Clinical Endocrinology of Dogs and Cats

The editors of this book are associated with the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and are internationally acknowledged in the field of clinical endocrinology of dogs and cats. They have prepared the book with the close cooperation and contribution of experts in the fields of biochemistry, diagnostic imaging, endocrinology, genetics, pathobiology, and reproduction.

Numerous photographs from clinical cases illustrate the presenting symptoms and the results of treatment. These pictures will help the reader in learning to recognize endocrine diseases. The final chapters contain diagnostic and therapeutic protocols, as well as algorithms for problems such as alopecia, polyuria, and weight loss.

Key Features:

• Directed at use in clinical practice.
• Symptoms illustrated by numerous photographs.
• Endocrine principles explained by many drawings.
• Detailed protocols for diagnosis and treatment.
• Algorithms for the elucidation of clinical problems.