinaria, así como un repaso exhaustivo de técnicas quirúrgicas avanzadas.
Presentamos una obra fundamentalmente gráfica cuyo objetivo es mostrar al lector una amplia variedad de fracturas con sus particularidades en las especies canina y felina, así como los procedimientos seguidos en cada caso para su tratamiento.
Este atlas, que cuenta con más de 1.000 imágenes de excelente calidad, describe las principales patologías oculares de perros y gatos agrupadas por estructuras anatómicas, con la descripción de su etiología, patogenia, diagnóstico y los posibles tratamientos.
