This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice focuses on Therapeutics, with topics including: Metabolic scaling and other methods used to extrapolate drug dosages for exotics; Update on antiviral therapies in birds; Multiresistant bacteria in exotic animal medicine: fact or faux?; Emergency drugs and fluid therapy in exotics; Guidelines for treatment of toxicities in exotic animals; Nutraceuticals in exotic animal medicine; Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics modelling of analgesic drugs; Psychoactive drugs in avian medicine; Cardiovascular drugs in avian and small mammal medicine; Gastrointestinal drugs in small mammal medicine; Update on cancer treatment in exotics; Drug delivery methods with emphasis on low stress handling while medicating exotic animal; and Compounding and extra-label use of drugs in exotic animal medicine.
1. Introduction - p. 215 2. Drug administration via injectable routes - p. 216 3. Drug administration in the digestive and respiratory systems - p. 235 4. Drug administration via topical routes - p. 244 5. Summary - p. 248 6. Low-Stress Medication Techniques in Birds and Small Mammals - p. 261 7. Techniques for Monitoring Drug Efficacy - p. 287 8. Group Treatment Strategies for Animals in a Zoologic Setting - p. 297 9. Considerations for Treatment of Large Zoologic Collections: Fish - p. 311 10. Therapeutic Contraindications in Exotic Pets - p. 327 11. Prudent Use of Antimicrobials in Exotic Animal Medicine - p. 341 12. Antifungal Therapy in Birds: Old Drugs in a New Jacket - p. 355 13. Avian Vaccination: Current Options and Strategies - p. 379 14. Cardiovascular Drugs in Avian, Small Mammal, and Reptile Medicine - p. 399 15. Introduction - p. 399 16. Congestive heart failure and related conditions - p. 400 17. Pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade - p. 427 18. Atherosclerotic disease - p. 428 19. Summary - p. 430 20. Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Agonists and Other Contraceptive Medications in Exotic Companion Animals - p. 443 21. Update on Cancer Treatment in Exotics - p. 465 22. Introduction - p. 465 23. Tumor staging - p. 466 24. Clinical pathology - p. 468 25. Imaging modalities - p. 468 26. Treatment modalities - p. 469 27. Translating cancer therapies to exotics - p. 470 28. Chemotherapy - p. 471 29. Emerging molecularly targeted agents - p. 471 30. Radiation therapy in exotic species - p. 488 31. Other/miscellaneous therapy types - p. 490 32. Treatment strategies for tumors - p. 491 33. Nutrition/supportive care for exotic cancer patients - p. 493 34. Patient monitoring and side effects - p. 494 35. Future directions - p. 496 36. Nontraditional Therapies (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Chiropractic) in Exotic Animals - p. 511
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This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice focuses on Therapeutics, with topics including: Metabolic scaling and other methods used to extrapolate drug dosages for exotics; Update on antiviral therapies in birds; Multiresistant bacteria in exotic animal medicine: fact or faux?; Emergency drugs and fluid therapy in exotics; Guidelines for treatment of toxicities in exotic animals; Nutraceuticals in exotic animal medicine; Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics modelling of analgesic drugs; Psychoactive drugs in avian medicine; Cardiovascular drugs in avian and small mammal medicine; Gastrointestinal drugs in small mammal medicine; Update on cancer treatment in exotics; Drug delivery methods with emphasis on low stress handling while medicating exotic animal; and Compounding and extra-label use of drugs in exotic animal medicine.
1. Introduction - p. 215 2. Drug administration via injectable routes - p. 216 3. Drug administration in the digestive and respiratory systems - p. 235 4. Drug administration via topical routes - p. 244 5. Summary - p. 248 6. Low-Stress Medication Techniques in Birds and Small Mammals - p. 261 7. Techniques for Monitoring Drug Efficacy - p. 287 8. Group Treatment Strategies for Animals in a Zoologic Setting - p. 297 9. Considerations for Treatment of Large Zoologic Collections: Fish - p. 311 10. Therapeutic Contraindications in Exotic Pets - p. 327 11. Prudent Use of Antimicrobials in Exotic Animal Medicine - p. 341 12. Antifungal Therapy in Birds: Old Drugs in a New Jacket - p. 355 13. Avian Vaccination: Current Options and Strategies - p. 379 14. Cardiovascular Drugs in Avian, Small Mammal, and Reptile Medicine - p. 399 15. Introduction - p. 399 16. Congestive heart failure and related conditions - p. 400 17. Pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade - p. 427 18. Atherosclerotic disease - p. 428 19. Summary - p. 430 20. Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Agonists and Other Contraceptive Medications in Exotic Companion Animals - p. 443 21. Update on Cancer Treatment in Exotics - p. 465 22. Introduction - p. 465 23. Tumor staging - p. 466 24. Clinical pathology - p. 468 25. Imaging modalities - p. 468 26. Treatment modalities - p. 469 27. Translating cancer therapies to exotics - p. 470 28. Chemotherapy - p. 471 29. Emerging molecularly targeted agents - p. 471 30. Radiation therapy in exotic species - p. 488 31. Other/miscellaneous therapy types - p. 490 32. Treatment strategies for tumors - p. 491 33. Nutrition/supportive care for exotic cancer patients - p. 493 34. Patient monitoring and side effects - p. 494 35. Future directions - p. 496 36. Nontraditional Therapies (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Chiropractic) in Exotic Animals - p. 511
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