Chronic Disease Management for Small Animals

List of Contributors xiii
 
Preface xv
 
Acknowledgments xvii
 
Part One Communication and Caregiving 1
 
1 Communication, Caregiving, and Chronic Disease 3
Dani McVety
 
Introduction 3
 
Overview 4
 
Impact of Chronic Disease on Quality of Life for Both the Patient and Caregiver 5
 
Part 1: Know Yourself--Set the Stage for Collaborative Decision Making, Active Listening, and Caregiving 10
 
Part 2: Verbal Communication 12
 
Part 3: Nonverbal Communication 14
 
References 20
 
Part Two Syndromes and Clinical Signs of Chronic Disease 23
 
2 Pruritus, Atopic Dermatitis, and Pyoderma 25
W. Dunbar Gram
 
Introduction 25
 
Diagnosis 26
 
Management 31
 
Quality of Life for Patient and Caregiver 37
 
References 37
 
3 Managing Mobility: An Integrative Approach (Orthopedic and Neurologic Impairments of Mobility) 39
Justin Shmalberg
 
Introduction 39
 
Diagnosis 39
 
Therapeutics 46
 
Quality of Life 60
 
End?]of?]Life Decisions 63
 
References 64
 
4 Chronic Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa 65
Caryn E. Plummer
 
Introduction 65
 
Adnexa 65
 
Ocular Surface Disorders 67
 
Corneal Disease 74
 
Intraocular Disease 78
 
Conditions of the Uvea 85
 
Lenticular Changes 88
 
Posterior Segment Disease 91
 
Blindness 92
 
References 93
 
5 Heart Disease 97
Simon Swift
 
Introduction 97
 
Treatment of Acute Heart Failure 98
 
Management of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure 100
 
Specific Heart Diseases 101
 
Further Reading 134
 
6 Canine Cognitive Dysfunction 135
Sheila Carrera?]Justiz
 
Introduction 135
 
Diagnosis 135
 
Therapeutics 137
 
End of Life 139
 
Further Reading 139
 
7 Vestibular Syndromes 141
Sheila

W. Dunbar Gram, DVM, DACVD, MRCVS, is Service Chief and Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
 
Rowan J. Milner, BVSc (Hons), MMedVet (Med), PhD, DECVIM-CA, DACVIM, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
 
Remo Lobetti, BVSc (Hons), MMedVet (Med), PhD, DECVIM-CA, is an internist at Bryanston Veterinary Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.