Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, Second Edition takes a user-friendly alphabetical format to cover a wide spectrum of canine and feline infectious diseases and parasite-related disorders. Part of the popular Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series, it includes information on many specific organisms and diseases, from amebiasis and Ehrlichiosis to rabies and ticks. The text also provides extensive differential diagnostic lists, as well as information on drugs, dosages, toxicity, treatment options, diagnostic testing, immunization recommendations, and cytological appearance.The Second Edition presents three new chapters on canine influenza, sarcoptic mange, and staphylococcal pyoderma. Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, Second Edition is an ideal quick reference for veterinary professionals and students.

Contributors xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xviChapter 1 Amebiasis 3Chapter 2 Anaerobic Infections 7Chapter 3 Angiostrongylus Infection 11Chapter 4 Aspergillosis--Nasal 16Chapter 5 Aspergillosis--Systemic 23Chapter 6 Astrovirus Infection 29Chapter 7 Babesiosis 32Chapter 8 Balantidiasis 40Chapter 9 Bartonellosis 44Chapter 10 Blastomycosis 51Chapter 11 Bordetellosis: Cats 58Chapter 12 Botulism 63Chapter 13 Brucellosis 67Chapter 14 Campylobacteriosis 73Chapter 15 Candidiasis 77Chapter 16 Canine Coronavirus Infection 82Chapter 17 Canine Distemper 86Chapter 18 Canine Herpesvirus Infection 92Chapter 19 Canine Influenzavirus Infection 96Chapter 20 Canine Lungworm(CRENOSOMA) 101Chapter 21 Canine Lungworm(Filaroides) 106Chapter 22 Canine Parvovirus Infection 110Chapter 23 Canine Tracheal Worm(Oslerus) 117Chapter 24 Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) 124Chapter 25 Cheyletiellosis 131Chapter 26 Chlamydiosis: Cats 135Chapter 27 Clostridial Enterotoxicosis 139Chapter 28 Coccidioidomycosis 144Chapter 29 Coccidiosis 151Chapter 30 Colibacillosis 156Chapter 31 Cryptococcosis 160Chapter 32 Cryptosporidiosis 167Chapter 33 Cuterebriasis 172Chapter 34 Cytauxzoonosis 177Chapter 35 Demodicosis 181Chapter 36 Dermatophilosis 189Chapter 37 Dermatophytosis: Keratinophilic Mycosis 193Chapter 38 Ear Mites 200Chapter 39 Ehrlichiosis 203Chapter 40 Feline Calicivirus Infection 213Chapter 41 Feline Foamy (Syncytium-Forming) Virus Infection 220Chapter 42 Feline Herpesvirus Infection 223Chapter 43 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 229Chapter 44 Feline Infectious Peritonitis 235Chapter 45 Feline Leukemia Virus Infection 243Chapter 46 Feline Lungworm (Aelurostrongylus) 249Chapter 47 Feline Panleukopenia 253Chapter 48 Fleas and Flea Control 258Chapter 49 Giardiasis 263Chapter 50 Heartworm Disease--Cats 270Chapter 51 Heartworm Disease: Dogs 275Chapter 52 Helicobacter Infection 283Chapter 53 Hemotropic Mycoplasmosis 288Chapter 54 Hepatozoonosis 295Chapter 55 Histoplasmosis 301Chapter 56 Hookworms 309Chapter 57 Infectious Canine Hepatitis Virus Infection 315Chapter 58 Infectious Canine Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough) 320Chapter 59 Kidney Worm (Dioctophyma) 325Chapter 60 L-Form Bacterial Infections 328Chapter 61 Leishmaniasis 331Chapter 62 Leptospirosis 337Chapter 63 Liver Fluke Infection 343Chapter 64 Lung Fluke Infection (Paragonimus) 348Chapter 65 Lyme Borreliosis 353Chapter 66 Mycobacterial Infections 360Chapter 67 Microsporidiosis 369Chapter 68 Mycoplasmosis 373Chapter 69 Nasal Capillariasis (Eucoleus) 378Chapter 70 Nasal Mites (Pneumonyssoides) 381Chapter 71 Neosporosis 385Chapter 72 Nocardiosis 390Chapter 73 Ollulanus Infection 394Chapter 74 Physaloptera Infection 397Chapter 75 Plague 401Chapter 76 Pneumocystosis 405Chapter 77 Pox Virus Infection 409Chapter 78 Protothecosis 412Chapter 79 Pseudorabies Virus Infection 416Chapter 80 Pythiosis 419Chapter 81 Q Fever 424Chapter 82 Rabies 428Chapter 83 Reovirus Infection 433Chapter 84 RespiratoryCapillariasis (Eucoleus) 436Chapter 85 Rhinosporidium Infection 440Chapter 86 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 443Chapter 87 Rotavirus Infection 450Chapter 88 Roundworms (Ascariasis) 453Chapter 89 Salmonellosis 461Chapter 90 Salmon Poisoning 468Chapter 91 Sarcocystis 472Chapter 92 Sarcoptic Mange 475Chapter 93 Spirocerca lupi 479Chapter 94 Sporotrichosis 484Chapter 95 Staphylococcal/Bacterial Pyoderma and Resistant 488Chapter 96 Streptococcal Infections 495Chapter 97 Strongyloides500Chapter 98 Tapeworms (Cestodiasis) 505Chapter 99 Tetanus 510Chapter 100 Tick Bite Paralysis 517Chapter 101 Ticks and Tick Control 521Chapter 102 Toxoplasmosis 526Chapter 103 Trichinosis 535Chapter 104 Trichomoniasis 539Chapter 105 Trichosporonosis 543Chapter 106 Tularemia546Chapter 107 Tyzzer's Disease550Chapter 108 Urinary Capillariasis (Pearsonema) 553Chapter 109 Whipworms (Trichuriasis) 556Appendices 561Appendix A Vaccination Schedule 562Appendix B Products for Treatment of Canine Intestinal Parasites 564Appendix C Parasiticides for Cats 565Appendix D Canine Heartworm Preventatives 567Appendix E Canine Products with Efficacies Against Arthropods 568Appendix F Drug Formulary 569Index 613