This second edition of the popular resource serves as a ready reference for equine practitioners. It provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of equine medicine and many surgical conditions. It is a hands-on, user-friendly text aimed at the busy practitioner, veterinary students, specialist equine technicians and others with an interest in horse health. Covers new topics, including intensive care, the pre-purchase examination, equine behavior, and anesthesia (including euthanasia).
1. Introduction - p. x 2. Chapter 1: Infectious diseases - p. xviii 3. INTRODUCTION - p. 1 4. VIRAL DISEASES - p. 4 5. BACTERIAL DISEASES OF THE NEONATE AND YOUNG FOAL - p. 49 6. BACTERIAL DISEASES OF THE OLDER FOAL AND ADULT - p. 56 7. MAJOR INTERNAL PARASITES OF HORSES - p. 95 8. OTHER INTERNAL PARASITES OF HORSES - p. 106 9. Chapter 2: The immune system - p. 111 10. Chapter 3: Equine nutrition and metabolic diseases - p. 149 11. Chapter 4: Toxicology and pharmacology - p. 222 12. INTRODUCTION - p. 224 13. ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG SELECTION AND DOSAGE - p. 225 14. ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS - p. 244 15. ANTHELMINTICS - p. 246 16. ANALGESIA - p. 252 17. NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS - p. 262 18. CHONDROPROTECTIVE AGENTS - p. 275 19. CORTICOSTEROIDS - p. 276 20. TOXICOLOGY - p. 284 21. DRUGS AND THE COMPETITION HORSE - p. 296 22. Chapter 5: The skin - p. 304 23. INTRODUCTION - p. 306 24. PARASITIC SKIN DISEASES - p. 307 25. PROTOZOAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 318 26. BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 319 27. VIRAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 327 28. FUNGAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 331 29. CONGENITAL/HEREDITARY SKIN CONDITIONS - p. 337 30. PIGMENTARY DISORDERS - p. 340 31. ENVIRONMENTAL DERMATOSES - p. 343 32. WOUNDS - p. 353 33. ALLERGIC SKIN DISEASES - p. 365 34. OTHER IMMUNE-MEDIATED CONDITIONS - p. 370 35. CUTANEOUS (DISCOID) LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - p. 373 36. NEOPLASTIC SKIN CONDITIONS - p. 378 37. CUTANEOUS ENDOCRINOPATHIES - p. 383 38. MISCELLANEOUS SKIN CONDITIONS - p. 386 39. Chapter 6: The ear, nose and throat - p. 391 40. Chapter 7: The lower respiratory tract - p. 423 41. Chapter 8: The cardiovascular system - p. 453 42. Chapter 9: The hemolymphatic system - p. 483 43. Chapter 10: The gastrointestinal and digestive system - p. 527 44. INTRODUCTION - p. 530 45. DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS - p. 530 46. DISEASES OF THE STOMACH - p. 540 47. DISEASES OF THE SMALL INTESTINE CAUSING COLIC - p. 543 48. DISEASES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE CAUSING COLIC - p. 563 49. LARGE COLON DISEASES CAUSING PERITONITIS - p. 582 50. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES CAUSING CHRONIC WEIGHT LOSS - p. 585 51. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES CAUSING ACUTE DIARRHEA - p. 596 52. LIVER DISEASE IN HORSES - p. 609 53. PERITONITIS - p. 624 54. Chapter 11: The endocrine system - p. 626 55. Chapter 12: The urinary system - p. 658 56. Chapter 13: The stallion and mare reproductive system - p. 712 57. Chapter 14: Perinatology - p. 763 58. INTRODUCTION - p. 766 59. ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE PERIPARTURIENT PERIOD - p. 769 60. PERIPARTURIENT COMPLICATIONS - p. 773 61. MANAGEMENT OF THE HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY - p. 788 62. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NEONATAL FOAL - p. 801 63. COMMON FOAL DISORDERS - p. 811 64. NUTRITIONAL AND RESPIRATORY SUPPORT FOR THE NEONATAL FOAL - p. 837 65. NEONATAL RESUSCITATION - p. 849 66. DEVELOPMENT OF A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE SERVICE - p. 859 67. Chapter 15: The musculoskeletal system - p. 867 68. INTRODUCTION - p. 871 69. OSTEOLOGY - p. 874 70. DISEASES AND INJURIES OF THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON - p. 888 71. ARTHROLOGY (DISEASES OF JOINTS) - p. 923 72. DISEASES OF THE FOOT - p. 964 73. SOFT TISSUE INJURIES AND DISEASES - p. 1010 74. DEVELOPMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE - p. 1044 75. Chapter 16: Performance-related problems and exercise physiology - p. 1058 76. Chapter 17: The nervous system - p. 1104 77. Chapter 18: Behavior - p. 1145 78. Chapter 19: Ophthalmology - p. 1155 79. Chapter 20: Oncology - p. 1210 80. Chapter 21: Anesthesiology - p. 1225 81. Chapter 22: Fundamentals of the equine pre-purchase examination - p. 1242 82. Chapter 23: Intensive care medicine - p. 1254 83. Abbreviations list - p. 1326 84. Index - p. 1332
This second edition of the popular resource serves as a ready reference for equine practitioners. It provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of equine medicine and many surgical conditions. It is a hands-on, user-friendly text aimed at the busy practitioner, veterinary students, specialist equine technicians and others with an interest in horse health. Covers new topics, including intensive care, the pre-purchase examination, equine behavior, and anesthesia (including euthanasia).
1. Introduction - p. x 2. Chapter 1: Infectious diseases - p. xviii 3. INTRODUCTION - p. 1 4. VIRAL DISEASES - p. 4 5. BACTERIAL DISEASES OF THE NEONATE AND YOUNG FOAL - p. 49 6. BACTERIAL DISEASES OF THE OLDER FOAL AND ADULT - p. 56 7. MAJOR INTERNAL PARASITES OF HORSES - p. 95 8. OTHER INTERNAL PARASITES OF HORSES - p. 106 9. Chapter 2: The immune system - p. 111 10. Chapter 3: Equine nutrition and metabolic diseases - p. 149 11. Chapter 4: Toxicology and pharmacology - p. 222 12. INTRODUCTION - p. 224 13. ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG SELECTION AND DOSAGE - p. 225 14. ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS - p. 244 15. ANTHELMINTICS - p. 246 16. ANALGESIA - p. 252 17. NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS - p. 262 18. CHONDROPROTECTIVE AGENTS - p. 275 19. CORTICOSTEROIDS - p. 276 20. TOXICOLOGY - p. 284 21. DRUGS AND THE COMPETITION HORSE - p. 296 22. Chapter 5: The skin - p. 304 23. INTRODUCTION - p. 306 24. PARASITIC SKIN DISEASES - p. 307 25. PROTOZOAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 318 26. BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 319 27. VIRAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 327 28. FUNGAL SKIN DISEASES - p. 331 29. CONGENITAL/HEREDITARY SKIN CONDITIONS - p. 337 30. PIGMENTARY DISORDERS - p. 340 31. ENVIRONMENTAL DERMATOSES - p. 343 32. WOUNDS - p. 353 33. ALLERGIC SKIN DISEASES - p. 365 34. OTHER IMMUNE-MEDIATED CONDITIONS - p. 370 35. CUTANEOUS (DISCOID) LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - p. 373 36. NEOPLASTIC SKIN CONDITIONS - p. 378 37. CUTANEOUS ENDOCRINOPATHIES - p. 383 38. MISCELLANEOUS SKIN CONDITIONS - p. 386 39. Chapter 6: The ear, nose and throat - p. 391 40. Chapter 7: The lower respiratory tract - p. 423 41. Chapter 8: The cardiovascular system - p. 453 42. Chapter 9: The hemolymphatic system - p. 483 43. Chapter 10: The gastrointestinal and digestive system - p. 527 44. INTRODUCTION - p. 530 45. DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS - p. 530 46. DISEASES OF THE STOMACH - p. 540 47. DISEASES OF THE SMALL INTESTINE CAUSING COLIC - p. 543 48. DISEASES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE CAUSING COLIC - p. 563 49. LARGE COLON DISEASES CAUSING PERITONITIS - p. 582 50. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES CAUSING CHRONIC WEIGHT LOSS - p. 585 51. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES CAUSING ACUTE DIARRHEA - p. 596 52. LIVER DISEASE IN HORSES - p. 609 53. PERITONITIS - p. 624 54. Chapter 11: The endocrine system - p. 626 55. Chapter 12: The urinary system - p. 658 56. Chapter 13: The stallion and mare reproductive system - p. 712 57. Chapter 14: Perinatology - p. 763 58. INTRODUCTION - p. 766 59. ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE PERIPARTURIENT PERIOD - p. 769 60. PERIPARTURIENT COMPLICATIONS - p. 773 61. MANAGEMENT OF THE HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY - p. 788 62. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NEONATAL FOAL - p. 801 63. COMMON FOAL DISORDERS - p. 811 64. NUTRITIONAL AND RESPIRATORY SUPPORT FOR THE NEONATAL FOAL - p. 837 65. NEONATAL RESUSCITATION - p. 849 66. DEVELOPMENT OF A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE SERVICE - p. 859 67. Chapter 15: The musculoskeletal system - p. 867 68. INTRODUCTION - p. 871 69. OSTEOLOGY - p. 874 70. DISEASES AND INJURIES OF THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON - p. 888 71. ARTHROLOGY (DISEASES OF JOINTS) - p. 923 72. DISEASES OF THE FOOT - p. 964 73. SOFT TISSUE INJURIES AND DISEASES - p. 1010 74. DEVELOPMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE - p. 1044 75. Chapter 16: Performance-related problems and exercise physiology - p. 1058 76. Chapter 17: The nervous system - p. 1104 77. Chapter 18: Behavior - p. 1145 78. Chapter 19: Ophthalmology - p. 1155 79. Chapter 20: Oncology - p. 1210 80. Chapter 21: Anesthesiology - p. 1225 81. Chapter 22: Fundamentals of the equine pre-purchase examination - p. 1242 82. Chapter 23: Intensive care medicine - p. 1254 83. Abbreviations list - p. 1326 84. Index - p. 1332
