Feline Infectious Diseases: Self-Assessment Color Review PDF

Preface

As a species, the cat is host to some of the oldest infectious diseases known to veterinary medicine as well as being involved at the forefront of emerging and newly discovered infections. Cats are victim to rapidly spreading pathogens and those that hide quietly within their own DNA. They have been implicated in zoonoses and the spread of infections to and from wildlife. As cats become increasingly important human companions around the world, the veterinarians enchanted by this species have developed reliable diagnostic approaches and exceptionally effective prevention and treatment strategies for many infections. Despite this, infectious diseases remain an important part of daily feline practice, either because the solutions do not yet exist or because some cats still remain outside the reach of veterinary care.

With this book, we provide an overview of feline infectious diseases in a casebased manner, the way clinicians encounter them in daily practice. We hope this practice-oriented approach motivates the reader to contemplate the cases and to reflect on how they might have managed each case.

The book was created for veterinary practitioners and veterinary students during their clinical rotations, to improve and practice their knowledge of infectious diseases. At the end of every case, questions for self-assessment by the reader are provided to test existing knowledge. The illustrations that accompany each case will help the reader to identify both classical and unique disease presentations.