Clinical Endocrinology of Companion Animals

Jacquie Rand, BSVc, DVSc, MACVS, DACVIM, is Professor of Companion Animal Health at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is also Director of the Centre for Companion Animal Health.Ellen Behrend, VMD, PhD, DACVIM, is Joezy Griffin Professor in Internal Medicine at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.Danielle Gunn-Moore, BSc, BVM&S, PhD, FHEA, MACVSc, MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine, is Professor of Feline Medicine and Head of Companion Animal Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.Michelle Campbell-Ward, BSc, BVSc(Hons I), DZooMed(Mammalian), MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, is Veterinarian at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Australia.

• Contributors xPreface xv1 Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs 1Patty Lathan2 Hypoadrenocorticism in Cats 22Danièlle Gunn-Moore and Kerry Simpson3 Hypoadrenocorticism in Other Species 28Michelle L. Campbell-Ward4 Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency (Previously Known as Relative Adrenal Insufficiency) 36Linda Martin5 Hyperadrenocorticism in Dogs 43Ellen N. Behrend and Carlos Melian6 Primary Functioning Adrenal Tumors Producing Signs Similar to Hyperadrenocorticism Including Atypical Syndromes in Dogs 65Kate Hill7 Hyperadrenocorticism in Cats 71Danièlle Gunn-Moore and Kerry Simpson8 Primary Functioning Adrenal Tumors Producing Signs Similar to Hyperadrenocorticism Including Atypical Syndromes in Cats 80Nicki Reed and Danièlle Gunn-Moore9 Hyperadrenocorticism in Ferrets 86Nico J. Schoemaker10 Hyperadrenocorticism and Primary Functioning Adrenal Tumors in Other Species (Excluding Horses and Ferrets) 95Michelle L. Campbell-Ward11 Hyperadrenocorticism (Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction) in Horses 100Catherine McGowan12 Primary Hyperaldosteronism 115Andrea M. Harvey and Kent R. Refsal13 Pheochromocytoma in Dogs 128Claudia E. Reusch14 Pheochromocytoma in Cats 137Danièlle Gunn-Moore and Kerry Simpson15 Canine Diabetes Mellitus 143Linda Fleeman and Jacquie Rand16 Feline Diabetes Mellitus 169Jacquie Rand17 Diabetes Mellitus in Other Species 191Michelle L. Campbell-Ward and Jacquie Rand18 Canine Diabetic Emergencies 201Rebecka S. Hess19 Feline Diabetic Ketoacidosis 209Jacquie Rand20 Equine Metabolic Syndrome/Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Horses 217John Keen21 Insulinoma in Dogs 229Rebecka S. Hess22 Insulinoma in Cats 240Danièlle Gunn-Moore and Kerry Simpson23 Insulinomas in Other Species 245Sue Chen and Michelle L. Campbell-Ward24 Gastrinoma, Glucagonoma, and Other APUDomas 253Craig Ruaux and Patrick Carney25 Hypothyroidism in Dogs 263David Panciera26 Hypothyroidism in Cats 273Danièlle Gunn-Moore27 Hypothyroidism in Other Species 278Janice Sojka Kritchevsky28 Hyperthyroidism in Dogs 291David Panciera29 Hyperthyroidism in Cats 295Mark E. Peterson30 Hyperthyroidism/Thyroid Neoplasia in Other Species 311Michelle L. Campbell-Ward31 Hypocalcemia in Dogs 315Patricia A. Schenck and Dennis Chew32 Hypocalcemia in Cats 326Patricia A. Schenck and Dennis Chew33 Hypocalcemia in Other Species 335Michael Stanford, John Keen and Michelle L. Campbell-Ward34 Hypercalcemia in Dogs 356Patricia A. Schenck and Dennis Chew35 Hypercalcemia in Cats 373Dennis Chew and Patricia A. Schenck36 Hypercalcemia in Other Species 385Michelle L. Campbell-Ward37 Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Reptiles 396Kevin Eatwell38 Hyposomatotropism in Dogs 404Annemarie M.W.Y. Voorbij and Hans S. Kooistra39 Hyposomatotropism in Cats 416Nicki Reed and Danièlle Gunn-Moore40 Acromegaly in Dogs 421Hans S. Kooistra41 Acromegaly in Cats 427David Church and Stijn J. M. Niessen42 Diabetes Insipidus and Polyuria/Polydipsia in Dogs 436Katharine F. Lunn and Katherine M. James43 Diabetes Insipidus in Cats 450Nicki Reed and Danièlle Gunn-Moore44 Hyponatremia, SIADH, and Renal Salt Wasting 458Katherine M. James45 Estrogen- and Androgen-Related Disorders 467Cheri A. Johnson46 Progesterone and Prolactin-Related Disorders; Adrenal Dysfunction and Sex Hormones 487Cheri A. Johnson47 Pathologic Reproductive Endocrinology in Other Species 504John Keen and Michelle L. Campbell-WardIndex 512

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