Small Animal Pathology for Veterinary Technicians

Newly revised and updated edition of a popular reference on many of the diagnostics and treatments seen in veterinary medicine Small Animal Pathology for Veterinary Technicians is a veterinary technician student-based textbook that fosters an understanding of small animal and small exotic mammal diseases, relating pathology information to the responsibilities of technicians in the clinical setting. The book offers in-depth information on a wide range of commonly presented diseases, providing technicians with practical information linked to their daily tasks. Each body system includes a brief review of anatomy and function, full-color pictures, and tip boxes to help emphasize important issues. A companion website offers images from the book, review questions, and case studies illustrating the process of handling the patient. This newly revised and updated Second Edition includes a higher number of images to aid visual learners who are learning about these diseases for the first time. This new edition also includes information on diseases, laboratory diagnostics, and treatments that have emerged in the past 10 years, a new chapter on respiratory diseases, and a new section on disinfection. Small Animal Pathology for Veterinary Technicians includes discussion on: Infectious diseases of small animals, including prevention Gastrointestinal tract diseases, covering the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, and pancreas Urinary tract diseases, covering urinary obstructions, acute and chronic renal failure, and bacterial cystitis Ocular diseases, covering pink eye epiphora, third eyelid prolapse, glaucoma, corneal ulcers, and progressive retinal atrophy Musculoskeletal diseases, covering bone fractures, hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, and intervertebral disk disease Diseases specific to rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, and rats The Second Edition of Small Animal Pathology for Veterinary Technicians is an essential reference for faculty and veterinary technician students at academic institutions.

Table of Contents:
Preface xxiii Acknowledgment xxv About the Companion Website xxvii 1 Introduction 1 The Veterinary Technician’s Role in Pathology 1 Technician Duties and Required Skills 1 Diagnosis 3 Immunity 3 Factors Involved in Infectious Disease 4 Common Terminology Necessary for Understanding Pathology 4 Disinfection 5 Further Reading 7 2 Canine Infectious Disease 9 Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) or Hard Pad Disease 9 Canine Parvovirus Type 2 (CPV-2) 13 Canine Adenovirus Type 1 (CAV-1) or Infectious Canine Hepatitis (ICH) 16 Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis or Kennel Cough 18 Leptospirosis 20 Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) or Dog Flu 23 Further Reading 24 3 Feline Infectious Disease 27 Feline Panleukopenia (FPV) Feline Distemper, Feline Parvo, Feline Infectious Enteritis 27 Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) 30 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) or Feline Aids 33 Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP or FIPV) 35 Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infections 38 Toxoplasmosis 40 Further Reading 42 4 Rabies 45 Rabies Virus 45 Further Reading 49 5 Respiratory Disease 51 Feline Asthma, Feline Bronchial Asthma, or Feline Allergic Bronchitis 51 Canine Bronchitis or Allergic Canine Bronchitis 53 Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) 53 Respiratory Neoplasia 55 Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE) 59 Rhinitis and Sinusitis 59 Collapsing Trachea (Tracheal Collapse) 61 Pneumonia 62 Pneumothorax 63 Diaphragmatic Hernia 66 Nasopharyngeal Polyps 67 Further Reading 68 6 Gastrointestinal Tract Disease 71 Periodontal Disease or Periodontitis 71 Cleft Palate or Congenital Oronasal Fistula 73 Papilloma or Puppy Warts 74 Epulis 75 Oral Melanoma 78 Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) 81 Oral Fibrosarcoma 82 Salivary Sialocele, Mucocele, or Salivary Gland Cyst 83 Megaesophagus or Acquired Esophageal Paralysis 87 Esophageal Obstructions or Foreign Bodies 89 Vascular Ring Anomaly (VRA) or Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA) 91 Gastroesophageal Reflux 92 Acute Gastritis 93 Gastric Ulcers 94 Gastrointestinal Obstructions 94 Pyloric Stenosis or Chronic Hypertrophic Gastropathy 95 Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV) 98 Intussusception 100 Linear Foreign Bodies 101 Chronic Enteropathy (Used To Be Called Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD) 103 Megacolon 104 Intestinal Neoplasia 106 Cholangiohepatitis 106 Portosystemic Shunt (PSS) or Portal Caval Shunt 109 Feline Hepatic Lipidosis (FHL) or Fatty Liver Disease 110 Hepatic Neoplasia 112 Acute Pancreatitis 113 Chronic Pancreatitis 115 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) or Pancreatic Maldigestion 116 Pancreatic Neoplasia 117 Further Reading 118 7 Urinary Tract Disease 121 Bacterial Cystitis or Urinary Tract Infection 121 Pyelonephritis 123 Urolithiasis, Urinary Calculi, or Urinary Stones 124 Urinary Obstruction or Blocked Tom 126 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) 129 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) or Acute Renal Failure (ARF) 130 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Chronic Renal Failure (CRF), or Chronic Renal Disease (CRD) 132 Further Reading 134 8 Reproductive Disease 135 Vaginitis 135 Pyometra 136 Dystocia 138 Mastitis 139 Mammary Neoplasia 140 Prostate Disease 141 Testicular Disease 142 Male Reproductive Neoplasia 143 Further Reading 145 9 Endocrine Disease 147 Hyperthyroidism 147 Hypothyroidism 149 Hyperadrenocorticism or Cushing’s Syndrome 150 Hypoadrenocorticism or Addison’s Disease 152 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or Sugar Diabetes 153 Diabetes Insipidus (DI) Weak or Watery Diabetes 155 Further Reading 156 10 Ophthalmic Disease 157 Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye 157 Epiphora 158 Third Eyelid Prolapse or Cherry Eye 159 Entropion/Ectropion 160 Glaucoma 161 Corneal Ulcers 164 Chronic Superficial Keratitis or Pannus 165 Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (KCS) or Dry Eye 166 Anterior Uveitis, Iridocyclitis, or Soft Eye 167 Cataracts 168 Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) or Progressive Retinal Degeneration (PRD) 169 Further Reading 169 11 Integumentary Disease 171 Flea Allergy Dermatitis (FAD) 171 Ticks 173 Otodetic Mange or Ear Mites 175 Sarcoptes or Scabes or Sarcoptic Mange 175 Demodex or Demodectic Mange or Demodicosis 177 Pediculosis or Lice 179 Cuterebra Larvae or Botfly Larvae 181 Facultative Myiasis-Producing Flies or Maggots 182 Yeast 183 Dermatophytosis or Ringworm 184 Pyoderma or Bacterial Folliculitis 187 Seborrhea 188 Acute Moist Dermatitis or Traumatic Dermatitis or Hot Spots 189 Atopy or Allergic Dermatitis 190 Food Allergy 192 Epidermal Inclusion Cysts or Sebaceous Cysts 193 Feline Acne 194 Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumor (MCT) 195 Cutaneous Histiocytoma 197 Melanoma 198 Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) 199 Lipoma 200 Further Reading 200 12 Musculoskeletal Disease 203 Bone Fractures 203 Osteosarcoma (OSA) 209 Panosteitis (Pano) 210 Osteoarthritis or Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) 212 Hip Dysplasia 213 Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) 216 Patellar Luxation 217 Cranial or Anterior Cruciate Ligament (CCL or ACL) Rupture or Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease (CCLD) 219 Intervertebral Disk Disease (IVDD) 223 Myasthenia Gravis 225 References 226 13 Hematologic and Lymph Disease 229 Anemia 229 Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) 232 Absolute Erythrocytosis or Polycythemia 235 Malignant Lymphoma or Lymphosarcoma (LSA) 236 Multiple Myeloma (Plasma Cell Tumor) 238 Chylothorax 239 Primary Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia (PIMT) or Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia 240 Hemophilia 243 Von Willebrand’s Disease 244 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC) 245 Rodenticide Toxicity 246 Feline Aortic Thromboembolism (FATE) or Feline Saddle Thrombus 247 References 249 14 Diseases of Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, and Chinchillas 251 Urolithiasis/Bladder Sludge 251 Gastric Stasis 253 Ulcerative Pododermatitis, Bumblefoot, or Sore Hock 255 Malocclusion or Slobbers 256 Heat Stroke 258 Respiratory Infection 259 Mastitis 260 Rabbit Hairballs or Trichobezoar 261 Rabbit Bupthalmia 262 Rabbit Uterine Adenocarcinoma 263 Scurvy 264 Enterotoxemia 265 Streptococcal Lymphadenitis, Cervical Lymphadenitis, or Lumps 266 Cavian Cytomegalovirus (CMV) 267 Cavian Leukemia/Lymphosarcoma 268 Guinea Pig Dystocia 268 Chinchilla Fur Slip and Fur Chewing 269 Chinchilla Gastric Tympany (Bloat) 270 Further Reading 271 15 Diseases of Ferrets 273 Pancreatic Beta Cell Tumor or Insulinoma 273 Adrenal Disease or Hyperadrenocorticism 275 Aplastic Anemia/Estrogen Toxicity 277 Lymphoma /Lymphosarcoma 278 Influenza 279 Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis (ECE) or Green Slime Diarrhea 280 Ferret Systemic Coronavirus (FRSCV) or Ferret FIP 282 Canine Distemper 283 Gastric Foreign Bodies 284 Further Reading 285 16 Diseases of Hamsters, Gerbils, and Rats 287 Malocclusions 287 Proliferative Ileitis, Proliferative Enteritis, or Wet Tail 289 Antibiotic-Associated Enterotoxemia or Clostridial Enteropathy 290 Tyzzer’s Disease or Clostridium piliforme 291 Respiratory Infections 291 Neoplasia 293 Ulcerative Pododermatitis or Bumblefoot 295 Chromodacryorrhea or Red Tears 296 Arteriolar Nephrosclerosis or Hamster Nephrosis or Renal Failure 297 Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) 298 Gerbil Epileptiform Seizures 299 Gerbil Tail Slip or Tail Degloving 299 Further Reading 300 Index 301

About the Author :
Amy Johnson, BS, LVT, RLATG, CVJ, is Senior Continuing Education Manager at VETgirl, a subscription-based online veterinary continuing education company owned by Mars Animal Health under the umbrella of Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospitals. She has 13 years of experience teaching veterinary technician students and has worked in small animal emergency and general practices and in university research labs. She is also a speaker at national conferences.