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This book takes a user-friendly alphabetical format to cover a wide spectrum of canine and feline infectious diseases and parasite-related disorders. Part of the popular Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series, it includes information on many specific organisms and diseases, from amebiasis and Ehrlichiosis to rabies and ticks. The text also provides extensive differential diagnostic lists, as well as information on drugs, dosages, toxicity, treatment options, diagnostic testing, immunization recommendations, and cytological appearance.

The Second Edition presents three new chapters on canine influenza, sarcoptic mange, and staphylococcal pyoderma. Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, Second Edition is an ideal quick reference for veterinary professionals and students.

Table Of Contents

• Chapter 1 Amebiasis 3
• Chapter 2 Anaerobic Infections 7
• Chapter 3 Angiostrongylus Infection 11
• Chapter 4 Aspergillosis—Nasal 16
• Chapter 5 Aspergillosis—Systemic 23
• Chapter 6 Astrovirus Infection 29
• Chapter 7 Babesiosis 32
• Chapter 8 Balantidiasis 40
• Chapter 9 Bartonellosis 44
• Chapter 10 Blastomycosis 51
• Chapter 11 Bordetellosis: Cats 58
• Chapter 12 Botulism 63
• Chapter 13 Brucellosis 67
• Chapter 14 Campylobacteriosis 73
• Chapter 15 Candidiasis 77
• Chapter 16 Canine Coronavirus Infection 82
• Chapter 17 Canine Distemper 86
• Chapter 18 Canine Herpesvirus Infection 92
• Chapter 19 Canine Influenzavirus Infection 96
• Chapter 20 Canine Lungworm(CRENOSOMA) 101
• Chapter 21 Canine Lungworm(Filaroides) 106
• Chapter 22 Canine Parvovirus Infection 110
• Chapter 23 Canine Tracheal Worm(Oslerus) 117
• Chapter 24 Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) 124
• Chapter 25 Cheyletiellosis 131
• Chapter 26 Chlamydiosis: Cats 135
• Chapter 27 Clostridial Enterotoxicosis 139
• Chapter 28 Coccidioidomycosis 144
• Chapter 29 Coccidiosis 151
• Chapter 30 Colibacillosis 156
• Chapter 31 Cryptococcosis 160
• Chapter 32 Cryptosporidiosis 167
• Chapter 33 Cuterebriasis 172
• Chapter 34 Cytauxzoonosis 177
• Chapter 35 Demodicosis 181
• Chapter 36 Dermatophilosis 189
• Chapter 37 Dermatophytosis: Keratinophilic Mycosis 193
• Chapter 38 Ear Mites 200
• Chapter 39 Ehrlichiosis 203
• Chapter 40 Feline Calicivirus Infection 213
• Chapter 41 Feline Foamy (Syncytium-Forming) Virus Infection 220
• Chapter 42 Feline Herpesvirus Infection 223
• Chapter 43 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 229
• Chapter 44 Feline Infectious Peritonitis 235
• Chapter 45 Feline Leukemia Virus Infection 243
• Chapter 46 Feline Lungworm (Aelurostrongylus) 249
• Chapter 47 Feline Panleukopenia 253
• Chapter 48 Fleas and Flea Control 258
• Chapter 49 Giardiasis 263
• Chapter 50 Heartworm Disease—Cats 270
• Chapter 51 Heartworm Disease: Dogs 275
• Chapter 52 Helicobacter Infection 283
• Chapter 53 Hemotropic Mycoplasmosis 288
• Chapter 54 Hepatozoonosis 295
• Chapter 55 Histoplasmosis 301
• Chapter 56 Hookworms 309
• Chapter 57 Infectious Canine Hepatitis Virus Infection 315
• Chapter 58 Infectious Canine Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough) 320
• Chapter 59 Kidney Worm (Dioctophyma) 325
• Chapter 60 L-Form Bacterial Infections 328
• Chapter 61 Leishmaniasis 331
• Chapter 62 Leptospirosis 337
• Chapter 63 Liver Fluke Infection 343
• Chapter 64 Lung Fluke Infection (Paragonimus) 348
• Chapter 65 Lyme Borreliosis 353
• Chapter 66 Mycobacterial Infections 360
• Chapter 67 Microsporidiosis 369
• Chapter 68 Mycoplasmosis 373
• Chapter 69 Nasal Capillariasis (Eucoleus) 378
• Chapter 70 Nasal Mites (Pneumonyssoides) 381
• Chapter 71 Neosporosis 385
• Chapter 72 Nocardiosis 390
• Chapter 73 Ollulanus Infection 394
• Chapter 74 Physaloptera Infection 397
• Chapter 75 Plague 401
• Chapter 76 Pneumocystosis 405
• Chapter 77 Pox Virus Infection 409
• Chapter 78 Protothecosis 412
• Chapter 79 Pseudorabies Virus Infection 416
• Chapter 80 Pythiosis 419
• Chapter 81 Q Fever 424
• Chapter 82 Rabies 428
• Chapter 83 Reovirus Infection 433
• Chapter 84 RespiratoryCapillariasis (Eucoleus) 436
• Chapter 85 Rhinosporidium Infection 440
• Chapter 86 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 443
• Chapter 87 Rotavirus Infection 450
• Chapter 88 Roundworms (Ascariasis) 453
• Chapter 89 Salmonellosis 461
• Chapter 90 Salmon Poisoning 468
• Chapter 91 Sarcocystis 472
• Chapter 92 Sarcoptic Mange 475
• Chapter 93 Spirocerca lupi 479
• Chapter 94 Sporotrichosis 484
• Chapter 95 Staphylococcal/Bacterial Pyoderma and Resistant 488
• Chapter 96 Streptococcal Infections 495
• Chapter 97 Strongyloides500
• Chapter 98 Tapeworms (Cestodiasis) 505
• Chapter 99 Tetanus 510
• Chapter 100 Tick Bite Paralysis 517
• Chapter 101 Ticks and Tick Control 521
• Chapter 102 Toxoplasmosis 526
• Chapter 103 Trichinosis 535
• Chapter 104 Trichomoniasis 539
• Chapter 105 Trichosporonosis 543
• Chapter 106 Tularemia546
• Chapter 107 Tyzzer's Disease550
• Chapter 108 Urinary Capillariasis (Pearsonema) 553
• Chapter 109 Whipworms (Trichuriasis) 556
• Appendix A Vaccination Schedule 562
• Appendix B Products for Treatment of Canine Intestinal Parasites 564
• Appendix C Parasiticides for Cats 565
• Appendix D Canine Heartworm Preventatives 567
• Appendix E Canine Products with Efficacies Against Arthropods 568
• Appendix F Drug Formulary 569