Designed with busy practitioners and students in mind, Small Animal Dermatology: A Color Atlas and Therapeutic Guide provides concise, thorough coverage of over 250 skin diseases affecting small animals. More than 1,000 high-quality images help to ensure accurate diagnoses, with coverage including clinical features, top differentials, treatment, and prognosis for each disorder. In this edition, author Keith A. Hnilica streamlines content for practical, everyday use in the clinic. The differential diagnosis chapter is updated for added clarity and easier use, and for quick access, chapters now list diseases based upon the frequency of their occurrence in the pet population.A user-friendly organization allows for quick and easy access to information on specific diseases.Vivid, full-color images facilitate accurate diagnosis of each disorder.A comprehensive drug appendix includes information about dosage, adverse reactions, indications, and contraindications.A new section on skin diseases of birds and exotic pets covers the management of rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chinchillas, turtles, snakes, and lizards. Hundreds of new, full-color images clearly demonstrate the clinical appearance of skin lesions for accurate diagnosis and treatment.Expanded coverage includes multiple methods of developing a differential diagnosis list based on patterns, breed, lesion type, and lesion location.Coverage of the zoonotic potential of animal skin diseases includes information on preventing the spread of disease from animal to human.Content is streamlined to focus on the more common and likely to be seen clinical problems.A completely updated drug formulary outlines the most effective treatment of dermatological conditions.

Diagnosis is often the most challenging part of dermatology. Diagnostic dermatology melds both clinical and histopathologic diagnosis by correlating the clinical and microscopic features of skin disease. This book is a heavily illustrated comprehensive overview of clinical dermatology and dermatopathology that will provide the reader with the tools to accurately diagnose skin disease in the dog and cat.The book will prove an indispensable reference for veterinary dermatologists, diagnostic pathologists, and small animal practitioners who seek to improve their skill in diagnostic dermatology. Completely revised second edition, with many new disease descriptionsNow with colour clinical photographs illustrating all of the non-neoplastic skin diseases (previous edition had black and white photographs only)Written by internationally renowned experts, it provides a comprehensive overview of clinical dermatology and dermatopathology for all those interested in skin diseases of dogs and cats.

This comprehensive handbook summarizes dermatological drugs for feline and canine patients. It covers oral, topical and injectable medications suitable for cats and dogs. Vital information given for each drug includes: indications, contraindications, mechanism of action, dosage, formulations, side-effects, drug interactions and monitoring. Both American and European trade names are provided alongside generic names for ease of reference.The book is divided into 4 sections. The first covers systemic dermatological agents. The second section presents topical dermatological agents. The third section covers allergen-specific immunotherapy. The fourth section lists dermatological conditions and the drugs commonly used to treat each disease, and directs the reader to the information on those drugs.Canine and Feline Dermatology Drug Handbook is an essential reference for quick daily use in a clinical setting. Ideal for veterinarians in first opinion practice as well as those specializing in dermatology.

Have you ever found a skin tumor on your dog? Been worried about a rash that won't go away? Frustrated trying to get a sparse, lifeless coat into show condition? Forty percent of all veterinary visits are prompted by skin problems. This valuable reference guide will help you identify problems and determine when to go to the vet. The author thoroughly describes causes, symptoms and treatments for a wide variety of conditions. He covers everything from parasite and immune-related conditions to tumors, infections, allergies, and breed specific problems. Find answers, take effective action, and be able to communicate clearly with your vet with the help of this detailed work.

"Dermatology MES" is a readily usable reference for veterinary dermatology. This title provides with practical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of the skin diseases commonly seen in a practice. The organization consistently progresses from a detailed description of all diagnostic test and procedures, to clinical evaluation of the test results, and presentation of treatment options. Leading questions are used throughout, to focus the user on important diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. All applicable drugs are discussed and dosages provided. This text features 115 four-color illustrations for easy identification, clear step-by-step descriptions of diagnostic test and lots of tables that allow for quick access to information. The highly visual format makes this text an effective client education resource. This fast and easy to use reference guide provides an excellent, in-depth and concise survey of dermatologic diseases, diagnoses, and therapies. It is published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by Manson Publishing outside of North America.

Fully revised and updated, Muller&Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology provides students and veterinarians the most complete, up-to-date and user-friendly textbook of dermatology for dogs, cats, and pocket pets. This popular resource thoroughly details everything concerning etiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, and therapy. Lavishly illustrated with clinical, microscopic and histopathological materials, it features over 1200 illustrations.

Following the super success and critical aclaim for the First Edition, the new Second Edition of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat.is being equally well accepted, by reviewers and readers alike. The strengths of the first edition have been preserved: - Problem-oriented approach; the book is arranged in twelve chapters covering dermatoses classified by their principle presenting sign. - Concise systematically structured text; definition, aetiology and pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, management. Focus is on clinical practice and the need to explain the disease to the owner. - Superb and generously sized colour photographs and diagrams. - Clear user-friendly design - one condition per page or spread of pages. - Referenced thoughout to give the clinician access to the literature. Within the framework and in light of the exponential growth of information in small animal dermatology since first publication, the authors have revised the entire text for the new second edition, added twenty-one new sections and one hundred and thirty-one new colour photos. The result is a handbook that is practical, extensive and up-to-date in its content, beautifully illustrated and designed. The new second edition is of value to veterinary practitioners and students, veterinary nurses and technicans.

Skin disease is one of the most common reasons for dogs and cats to be presented to veterinarians and yet dermatological diagnosis and treatment can often prove troublesome.In order to avoid problems, clinicians must take a logical and systematic approach in order to carry out appropriate tests, make an accurate clinical diagnosis and then apply the necessary treatment.

This quick reference manual offers accessible, reliable knowledge on small animal dermatology in the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format. The second edition of Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dermatology is a completely new compilation of information, with rewritten, reorganized, and updated chapters which offer even faster access to commonly used dermatology information. Aiding busy practitioners in making rapid, accurate decisions, the book offers complete coverage of diagnostic tools and information in an easy-to-use bulleted format.This new edition includes many new topics such as diagnostic cultures, the diagnostic approach to the dermatology patient, precancerous conditions, zoonoses, and breed predispositions. In addition, existing content has been fully revised to provide a resource that is current and clinically relevant. New to this edition are printable client handouts on a back-of-book CD for use in your practice. With more than 550 color photographs to aid in diagnosis and useful appendices on dermatologic drugs and toxicities, the book is packed with essential information for veterinarians and students alike.

Skin Diseases of the Cat provides the veterinary practitioner with one of the few specialised works dealing with all common skin diseases in the cat. This new quick reference handbook is for use by the busy veterinary clinician, as well as for veterinary students. It contains many colour photographs of common and rare skin conditions. Importantly, it includes diagrams for parasite identifications.Skin Diseases of the Cat includes descriptions of clinical presentations, differential diagnoses, and diagnosis especially those diagnostic techniques available to the veterinary surgeon within a practice environment. Guidance is given on the management of dermatophytosis.