Small Animal Nutrition, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Dottie Laflamme, is dedicated to Small Animal Nutrition. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to, Discussing nutrition with clients; Pros and cons of commercial pet foods; Pros and cons of home-prepared and raw pet foods; Sustainability and pet food; Nutrition for pocket pets; The microbiome and how diet can influence it; Calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D; Senior pet nutrition and management; Update on obesity management; Nutritional management for patients with GI diseases; Nutritional management for patients with renal disease; Nutritional management for patients with cognitive and brain disorders; Nutritional Concerns for Cancer, Cachexia, and Frailty; and Nutritional management for intensive care, rehabilitation, and recovery.

List of contents

Quality Assurance for Veterinary In-Clinic Laboratories
Point-of-Care Instruments
The Greatness of Glass: Importance of Blood Smear Evaluation
Urinary Biomarkers of Kidney Disease in Dogs and Cats
Digital Cytology
Flow Cytometry in Veterinary Practice
Diagnosing Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders
Histiocytic Diseases
Tick-Borne Diseases
Cytomorphology of Deep Mycoses in Dogs and Cats
Toxicology Case Presentations
Acid-Base
Laboratory Diagnosis of Thyroid and Adrenal Disease
Laboratory Diagnosis of Pancreatitis
A Primer for the Evaluation of Bone Marrow
Laboratory Testing in Transfusion Medicine

Product details

• Authors: Dottie Laflamme
• Assisted by: Dottie P. Laflamme (Editor), Dottie Laflamme (Editor), Dottie P. Laflamme (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780323778671
• ISBN: 978-0-323-77867-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 15 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 506 g
• Series: The Clinics: Veterinary Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Veterinary medicine; MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Small Animal, Veterinary medicine: small animals (pets), Veterinary medicine: small animals