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Diplomate Rhea V. Morgan, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists; Director, Smokey Mountain Veterinary Services, Walland, TN; Ophthalmology Services at Village Veterinary Medical Center, Farragut, TN.

• Section 1: Procedures and Techniques Section Editor: Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVOAmputation, LimbArthrodesisBlood Pressure Measurement, IndirectBone Marrow Aspiration and EvaluationBronchoscopyCastration of the Male CatCastration of the Male DogChemotherapy and Your PetDialysis EchocardiographyElectrocardiography - Intermittent and ContinuousFemoral Head and Neck OstectomyFluid TherapyFracture Repair: Casts and SplintsFracture Repair: External Skeletal FixationFracture Repair: Internal FixationLaboratory Tests of Kidney FunctionNutritional Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Oxygen TherapyPhysical RehabilitationPreoperative EvaluationSterilization of the Female DogSterilization of the Female CatSubcutaneous Fluid AdministrationTotal Hip ArthroplastyTransfusion Therapy in DogsTransfusion Therapy in CatsTreatment of Resistant SeizuresTreatment of SeizuresTriple Pelvic Osteotomy for Hip DysplasiaSection 2: Cardiovascular System Section Editor: Rebecca Gompf, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Cardiology)Aortic StenosisArterial Thromboembolism, PeripheralAtrial Premature Contractions and Tachycardia Atrial FibrillationAtrioventricular Valve Degeneration in DogsCardiac TumorsCardiomyopathy, Boxer Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationCongestive Heart Failure in Dogs, Left -SidedDilated Cardiomyopathy in CatsDilated Cardiomyopathy in DogsEndocarditisHeartworm Disease in CatsHeartworm Disease in Dogs Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in CatsOccult Cardiomyopathy in Doberman PinschersPatent Ductus ArteriosusPericardial EffusionPeritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic HerniaPersistent right aortic archPulmonary HypertensionPulmonic StenosisRight -Sided Congestive Heart Failure in DogsSecond and Third Degree Heart Block Sick Sinus Syndrome and Atrial Standstill Sinus Arrhythmia Sinus Bradycardia Systemic HypertensionTetralogy of FallotTricuspid and Mitral Valve DysplasiaVentricular and Atrial Septal DefectsVentricular Fibrillation and Cardiac ArrestVentricular Premature Contractions and TachycardiaSection 3: Respiratory System Section Editor: Ronald M. Bright, DVM, MSD, ACVSAcute Respiratory Distress SyndromeAllergic Bronchitis in CatsAllergic Bronchitis in DogsBrachycephalic SyndromeBronchitis, AcuteBronchitis, ChronicBullous Lung DiseaseDiaphragmatic HerniaFlail ChestLaryngeal Collapse in DogsLaryngeal ParalysisLaryngitis and TracheitisLaryngeal and Tracheal NeoplasiaLung Lobe TorsionLung TumorsMediastinal MassesNasal and Nasopharyngeal Polyps in Cats Nasal Tumors, MalignantPleural EffusionPneumonia, AspirationPneumonia, BacterialPneumonia, FungalPneumothoraxPulmonary ContusionsPulmonary EdemaRhinoscopyRhinitis/Sinusitis in CatsRhinitis/Sinusitis in DogsTracheal Collapse in DogsTracheal ObstructionTracheal TraumaSection 4: Neurologic System Section Editors: Courtenay F. Ratterree, DVM; Marc Kent, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine/Neurology); Scott J Schatzberg, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), PhDAtlantoaxial Subluxation in the DogBotulismBrachial Plexus AvulsionBrain TumorsCanine Distemper Neurologic DiseaseCaudal Occipital (Chiari-like) Malformation and SyringohydromyeliaDegenerative MyelopathyDiscospondylitisFibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis and Necrotizing EncephalitisHead TraumaHydrocephalusIdiopathic EpilepsyIdiopathic Facial Nerve ParalysisIdiopathic Peripheral Vestibular DiseaseIdiopathic Trigeminal NeuropathyIntervertebral Disc Disease Ischemic Brain Injury (Stroke)Lumbosacral Disease, DegenerativeMyasthenia gravisPeripheral Nerve Sheath TumorsPolyradiculoneuritis in Dogs, AcuteSeizures: Causes and DiagnosisSpinal Cord TraumaSpinal Tumors Spondylosis DeformansSteroid Responsive Meningeal Arteritis Tick ParalysisTremor SyndromeCaudal Cervical Spondylopathy (Wobbler Syndrome) Section 5: Digestive System Section Editor: Craig G. Ruaux, BVSc, PhD, DACVIMAnal Sac DiseasesCholangiohepatitis in CatsColitis, AcuteColitis, ChronicCleft PalateCopper Storage Hepatopathy in DogsEpulis in DogsEsophageal Foreign BodyEsophagitis & Esophageal StrictureExocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyFecal Incontinence Gall Bladder Disease in DogsGastric Foreign BodyGastric NeoplasiaGastritis, AcuteGastritis, ChronicGastrointestinal UlcerationGingivitisHepatic Lipidosis in CatsHepatic EncephalopathyHepatitis in Dogs, ChronicHemorrhagic Gastroenteritis in DogsInflammatory Bowel Disease in CatsInflammatory Bowel Disease in DogsIntestinal NeoplasiaIntestinal ObstructionIntestinal ParasitesLymphoplasmacytic Stomatitis in CatsMegacolon in CatsMegaesophagusOral Melanoma in DogsOral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in CatsPancreatitis in DogsPancreatitis in CatsPerianal Fistula in DogsPerianal TumorsPerineal Hernia in DogsPortosystemic Vascular AnomaliesProtein-losing EnteropathySalivary Mucocele in DogsSection 6: Endocrine System Section Editor: Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVODiabetes InsipidusDiabetes Mellitus in CatsDiabetes Mellitus in DogsHyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's Disease) in DogsHypercalcemiaHyperlipidemiaHyperthyroidism in CatsHypoadrenocorticism (Addison's Disease)HypoglycemiaHypothyroidism in DogsSection 7: Urinary System Section Editor: Catherine E. Langston, DVM, DACVIM Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease Acute Kidney Failure Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy in DogsBladder CancerBladder Stones in CatsBladder Stones in DogsBladder Trauma Chronic Kidney Disease in CatsChronic Kidney Disease in DogsCystitis in CatsCystitis in DogsEctopic Ureter in DogsFanconi Syndrome in DogsKidney Dysplasia in DogsKidney Stones in CatsKidney Toxins (Nephrotoxicosis)Kidney Transplantation in CatsPerinephric Pseudocysts in Cats Polycystic Kidney Disease in CatsProstate Cancer in DogsProstatic and Paraprostatic Cysts in DogsProstatitis and Prostatic Abscessation in DogsProtein- Losing Nephropathy in DogsUrine Protein Assays in DogsPyelonephritis, Kidney InfectionRenal NeoplasiaUreteral Obstruction in CatsUrethral Prolapse in DogsUrethritisUrinary Incontinence in DogsUrethral Obstruction in CatsSection 8: Reproductive System Section Editor: Ronald M. Bright, DVM, MS, DACVSAgalactiaCryptorchidism in Dogs and CatsDystocia in Dogs and CatsEclampsia in DogsInfertility in Male DogsInfertility in the BitchInfertility in the QueenInfertility in the TomMammary Fibroadenomatous HyperplasiaMammary Tumors in CatsMammary Tumors in DogsMastitis Ovarian Remnant SyndromeParaphimosis in DogsPenile Tumors in DogsPhimosisPregnancy Loss in the BitchPseudocyesisPyometra Complex Subinvolution of Placental Sites in DogsTesticular Tumors in DogsUterine Prolapse Vaginal Edema in DogsVaginitis in DogsSection 9: Hemolymphatic System Section Editor: Kristi S. Lively, DVM, DABVPAcute Lymphocytic LeukemiaAnemia in Dogs and CatsAnticoagulant Rodenticide ToxicityAplastic AnemiaBabesia Infection in DogsCancer-Associated HypercalcemiaChronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaCoagulopathy Associated with Liver DiseaseDisseminated Intravascular CoagulationFever of Unknown Origin Hemobartonellosis in CatsHemophilia AHemophilia BImmune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia Immune-Mediated ThrombocytopeniaLymphedemaLymphoma in CatsLymphoma in DogsPrimary and Secondary PolycythemiaSplenic HemangiosarcomaSplenic TorsionSplenomegalyMastocy TosisThrombocytopenia - Other CausesThrombosisVon Willebrand DiseaseSection 10: Immune System Section Editor: Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVOAllergic ReactionsExtramedullary PlasmacytomaMalignant Histiocytosis and Histiocytic SarcomaMultiple MyelomaSystemic Lupus Erythematosus in Dogs-Systemic AspectsSection 11: Musculoskeletal System Section Editor: Mark C. Rochat, DVM, MS, DACVSAngular Limb Deformities in DogsBicipital TendinopathyBone TumorsCalcaneal Tendon InjuryJuvenile Carpal Hyperextension/Hyperflexion DisorderCarpal and Tarsal Shearing InjuriesCranial Cruciate Ligament DiseaseElbow IncongruencyTraumatic Elbow LuxationFibrotic MyopathiesFragmented Medial Coronoid Process DiseaseHip Dysplasia in DogsHip LuxationHypertrophic Osteodystrophy in DogsHypertrophic Osteopathy in DogsImmune-Mediated ArthritisLegg-Calvé-Perthes DiseaseMandibular FracturesMasticatory MyositisNutritional Bone DiseasesOsteoarthritis - Medical ManagementOsteochondrosis (Osteochondritis Dissecans)OsteomyelitisPanosteitis in DogsPatella LuxationSacroiliac LuxationScapular Luxation Septic ArthritisShoulder LuxationStifle LuxationUnunited Anconeal Process Disease in DogsSection 12: Dermatologic System Section Editor: Emily Rothstein, DVM, DACVDAcute Moist Dermatitis in DogsAlopecia XAsymmetrical Claw (Toenail) DiseaseAtopic DermatitisAtypical MycobacteriosisBenign Skin Tumors in DogsCheyletiellosisCutaneous or Discoid Lupus ErythematosusCutaneous (Epitheliotropic) - T Cell LymphomaCyclical Flank AlopeciaDeep Bacterial Pyoderma and FurunculosisDemodicosis in DogsDermatophytosisEosinophilic Granuloma Complex in CatsExfoliative Cutaneous Lupus ErythematosusFeline AcneFlea Allergic DermatitisFood Reactions, AdverseJuvenile Cellulitis Lipomas in DogsMalassezia DermatitisMast Cell Tumors in CatsMast Cell Tumors in DogsNasal DepigmentationNotoedric MangePemphigus ComplexPinnal SeborrheaPlasma Cell Pododermatitis in CatsPrimary SeborrheaSarcoptic MangeSebaceous Adenitis in DogsSkin Fold Pyoderma (Intertrigo)SporotrichosisSubcutaneous Abscesses and CellulitisSuperficial Bacterial Folliculitis in DogsSymmetrical Claw (Toenail) DiseaseSystemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) -Dermatologic AspectsVaccine-Associated Vasculitis in DogsVitamin-A Responsive DermatosisZinc-Responsive DermatosisSection 13: Diseases of the Eye Section Editor: Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVOAnterior UveitisCataractsChorioretinitis and Optic NeuritisCollie Eye AnomalyConjunctivitisCorneal UlcerationDistichiasis and Ectopic CiliaEctropionEntropionEyelid Tumors Feline Corneal SequestrationFeline Eosinophilic KeratitisFeline Herpesvirus KeratoconjunctivitisGlaucoma in CatsGlaucoma in DogsHorner's SyndromeHypertensive RetinopathyHyphemaIntraocular TumorsIridociliary CystsIris Melanosis of CatsKeratoconjunctivitis Sicca (Dry Eye)Lens Luxation and SubluxationLipid KeratopathyOrbital Cellulitis & AbscessationOrbital TumorsPannusPersistent Corneal ErosionsPigmentary KeratitisProgressive Retinal AtrophyProlapse of the Gland of the Third Eyelid Proptosis of the EyeRetinal DetachmentRetinal DysplasiaSudden Acquired Retinal DegenerationTaurine RetinopathySection 14: Diseases of the Ear Section Editor: Lynette K. Cole, DVM, MS, DACVDAural HematomaDeafnessOtitis ExternaOtitis InternaOtitis MediaSection 15: Infectious Diseases Section Editor: Lynn Guptill-Yoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIMBartonellosisBlstomycosisBorreliosis (Lyme Disease)Brucellosis in DogsCampylobacteriosisCanine Distemper VirusCanine Infectious Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough)Canine InfluenzaCoccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever, San Joaquin Valley Fever)CryptococcosisCryptosporidiosisCytauxzoonosisCanine Ehrlichiosis and AnaplasmosisEnteric CoccidiosisFeline CoronavirusFeline Immunodeficiency VirusFeline Leukemia VirusFeline Upper Respiratory Infection GiardiasisHelicobacteriosisHepatozoonosis in DogsHistoplasmosisLeishmaniasisLeptospirosisMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus InfectionsNeosporosis in DogsParvovirus in CatsCanine ParvovirusProtothecosis in DogsPythiosis RabiesRocky Mountain Spotted FeverTetanusToxoplasmosisTritrichomoniasis in CatsSection 16: Behavioral Disorders Section Editor: Elizabeth A. Shull, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), DACVBAggression Amongst Household CatsDominance Aggression in DogsElimination Problems in CatsElimination Problems in DogsFear and Anxiety Disorders in DogsPetting Intolerance and Status Aggression in CatsPlay Aggression in CatsPossessive and Territorial Aggression in DogsSection 17: Nutritional Disorders Section Editor: Joseph W. Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVNFeeding Trials for Possible Food AllergyHomemade DietsObesity in CatsObesity in DogsOvernutrition of Large Breed DogsTaurine DeficiencySection 18: Toxicology Section Editor: Petra A. Volmer, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABTAcetaminophen ToxicityAmitraz ToxicosisAntifreeze ToxicityAvermectin ToxicityBread DoughToxicityChocolate and Methylxanthine ToxicityCholecalciferol Rodenticide PoisoningGrapes and Raisin Toxicity in DogsHerbal ToxicitiesLead PoisoningMacadamia Nut Toxicity in DogsMetaldehyde PoisoningNonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs ToxicityOrganophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticide PoisoningPaintball ToxicityPyrethrin and Pyrethroid ToxicityStrychnine PoisoningToxicity from Illicit Human Drugs - DepressantsToxicity from Illicit Human Drugs - Opioids & StimulantsXylitol Toxicosis in DogsZinc ToxicitySection 19: Environmental Disorders Section Editor: Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVDBurnsElectrical Cord InjuryHeat ProstrationShockVenomous Snake Bites

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