This book highlights all the medical aspects that the veterinary practitioner should bear in mind when dealing with a senior feline patient. The key points of each system and disease are addressed in a clear manner so that the practical application of the information provided is the main of the asset of book. From the respiratory system to the endocrine system, from infectious diseases to pain control, no question has been left unanswered regarding the clinical medicine of senior feline patients, always from the perspective of their physiological peculiarities and response to the treatment.
Contents
Senior care: understanding ageing
Senior animals in daily clinical practice
The ageing process
How to identify this process in a cat
References
Respiratory diseases in senior cats
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Bronchial diseases: asthma and chronic bronchitis
Diagnostic approach
Treatment
Pleural effusion
References
Common heart diseases in senior cats
Examining a patient with potential heart disease
Auscultation
Examination of the eyes and mucosae
Examination of the jugular pulse and veins
Keys to thoracic auscultation
Normal heart sounds
Murmurs
Rhythm and rate
Other diagnostic methods
Main types of cardiomyopathy in senior patients
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Treatment of cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
Treatment of hypertension
References
Dental care in senior cats
Age-associated changes
Abrasion
Periodontal disease
Tooth resorption or false caries
Oral neoplasms
Stomatitis and feline chronic gingivostomatitis
Aetiopathogenesis
Lesions and clinical signs
Treatment
Tooth extraction
Perioperative considerations
Surgical technique
References
Gastrointestinal diseases in senior cats
Vomiting
Diagnostic approach
Treatment
Inflammatory bowel disease
Clinical picture
Diagnostic approach
Treatment
Intestinal lymphoma
Diagnostic approach
Treatment
Constipation (megacolon)
Treatment
References
Liver and pancreas diseases in senior cats
Feline age-associated hepatic and pancreatic pathophysiology
Inflammatory liver diseases in the senior cat
Triaditis
Hepatic lipidosis
Hepatic encephalopathy
Liver neoplasms
Treatment of hepatobiliary conditions in senior cats
Antibiotics
Immunosuppressive drugs
Supportive treatment
Acute and chronic pancreatitis
Treatment of acute pancreatitis
Treatment of chronic pancreatitis
Annex
References
Chronic kidney disease
The International Renal Interest Society. Kidney disease classification system
How chronic kidney disease is diagnosed
Changes in the kidneys
What to do
Treatment of chronic kidney disease
Treatment of hyperphosphataemia
How to fight anaemia
How to manage hypertension
References
Pain management in senior cats
Feline osteoarthritis
Adapting clinical examination to cats
Drugs for pain
NSAIDs
Opiates
Tricyclic antidepressants
Anticonvulsants
NMDA receptor antagonists
Nutraceuticals
Gene therapy
Alternative therapies
Annex
References
Endocrine diseases in senior cats
Feline hyperthyroidism
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Acromegaly
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s syndrome)
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Hyperaldosteronism (Conn’s syndrome)
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Diabetes mellitus
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
References
Infectious diseases in senior cats
Toxoplasmosis
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Feline haemoplasmosis
Pathogenesis
Diagnosis
Treatment
Calicivirus (FCV)
Virulent systemic feline calicivirus (VS-FCV)
Diagnosis
Treatment
Herpesvirus (FHV)
Pathogenesis
Diagnosis
Treatment
Feline coronavirus and feline infectious peritonitis: who is who
Agent that causes feline infectious peritonitis?
Diagnosis
Treatment
Retroviruses
Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV)
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
References
