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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
List of contents
Contributors xiii
About the Companion Website xix
Section I Clinical Signs of Gastrointestinal Disease
Chapter 1 Acute Abdomen 3
Steven L. Marks
Chapter 2 Constipation and Obstipation 10
Albert E. Jergens
Chapter 3 Diarrhea, Acute 15
Erin Portillo
Chapter 4 Diarrhea, Chronic - Canine 20
Jocelyn Mott
Chapter 5 Diarrhea, Chronic - Feline 28
Sina Marsilio
Chapter 6 Dyschezia and Tenesmus 45
Alana Redfern
Chapter 7 Dysphagia 51
Alana Redfern
Chapter 8 Flatulence 58
Gavin Olsen
Chapter 9 Hematemesis 63
Jocelyn Mott
Chapter 10 Hematochezia 70
Julie Stegeman
Chapter 11 Melena 76
Julie Stegeman
Chapter 12 Nutritional Approach to Acute Vomiting and Diarrhea 84
Caitlin Grant, Sarah Dodd and Adronie Verbrugghe
Chapter 13 Ptyalism 88
Valerie J. Parker
Chapter 14 Rectal and Anal Prolapse 95
Eric R. Pope
Chapter 15 Regurgitation 103
Rhonda L. Schulman
Chapter 16 Vomiting, Acute 110
Erin Portillo
Chapter 17 Vomiting, Chronic 116
John M. Crandell
Section II Diseases of the Oral Cavity
Chapter 18 Craniomandibular Osteopathy 127
Nina R. Kieves, Amy N. Zide, Kathleen L. Ham and James Howard
Chapter 19 Feline Eosinophilic Dermatitis 134
Alexander H. Werner Resnick and Karen Helton-Rhodes
Chapter 20 Oral Neoplasia, Benign 141
Heidi B. Lobprise and Jason W. Soukup
Chapter 21 Oral Neoplasia, Malignant 147
Heidi B. Lobprise and Jason W. Soukup
Chapter 22 Phenobarbital-Responsive Sialadenosis 155
Vivian K. Yau
Chapter 23 Sialadenitis 159
Jo Ann Morrison
Chapter 24 Salivary Mucocele 164
Amy N. Zide, Nina R. Kieves, Kathleen L. Ham and James Howard
Chapter 25 Stomatitis 172
Larry Baker
Chapter 26 Stomatitis, Caudal - Feline 179
Jan Bellows
Section III Diseases of the Esophagus
Chapter 27 Cricopharyngeal Achalasia 189
Romy M. Heilmann and Stanley L. Marks
Chapter 28 Gastroesophageal Diverticula 195
Albert E. Jergens
Chapter 29 Esophageal Fistula 198
Louisa Ho-Eckart and Eric Zellner
Chapter 30 Esophageal Foreign Bodies 205
Albert E. Jergens
Chapter 31 Esophageal Neoplasia 209
Marlene L. Hauck
Chapter 32 Esophageal Stricture 214
Michael D. Willard
Chapter 33 Esophagitis 220
Steve Hill
Chapter 34 Hiatal Hernia 231
Kathryn A. Pitt, Philipp D. Mayhew and Stanley L. Marks
Chapter 35 Megaesophagus 238
Emilie Chaplow
Chapter 36 Nutritional Approach to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Megaesophagus 247
Caitlin Grant, Sarah Dodd and Adronie Verbrugghe
Chapter 37 Spirocerca lupi 251
Jocelyn Mott
Section IV Diseases of the Stomach
Chapter 38 Gastric and Intestinal Motility Disorders 259
Jo Ann Morrison
Chapter 39 Gastric Dilation-Volvulus 266
April Blong
Chapter 40 Gastric Neoplasia, Benign 273
Jennifer A. Mahoney
Chapter 41 Gastric Neoplasia, Malignant 278
Jennifer A. Mahoney
Chapter 42 Gastric Parasites 285
Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai and Matt T. Brewer
Chapter 43 Gastritis, Acute 289
Romy M. Heilmann
Chapter 44 Gastritis, Atrophic 296
Jessica M. Clemans
Chapter 45 Gastritis, Chronic 300
Michelle Pressel
Chapter 46 Gastroduodenal Ulceration/Erosion 306
Michael D. Willard
Chapter 47 Gastroesophageal Reflux 313
Albert E. Jergens
Chapter 48 Helicobacter-Associated Gastritis 317
Jan S. Suchodolski
Chapter 49 Hypertrophic Pyloric Gastrop
About the author
THE EDITORS Jocelyn Mott, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), is an internist and medical director of Pasadena Veterinary Specialists and Clinical Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, USA.
Jo Ann Morrison, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), is a Senior Manager of Veterinary Relations at Banfield Pet Hospital in Vancouver, Washington, USA.
