Notes on Canine Internal Medicine, 4th Edition

Notes on Canine Internal Medicine, 4th Edition by Victoria L. Black, Kathryn F Murphy, Jessie Rose Payne, Edward J. H

This book provides separate lists of the common causes of medical problems, and the uncommon causes with sections on presenting complaints, physical findings, and laboratory abnormalities, a new section on imaging patterns, and a section covering diseases of the major organ systems.

SECTION 1 Presenting complaints 

In this section, the common presenting complaints are listed alphabetically according to a stylized format. 

SECTION 2 Physical problems

Significant findings from the physical examination are listed alphabetically.  

SECTION 3 Laboratory abnormalities 

In this section laboratory abnormalities of hematology, serum biochemistry, and urinalysis are listed alphabetically.  

SECTION 4 Imaging patterns 

Differential diagnoses for specific plain radiographic and ultrasonographic patterns and appearances are listed.  

SECTION 5 Organ systems 

The relevant clinical presentations and physical, laboratory, and imaging abnormalities (identified in Sections 1–4, respectively) are given for each major internal organ system. 

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Cotes Clinical Veterinary Advisor Dogs and Cats 4th Edition book (free download)

Cotes Clinical Veterinary Advisor Dogs and Cats 4th Edition By Leah Cohn and Etienne Cote

This Book is like six books in one　— with concise coverage of diseases and disorders; procedures and techniques; differentials, mnemonics, and lists; laboratory tests; clinical algorithms; and a drug compendium. Completely updated from cover to cover, this edition includes over a dozen all-new chapters on new and important topics including hyperadrenocorticism (food-related), hypercalcemia (idiopathic feline), meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology, incidentally-detected heart murmurs, and more.

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Kennel cough in dogs

 Kennel cough

Canine infectious tracheobronchitis, also known as kennel cough, is a respiratory infection caused by many bacteria and viruses. Kennel cough is airborne and highly contagious. You can get it from being around infected dogs or sharing items like toys or bowls. The name kennel cough can be misleading because it can spread quickly in situations with a large number of dogs such as the kennel dweller, and any dog ​​that comes in contact with an infected dog can transmit the disease.

Symptoms:

The main symptom of infectious tracheobronchitis is a strong cough, which may resemble a gag reflex or an attempt to pull out an object stuck in the throat. Infectious tracheobronchitis can go away on its own if your dog's immune system is able to fight off the disease.

Treatment:

Many puppies require prescription medication to help them recover. It is best to have your dog checked out by a vet at the first sign of coughing as not only does this pose a risk of contagion to other puppies but the longer this condition persists the greater the risk of more serious complications such as pneumonia. There are other, more serious causes of coughing as well, so any coughing puppy should be evaluated. You can minimize your dog's risk of contracting infectious tracheobronchitis by getting him vaccinated. Please note that the standard annual booster dose does not protect against infectious bronchitis/kennel cough.