Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat (Veterinary Color Handbook Series) 3rd Edition

A Comprehensive Guide to Canine and Feline Skin Diseases, 3rd Edition

This book was one of the first to bring key information about skin diseases to clinicians in an easy-to-use, problem-oriented format. This fully revised and updated Third Edition responds to the huge growth in knowledge about skin conditions over the last decade, with chapters organized based on symptoms and each containing a decision tree that gives basic and practical guidance.

Key Features

• Problem-Oriented Format: The book has a problem-oriented format, with 13 chapters covering over 120 skin, claw, and ear conditions classified by their principle presenting sign.
• Concise and Systematic: The concise, systematically structured text covers definition, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests, and management.
• Visual Learning: The book includes flow charts in each chapter to help clinicians get to the right diagnosis.
• Expanded Content: There is a special focus on diseases affecting paediatric patients, as well as chapters discussing paw, ear, and nasal planum diseases. It also includes an explanation of new treatments for atopic dermatitis.
• Extensive Visuals: It contains over 350 superb color photographs and diagrams, most of them new for this edition.
• Clinical Focus: The book has a focus on clinical practice and the need to explain the disease to the owner.
• Broad Audience: It is an entirely comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of veterinary skin conditions, in a format that is easily accessible for busy clinicians.