Treatment and care of the geriatric veterinary patient. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mary Gardner, Dani McVety.
• Editors: Gardner, Mary, 1973-; McVety, Dani, 1981-
• Contents: List of Contributors ix About the Companion Website xi Part I They Just Don’t Live Long Enough 1 1 Introduction 3; Mary Gardner 2 Maintaining the Human–Animal Bond 7; Dani McVety 3 Geriatrics and Fragility 11; Mary Gardner Part II The Aging Body Systems 21 4 Vision Changes 23; Kayla Waler and Meredith Voyles 5 Hearing Loss 35; Brad Bates 6 Dentition and the Oral Cavity 43; Heidi B. Lobprise 7 The Nose and Smelling 51; Faith Banks 8 Cognitive Dysfunction and Related Sleep Disturbances 57; Dawnetta Woodruff 9 Smelly Old Dog: Addressing the Dermatological Concerns of Our Geriatric Patients 77; Melanie Cohen 10 Central and Peripheral Nervous System 87; Laura Devlin Bacon 11 The Aging Kidney 99; Shea Cox 12 The Hepatic System 115; Laura Devlin Bacon 13 The Respiratory System 127; Cheryl A. Braswell 14 Mobility Issues 145; Tammy Perkins Johnson 15 Age?]Related Gastrointestinal Conditions and Considerations for Nutrition 185; Shea Cox 16 Urinary and Fecal Incontinence 199; Faith Banks 17 Thermoregulation 209; Brad Bates 18 Managing Pain in Geriatric Patients 221; Michael Petty and Sheilah Robertson 19 Exotic Animal Geriatrics 245; Amanda Grant Part III What Matters Most in the End 257 20 Understanding the Behavior of Geriatric Patients to Enhance their Welfare 259; Carlo Siracusa 21 Environmental Enrichment and Senior Pets: The Next Best Thing to the Fountain of Youth 269; Steve Dale 22 Where Are all the Grey Muzzles?: Marketing and Caring for Geriatric Pets in your Practice 279; Mary Gardner 23 Veterinary Hospice in Your Practice 289; Mary Gardner and Dani McVety 24 Quality of Life Assessment and End of Life Decisions 297; Mary Gardner 25 Anticipatory Grief and Preparation for Pet Loss 311; Shea Cox 26 The Look 317; Faith Banks 27 Convenience and Aggressive Pet Euthanasia 321; Dani McVety 28 Letting Go – Handling Euthanasia in Your Practice 327; Mary Gardner and Dani McVety 29 The Final Chapter 337; Mary Gardner Index 000
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 636.089; Veterinary medicine; Veterinary geriatrics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119187226; 9781119187233
• Related ISBNs: 9781119187219
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