A concise and practical quick reference for veterinary practitioners dealing with feline emergencies The updated Second Edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine delivers a practical guide for veterinary practitioners dealing with injured or ill cats. The book focuses on clinically oriented information tailored to a fast-paced emergency setting. Perfect as a quick reference with a concise outline format designed to facilitate immediate access to critical information this edition of the popular book emphasizes the skillful and informed management of feline veterinary emergencies. The new edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine also includes: A thorough introduction to veterinary approaches to the care of critically ill cat, cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation, shock, and trauma Comprehensive explorations of anesthetic protocols for systemically healthy cats and pain management in critically ill feline patients Practical discussions of general approaches to neurologic emergencies, including those involving the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral organs In-depth examinations of a wide variety of emergency surgical procedures, including gastrointestinal, urinary, and other surgeries Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for feline and small animal veterinary practitioners and emergency and critical care specialists.

A concise and practical quick reference for veterinary practitioners dealing with feline emergenciesThe updated Second Edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine delivers a practical guide for veterinary practitioners dealing with injured or ill cats.The book focuses on clinically oriented information tailored to a fast-paced emergency setting. Perfect as a quick reference--with a concise outline format designed to facilitate immediate access to critical information--this edition of the popular book emphasizes the skillful and informed management of feline veterinary emergencies.The new edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine also includes:* A thorough introduction to veterinary approaches to the care of critically ill cat, cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation, shock, and trauma* Comprehensive explorations of anesthetic protocols for systemically healthy cats and pain management in critically ill feline patients* Practical discussions of general approaches to neurologic emergencies, including those involving the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral organs* In-depth examinations of a wide variety of emergency surgical procedures, including gastrointestinal, urinary, and other surgeriesFeline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for feline and small animal veterinary practitioners and emergency and critical care specialists.

1. Approach to the Critically Ill Cat2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)3. Shock4. Trauma5. Anesthesia for Critically Ill Feline Patient6. Anesthetic Protocols For Systemically Healthy Cats7. Analgesia in the Critically Ill Cat8. Fluid Therapy9. Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Feline Patient10. Respiratory Emergencies and Pleural Space Disease11. Upper Airway Disease12. Lower Airway Disease13. Parenchymal Disease14. Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Cardiac Emergencies15. Management of Specific Cardiac Diseases16. Management of Thromboembolic Disease Secondary to Heart Failure17. Arrhythmias18. General Approach to the Acute Abdomen19. Diagnostic Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Conditions20. Management of Specific Gastrointestinal Conditions21. Urologic Emergencies - General Approach: Diagnostic Evaluation, Monitoring, andTherapeutic Techniques for the Urological System22. Urologic Emergencies: Ureters, Bladder, Urethra, GN, and CKD23. Acute Kidney Injury24. General Approach and Overview of the Neurologic Cat25. Neurologic Emergencies: Brain26. Neurologic Emergencies: Spinal Cord27. Neurologic Emergencies: Peripheral28. Hematologic Emergencies: Bleeding29. Hematologic Emergencies: Anemia30. Management of Specific Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases: Diabetes Mellitus31. Management of Specific Endocrine and Metabolic Disease: Other32. Electrolyte Disorders33. Reproductive Emergencies34. Pediatric Emergencies35. Feline Geriatric Emergencies36. Ocular Emergencies37. Dermatologic Emergencies38. Toxicological Emergencies39. Environmental Emergencies40. Common Technical Procedures in the ER41. Creating a minimal stress emergency environment42. Surgical Section42.1 Emergency Gastrointestinal Surgery42.2 Emergency Urinary Surgery42.3 Emergency Hepatobiliary Surgery42.4 Emergency Reproductive Surgery42.5 Emergency Traumatic and Reconstructive Surgery42.6 Emergency Ophthalmic Surgery42 Surgical SectionMaureen A. Griffin and William T. N. Culp42.1 Emergency Gastrointestinal Surgery 55142.2 Emergency Urinary Surgery 56042.3 Emergency Hepatobiliary Surgery 57042.4 Emergency Reproductive Surgery 57642.5 Emergency Traumatic and Reconstructive Surgery 58242.6 Emergency Ophthalmic Surgery 591