Small Animal Gastroenterology, 2nd Edition (PDF)

Acute and chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are among the most common conditions why dogs and cats are presented to a veterinarian. This extensively revised and expanded 2nd edition offers a comprehensive overview of the broad field of small animal gastroenterology, including hepatology and pancreatology.
Learn about the latest diagnostic techniques and the clinical evaluation of dogs and cats with specific clinical signs. The subsequent sections provide a comprehensive overview of the organ-specific diseases involving individual segments of the gastrointestinal tract, including the liver and exocrine pancreas.
Diseases that affect more than one segment of the gastrointestinal tract or even other organs are also covered in this book.
Table of Contents
• Editors• Authors• Abbreviations• Preface• Part I: Diagnosis of gastrointestinal disorders• 1. Diagnostic tools• 2. Clinical evaluation of dogs and cats with specific clinical signs• Part II: Clinical nutrition• 3. Nutritional management of gastrointestinal diseases• Part III: Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract• 4. Oral cavity• 5. Esophagus• 6. Stomach• 7. Small intestine• 8. Large intestine and anorectum• 9. Liver and biliary tract• 10. Exocrine pancreas• 11. Diseases that affect more than one organ of the gastrointestinal tract• Appendix