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This book comprehensively covers geriatric medicine of dogs and cats, and provides readers, whether veterinary surgeons or students approaching the end of their veterinary medicine degree, with a different approach to clinically useful information on. All chapters have been rigorously reviewed and updated, with a particular emphasis on pharmacological protocols and dosages and new therapies. An entire new chapter on endocrine problems in senior pets has been added.
1. Ageing in small animals Ageing in numbers
Definition of ageing and preliminary clarifications
Physiology of ageing: why do we age?
Consequences of ageing in cats and dogs
Consequences for owners and veterinary surgeons
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
2. Nutrition in elderly patients Assessing the nutritional status of geriatric patients
Effects of age on nutritional needs
Diets for nutrition-sensitive diseases
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
3. Pharmacological treatment of geriatric patients
Basic concepts in pharmacology
Dose adjustments for geriatric patients
Pharmacological changes in patients with chronic kidney disease
Pharmacological changes in patients with liver disease
Pharmacological changes in patients with heart disease
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
4. Anaesthesia in elderly patients
Anaesthesia: secrets, magic protocols, and other myths
How to design a personalised protocol for each case
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
5. Environmental enrichment for cats and dogs
Species-specific objectives of environmental enrichment
Animate enrichment
Inanimate enrichment
When should an environmental enrichment plan be implemented?
How can we tell if environmental enrichment is working correctly?
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
6. Chronic pain. Arthrosis Introduction. Definitions and basic concepts Pathophysiology of pain Identifying pain
Treatment of chronic pain
Analgesic agents Osteoarthritis
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
7. Orodental problems in elderly animals Considerations before starting The orodental exam
Preparing patients for anaesthesia
Dental prophylaxis
How to complete a patient’s dental file
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
8. Chronic kidney disease Definition and prevalence Renal physiology
Diagnostic techniques and early diagnosis
IRIS classification
Evidence-based treatment of CKD
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
9. Liver problems in geriatric patients
Inflammatory liver diseases
Infiltrative liver diseases
Canine hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis
Hepatocutaneous syndrome Liver tumours
Hepatic encephalopathy
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
10. Endocrine problems in senior patients
Diabetes mellitus Hyperadrenocorticism or Cushing’s syndrome
Feline hyperthyroidism
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
11. Reproductive diseases in senior patients
Benign prostatic hyperplasia Pyometra
Mammary tumours
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
12. Senior cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular physical examination
Mitral valve endocardiosis or degenerative mitral valve disease
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype in cats
Feline hypertension
The Owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
13. Most frequent neurological problems in senior patients
Cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS)
Vestibular system involvement in senior animals
Degenerative myelopathy
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
14. Health plans in senior animals
Approach to the senior health programme
Helpful advice in difficult situations
The owner’s perspective
Key points veterinary practitioners should bear in mind
15. Bibliography
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