Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult

An easy-to-use and authoritative veterinary drug reference for practitioners treating dogs and cats Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Drug Consult: Canine and Feline is an intuitively organized and authoritative quick reference guide to accurate information about drugs used to treat dogs and cats. Every monograph is presented on a single, self-contained page that emphasizes the most clinically relevant details required by busy practitioners. This formulary makes it fast and easy to locate drug information in a clinical setting. This resource offers concise summaries of the most important oral and injectable drugs used in the treatment of canine and feline patients. They're organized alphabetically for easy access and share a common format well-suited for use as a desk reference in real-world veterinary practices. Readers will find: • An intuitive collection of the most necessary and critical drug information required by veterinary practitioners • Uniformly formatted and alphabetically organized monographs permitting quick and easy access to relevant drugs • Inclusion of up-to-date information covering all commonly used drug classes • Contained, complete, and one-page monographs ideal for quick access Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Drug Consult: Canine and Feline is an essential patient-side quick reference for any veterinary practitioner looking for an accessible, accurate, and up-to-date resource on the drugs prescribed to dogs and cats.

A comprehensive guide to diagnosing and treating canine and feline behavior problems in clinical practice Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Third Edition equips practitioners with practical, evidence-based strategies to diagnose, treat, and prevent behavioral issues in dogs and cats. Fully updated with new content, including behavior screening protocols, client handouts, and videos, this highly practical resource is tailored to meet the demands of modern veterinary practice. The third edition introduces a reorganized format enabling rapid access to key information on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and life-stage-specific behavior concerns. A new behavior screening section equips practitioners with tip sheets, quick-start algorithms, and problem-solving strategies for common complaints. The newly added QR codes offer easy access to visual resources that reinforce learning and support client communication. Providing detailed guidance on integrating behavioral medicine seamlessly into routine patient care, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior: • Provides actionable solutions to real-world behavior challenges, tailored for general practitioners and veterinary technicians • Supports practitioners in addressing a wide range of behavior-related challenges, including begging, roaming, anxiety, aggression, compulsive disorders, vocalization, and urine marking • Includes in-depth history forms, appendices on pharmacology, and resources for learning and behavior modification • Contains new research, expanded chapters, and the latest insights into veterinary behavioral medicine Covering everything from preventing issues in newly adopted pets to managing complex geriatric behavior problems, the third edition of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior remains an essential resource for small animal veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary students.

“Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Endocrinology and Reproduction” is a highly practical, clinically oriented guide to endocrine and reproductive disorders in small animals, ideally formatted for fast access in the veterinary practice. • Provides a complete yet practical clinical manual on endocrine and reproductive problems in small animals • Draws on the endocrinology and theriogenology sections of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, supplying a greater depth of information in a similar quick-reference format • Presents expanded information, additional topics, and color images throughout • Arranged alphabetically for easy searching and reference

A clinical quick-reference guide to managing toxicants in horses. “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Equine Toxicology” provides crucial information for managing toxicants in horses in a quick-reference format. The book begins with foundational information on clinical toxicology, including emergency management, antidotes, sample analysis, and necropsy. It then discusses specific toxicant categories and toxicants of concern, organized alphabetically for fast access in emergency situations. The identically formatted topics offer key information relevant to managing toxicants in horses, plus clinical photographs depicting plants and drugs to help clinicians and students identify toxicants. This book is the ideal clinical resource for busy practitioners seeking immediate access to life-saving information in time-sensitive emergencies. It places all the information the reader needs to manage toxicants in horses at their fingertips, with full color images and concise bullet points. “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Equine Toxicology” features: • A thorough introduction to emergency management of the poisoned equine patient, as well as general principles of toxicants, antidotes, lab sample analysis, and necropsy analysis • An exploration of specific toxins and toxicants, including illicit and pharmaceutical drugs, envenomations, insecticides, herbicides, and farm chemicals • Practical discussions of metal, mycotoxin, rodenticide, and plant toxicology in horses • In-depth discussion of intoxication by poisonous trees and miscellaneous toxins, like carbon monoxide, nitrates, nitrites, salt, smoke, and tropical materials “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Equine Toxicology” is an indispensable reference for veterinary clinicians and students dealing with equine medicine, as well as for anyone seeking concise and comprehensive information about equine toxicology.

Understand the challenges of feline and canine aging with this practical quick reference Aging dogs and cats have distinctive needs and appropriate veterinary care can extend the lives of companion animals, alleviate their discomfort, and improve their quality of life. Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Senior Care helps veterinarians confidently manage senior pet patients, presenting key information on aging dogs and cats in an easy, accessible form. Beginning with general information on aging, the book uses the popular framework of the Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series to cover major diseases and conditions associated with aging in small animals. Concluding with a section for managing other challenges, such as quality of life and senior friendly homes, it's a must-own volume for any veterinary professional seeing senior pets. Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Senior Care readers will also find: • Fast access to information through the accessible, trusted Five-Minute format • Detailed discussion of key topics, including preventative care, comorbidities, caregiver fatigue, and more • Color photographs throughout to illustrate important conditions and other aspects Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Senior Care is ideal for any small animal veterinary practitioners and students looking for a quick reference to geriatric care.

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Gastrointestinal Diseases offers a highly accessible resource for the most common and not-so common diseases of the gastrointestinal system, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder in small animals. • Covers diseases and disorders of the oral cavity and salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, anus and perianal region, pancreas, liver, and gall bladder • Provides a comprehensive yet concise reference to gastrointestinal and hepatologic diseases encountered in daily veterinary practice • Presents the most important information for each disease in a highly accessible format • Depicts the clinical conditions discussed with helpful color photographs.

The newly revised Third Edition of “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dentistry” delivers an expertly edited quick-reference guide to all aspects of small animal dentistry. The book comprehensively describes new technologies and techniques as well as updated classifications and terminology. Readers will enjoy fast access to basic knowledge and detailed instructions for a wide variety of techniques in small animal dentistry. Newer technologies, like digital radiographs and advanced images, and newer techniques, like regional blocks, are combined with the latest in treatment information to provide readers with the most logically organized reference manual in the industry. The book's companion website offers video clips and client education handouts perfect for use in a busy veterinary practice. General practitioners will find this book to be a practical and indispensable resource. Readers will also enjoy: • A thorough discussion of small animal dentistry diagnostics, including oral exams and charting, periodontal probing, transillumination, and intraoral radiology and advanced imaging • An exploration of small animal dentistry techniques, including dental cleaning, root planing and periodontal pocket therapy, gingival flaps, extraction techniques, and oral pain management • Analyses of a wide variety of developmental oral and dental problems, including retained deciduous teeth, dentigerous cysts, and palatal defects Perfect for small animal general veterinary practitioners, veterinary technicians, and veterinary nurses, “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dentistry” will also earn a place in the libraries of veterinary students who hope to improve their understanding of small animal dentistry with a quick-reference guide containing step-by-step procedures.

“Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior”, Second Edition offers fast access to reliable, practical information on managing common behavior disorders in dogs and cats. • Takes a new section approach to allow for easier browsing • Adds 19 new topics or algorithms covering separation anxiety, thunderstorm sensitivity, introducing pets to the family and each other, enrichment, geriatric behavior problems, handling techniques, urine marking, leash reactivity, pediatric behavior problems and best practices, and rescue pets • Offers a comprehensive guide to diagnosing and managing behavior problems in dogs and cats • Designed for fast access to information, with identically formatted topics for ease of use

Written by today's leading experts, this book keeps practitioners completely current with the latest in disease management of horses, taking a clear and practical approach ideal for daily equine practice. Arranged by subject for efficient searching, each topic covers clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Practitioners gain quick access to information about conditions and disorders encompassing behavior, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, laboratory tests, musculoskeletal, neonatology, neurology, ophthalmology, respiratory, theriogenology, toxicology, and urinary diseases. “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine”, Third Edition enhances the practitioner's skills in evidence-based treatment planning, and is unmatched for its comprehensive coverage of more than 500 diseases and conditions. This handy, practical guide will help cut down on time spent navigating through other resources, so that equine veterinarians and veterinary students can study, diagnose, and treat with greater efficacy. Key Features • The premier all-in-one equine resource designed specifically for quick information retrieval • Divided into identically formatted topics for easy searching by alphabetical listing or by body system • Coverage of more than 500 diseases and conditions • Fast access to the accumulated wisdom of hundreds of veterinary experts • Includes a companion website with 43 editable client handouts, 3 video clips, 8 color images, and select further reading

Provides a quick veterinary reference to all things practice management related, with fast access to pertinent details on human resources, financial management, communications, facilities, and more. “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult”, Third Edition provides quick access to practical information for managing a veterinary practice. It offers 320 easily referenced topics that present essential details for all things practice management-from managing clients and finances to information technology, legal issues, and planning. This fully updated Third Edition adds 26 new topics, with a further 78 topics significantly updated or expanded. It gives readers a look at the current state of the veterinary field, and teaches how to work in teams, communicate with staff and clients, manage money, market a practice, and more. It also provides professional insight into handling human resources in a veterinary practice, conducting staff performance evaluations, facility design and construction, and managing debt, among other topics. KEY FEATURES: • Presents essential information on veterinary practice management in an easy-to-use format • Offers a practical support tool for the business aspects of veterinary medicine • Includes 26 brand-new topics and 78 significantly updated topics • Provides models of veterinary practice, challenges to the profession, trends in companion practices, and more • Features contributions from experts in veterinary practice, human resources, law, marketing, and more • Supplies sample forms and other resources digitally on a companion website “Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult” offers a trusted, user-friendly resource for all aspects of business management, carefully tailored for the veterinary practice. It is a vital resource for any veterinarian or staff member involved in practice management.

“Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Reptile and Amphibian” delivers a comprehensive exploration of the treatment of the most common diseases and disorders in reptiles and amphibians. The book is organized for quick and easy access to information, acting as an indispensable resource for veterinarians engaged in the care of chelonians, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and amphibians. The book offers readers guidance from leading international voices in the field of reptile and amphibian care, packaged in a perfect clinical manual. Diagnostic and treatment information is laid out in a logical, stepwise fashion. Readers will also enjoy access to a companion website that provides users with printable history and physical exam forms, images that illustrate venipuncture and intravenous catheterization techniques in various amphibian and reptile groups, and images that illustrate methods of sexing reptiles. The ideal practical manual for veterinary practitioners and students seeking accessible and authoritative information on reptiles and amphibians, the book also offers: • The treatment of common diseases and disorders in chelonians, including upper respiratory tract disease, cloacal prolapse, aural abscesses, and shell rot • The treatment of common diseases in lizards, including hypovitaminosis A, nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, cryptosporidiosis, abscesses, and fungal infections • The treatment of diseases affecting snakes, including dysecdysis, lower respiratory tract disease, inclusion body disease, stomatitis, and paramyxovirus • A comprehensive exploration of the treatment of diseases affecting crocodilians, including West Nile virus, chlamydiosis, trauma, abscesses, and gout Blackwell's “Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Reptile and Amphibian” is an indispensable reference for veterinary practitioners, students, residents, and interns who wish to improve their understanding and care of chelonians, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and amphibians.

“Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant”, Second Edition keeps practitioners completely current with the latest in disease management for ruminants and camelids. • Updates the first all-in-one ruminant resource designed specifically for quick information retrieval • Provides identically formatted topics for easy searching by alphabetical listing or by discipline, with each topic indicating the species affected • Offers fast access to the accumulated wisdom of hundreds of veterinary experts • Adds more than 100 new topics, with significant revisions to existing topics • Includes access to a companion website with additional topics, client education handouts, and figures

“Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care”, Second Edition provides essential information about treating medical emergencies using a quick-reference format ideal for the fast-paced emergency setting. • Offers fast access to important information during a small animal emergency • Presents topics alphabetically with identically formatted topics for ease of use • Adds information on 25 new diseases and updates throughout, plus updated references and more information on drugs available outside the US • Features color photographs to depict the diseases and conditions discussed • Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to download and use in practice

BLACKWELL'S FIVE-MINUTE VETERINARY CONSULT: AVIAN Quick reference to essential information on 200 diseases and conditions commonly seen in birds in clinical practice Covering topics ranging from infectious and non-infectious diseases to diseases by organ system, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian fills a unique niche by providing comprehensive information on common topics in avian medicine in a highly organized and efficient manner, allowing busy practitioners and students to quickly find much needed information. A companion website provides algorithms, procedure guides, and client education handouts, which can be downloaded, edited, and given to clients. Written by the leading experts in the field, this newly revised Second Edition offers close to 200 identically formatted topics on avian conditions, with updated and expanded information on non-infectious disease topics like neoplasia, beak malocclusion, diseases of the bursa, nails, and tongue, among others, and infectious disease topics such as herpesviruses, helminthiasis, arboviruses and backyard poultry infectious diseases. This latest edition has been expanded by more than 50% and numerous subjects have been restructured and expanded. Other topics covered in Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian include: • Viral Diseases including circovirus, bornavirus, avian influenza, west nile virus, polyomavirus, poxvirus, and herpesviruses • Bacterial Diseases including colibacillosis, campylobacteriosis, chlamydiosis, pasteurellosis, clostridiosis, salmonellosis, and mycoplasmosis • Fungal Diseases including aspergillosis, candidiasis, and macrorhabdosis • Parasites including flagellates, coccidia, myiasis, ectoparasites, helminths, and toxicosis including iatrogenic, ingested, airborne, algal biotoxins, heavy metals, and pesticides • Orthopedic and traumatic conditions such as beak injuries, neurologic trauma, fractures, luxations, joint diseases and wounds, with neoplasia by organ system • Critical Care including hypotension, respiratory distress, seizures, hemorrhage, pain, and internal medicine including cardiac disease, cloacal diseases, ocular diseases, diabetes insipidus, atherosclerosis and thyroid diseases For veterinary students, busy avian practitioners, practitioners in mixed practice who want quick access to reliable information, and emergency clinicians presented with the occasional bird, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Avian is an invaluable, accessible, and highly practical reference to add to your practice library.

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology, Third Edition offers accessible, reliable information on canine and feline dermatology using the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format-now with new topics, updated therapeutics, and improved images. • Provides fast access to reliable information on treating dermatologic diseases and conditions in dogs and cats • Uses the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format and alphabetic arrangement for quick reference • Offers thorough updates to this popular handbook, including a new "basics" section, new topics, and updated therapeutics, as well as new and improved images of dermatoses for easy comparison with clinical cases • Puts the most commonly used dermatology information at the clinician's fingertips for rapid decision-making • Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to download and use in practice.

Small Animal Toxicology Respond rapidly to small animal poisonings with this up-to-date quick reference guide Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology, Third Edition is an essential resource for managing poisonings in dogs and cats. Using the familiar Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format, the book makes it quick and easy to find the crucial details for successfully managing toxicology cases in dog and cat patients. Toxins are listed alphabetically with key details in brief bullets, with clinical photographs depicting plants and other toxins for identification purposes. The Third Edition adds 11 new chapters, including pet food, CBD, gabapentin, and more, and 2 new appendices discussing anthelmintics and calculations. Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology: • Makes it easy to locate and apply pertinent information in a time-sensitive poisoning situation • Presents toxins in alphabetical order for ease of use, with an index by clinical signs to help develop differential lists when the toxin isn't known • Features clinical photographs to aid in identifying toxins • Emphasizes clinically relevant details for the most common toxins presenting in small animal practice • Adds 11 new chapters and 2 new appendices, plus expanded and updated information throughout Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology is a must-have resource for general practice and emergency vets, veterinary students, and anyone who might take a call about a suspected poisoning.

BLACKWELL'S FIVE-MINUTE VETERINARY CONSULT:SMALL MAMMAL An up-to-date and practical resource for the diagnosis and treatment of exotic companion mammal diseases and conditions The revised third edition of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Small Mammal provides key information on diseases and conditions commonly seen in small exotic mammals in a concise, accessible format. Each identically formatted topic presents essential details for diagnosing and treating these common pets. The Third Edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, and adds hedgehogs and sugar gliders to the existing rabbit, rodent, ferret, chinchilla, and guinea pig coverage. The book is organized alphabetically for easy access by busy practitioners and students. A companion website offers client handouts that can be downloaded and distributed to clients. Readers will find: • Fast access to key information for the treatment of small exotic pets • Concise descriptions of a wide range of diseases and conditions seen in these species • Detailed, up-to-date information on diagnostic and treatment options • Extensive appendices, including common dosages and normal values for a variety of exotic companion mammals • Client education handouts on the companion website, covering topics like chronic, intermittent diarrhea in rabbits and dental malocclusion in guinea pigs Designed for small animal general veterinary practitioners, exotic animal veterinarians, and laboratory animal veterinarians, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Small Mammal's consistency and broad coverage benefits anyone involved in providing veterinary care to exotic companion mammals.

CANINE AND FELINE THE VERY LATEST INFORMATION ON DISEASES AND CLINICAL PROBLEMS IN DOGS AND CATS Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 7th Edition provides up-to-date information on feline and canine disease in the familiar, popular, and trusted 5-Minute Veterinary Consult format. This reference puts all the necessary information regarding common diseases and conditions in dogs and cats at the reader's fingertips. Covering 845 specific disorders, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult is the most comprehensive and timely reference on canine and feline medicine available today. It is carefully designed for fast and easy access to vital and accurate information. The companion website allows the reader to access more than 350 downloadable client education handouts, as well as images and video clips. The book makes it easy to find essential details on: • 845 different diseases and conditions, from amebiasis to zinc toxicosis • Diagnosis • Common treatments and prognoses Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline is the leading quick-access reference for veterinary practitioners and students everywhere.