Table Of ContentBlackwell’s
Five-Minute
Veterinary
Consult:
Canine and Feline
Seventh Edition
Blackwell’s
Five-Minute
Veterinary
Consult
Canine and Feline
Seventh Edition
Edited by
Larry P. Tilley, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Small Animal Internal Medicine)
President, VetMed Consultants, Inc.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
USA
Francis W.K. Smith, Jr., DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Small Animal Internal Medicine and Cardiology)
Vice-President, VetMed Consultant, Inc.
Lexington, Massachusetts
USA
Meg M. Sleeper, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Cardiology)
Professor of Clinical Cardiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Florida, Florida
USA
Benjamin M. Brainard, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary
Anesthesia and Analgesia and
American College of Veterinary Emergency and
Critical Care
Edward H. Gunst
Professor of Small Animal Critical Care
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
USA
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Tilley, Lawrence P., editor. | Smith, Francis W. K., Jr., editor. |
Sleeper, Meg M., editor. | Brainard, Benjamin, editor.
Title: Blackwell’s five-minute veterinary consult. Canine and feline /
edited by Larry P. Tilley, Francis W.K. Smith, Jr., Margaret M. Sleeper,
Benjamin Brainard.
Other titles: Five-minute veterinary consult. Canine and feline
Description: Seventh edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2021. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020025494 (print) | LCCN 2020025495 (ebook) | ISBN
9781119513179 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119513155 (adobe pdf) | ISBN
9781119513162 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Dog Diseases–diagnosis | Cat Diseases–diagnosis | Dog
Diseases–therapy | Cat Diseases–therapy | Veterinary Medicine–methods
| Handbook
Classification: LCC SF991 (print) | LCC SF991 (ebook) | NLM SF 991 | DDC
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To my love and joy in life, Ellen Lefkowitz, my son Kyle, and grandson Tucker.
To my late mother Dorothy, who instilled values that have helped me throughout life.
To family and animals who represent the purity of life.
Larry P. Tilley
To my wife, May, my son, Ben, and my daughter, Jade, who are a constant source of
inspiration, love, and joy. To my late father, Frank, who was my perfect role model. To Kaylee
(dog) and Centie (cat) who remind me each day to make time for play.
Francis W.K. Smith, Jr.
To my parents and sister for their stalwart support and to the many animals who have
touched my life and made me a better person.
Meg M. Sleeper
To my family, my mentors, my colleagues; to colleagues and friends who are no longer with
us. “Keep cool, but care”—Thomas Pynchon.
Benjamin M. Brainard
