Description

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. M. Katherine Tolbert and Sara Jablonski bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gastroenterology. Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders represent one of the most prevalent clinical presentations in small animal practice, with veterinarians routinely encountering conditions ranging from acute diarrhea to swallowing disorders and protein-losing enteropathies. As clinical approaches evolve, this issue serves as both an essential reference for managing today's cases and a roadmap for navigating future advances in companion animal gastroenterology.

Key Features

• Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including a practical guide to acute diarrhea in veterinary patients; best practices in GI histopathology collection and examination; adverse food reactions; dietary approach to chronic enteropathy in dogs and cats; microbiome modulation in veterinary medicine: from prebiotics to fecal transplantation; large intestinal disorders in dogs and cats: and more
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on gastroenterology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews