L. Tilley – Blackwells Five Minute Veterinary Consult. Canine and Feline (Sixth edition)

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Preface

Keeping abreast of advances in veterinary internal medicine is extremely difficult, especially for
the busy general practitioner. To keep current with all the veterinary journals while practicing
medicine is impossible. The veterinarian in practice can be overwhelmed by all of the findings and
conclusions of thousands of studies conducted by veterinary specialists. Blackwell’s Five-Minute
Veterinary Consult is designed to provide the busy veterinary practitioner and student of veterinary
medicine with concise practical reviews of almost all the diseases and clinical problems in dogs and
cats. Our goal in creating this textbook was also to provide up-to-date information in an easy-touse
format. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment of problems and diseases likely to be
seen by veterinarians.
Our fondest dream was realized when the first five editions of this book were chosen as a comprehensive
reference source for canine and feline medicine by veterinary students, practicing veterinarians,
and board-certified specialists. The format has proven easy to use and very popular with
busy practitioners. The scope of the book and the number of consulting editors and authors have
been expanded. We have also increased the number of authors from outside North America, to
provide the best advice in the world. The number of topics has been increased, and every topic
has been updated to provide you with the most current information possible in a textbook. The
appendixes have also been expanded to include more useful tables, and the Drug Formulary has
been updated and expanded. New medications have also been added.
Several good veterinary internal medicine textbooks are available. The uniqueness and value of
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult as a quick reference is the consistency of presentation,
the breadth of coverage, the contribution of large numbers of experts, and the timely preparation
of the manuscript. The format of every topic is identical, making it easy to find information. An
extensive list of topic headings ensures complete coverage of each topic.
As the title implies, one objective of this book is to make information quickly available. To this
end, we have organized topics alphabetically from A to Z.Most topics can be found without using
the index. A table of contents broken out by organ system and a detailed index are provided.
Large volumes of useful information are summarized in charts in the appendixes. Also included in
the appendixes are an extensive and detailed drug formulary, toxicology tables, endocrine testing
protocols, normal laboratory values, new genetic epilepsy classification table, pain management
tables, information page with important resources for veterinarians, and conversion tables.
We are delighted and privileged to have had the assistance of numerous experts in veterinary internal
medicine from around the world.More than 300 veterinary specialists contributed to this text,
allowing each chapter to be written by an expert on the subject. In addition to providing outstanding
information, this large pool of experts allowed us to publish this major text in a timely
manner.
Many large textbooks take several years to write, making some of the information outdated by
the time the book is published. We are indebted to the many contributors and consulting editors
whose hard work allowed us to write, edit, and publish this work in 2 years, with most chapters
completed within a year of publication. Our goal is to revise the text every 3 years, so that the
contents will always be current.
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult : Canine and Feline, Sixth Edition is available in
a variety of digital formats. Visit www.wiley.com/go/5MVC for more information. This edition also
includes client education handouts based on the content of Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary
Consult. The complimentary client education handouts are available on a companion website at
www.fiveminutevet.com/canineandfeline featuring more than 352 Client Handouts for you to
customize and use in practice. These handouts can be edited to reflect your practice preferences
and then printed on your letterhead to distribute to your clients.
The book will also be published as an e-book as a downloadable ePub/ePDF. Now veterinarians
can quickly access information about necessary clinical skills and new developments in diagnosis
and treatment on their computers or mobile versions. Our Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult
website, mobile applications offer fast, affordable access to much of the accumulated wisdom
in veterinary medicine by use of a simple search-and-retrieval process. This interactive computer
technology brings to the clinic examination room and doctor’s office an easy-to-use “dynamic textbook”
that will markedly improve the quality of continuing education and clinical practice.
The sixth edition of this textbook constitutes an important, up-to-date medical reference source
for your practice and clinical education. We strived to make it complete yet practical and easy
to use. Our dreams are realized if this text helps you to quickly locate and use the “momentarily
important” information that is essential to the practice of high-quality veterinary medicine. We
would appreciate your input so that we can make future editions even more useful. If you would
like to see any changes in content or format, additions, or deletions, please let us know