Small Animal Toxicology

Diagnose and determine treatment for toxic exposures in small animals with this quick reference! Small Animal Toxicology, 4th Edition, covers hundreds of potentially toxic substances, providing the information you need to manage emergency treatment and prevent poisonings in companion animals. To help you identify an unknown poison, this guide provides a list of potential toxins based on clinical signs or symptoms. It also includes color plates showing toxic plants and lesions associated with various poisonings. Written by a team of expert contributors led by veterinary toxicologist Megan C. Romano, this point-of-care resource is updated with coverage of essential oils as well as the latest developments in toxicology for improved patient care. - In-depth information on toxins/poisons includes the full range of substances from acetaminophen to zinc, including home products, prescription medicines, recreational drugs, and more.
- Coverage of common poisonous substances includes grapes and raisins, nicotine, mercury, mushrooms, Christmas-time plants, and snake and spider venoms.
- Toxicology Basics section provides information on toxicologic principles and clinical approaches to diagnosis, as well as the effective use of a diagnostic laboratory, pet food contamination, and mass exposures.
- General Treatment Concepts section addresses toxicologic decontamination, antidotes, and supportive care of the poisoned patient.
- Special Patient Considerations section covers intoxicated patients such as pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant or lactating patients, birds, reptiles, dogs, cats, and other small mammals, along with commonly encountered toxicants.
- Approximately 50 international contributors provide up-to-date, authoritative advice on treating poisonings and intoxications.
- NEW! Coverage of essential oils addresses these potentially harmful substances.
- NEW! Updated content includes substantial revisions to the guidelines for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, such as examinations of the source, toxic dose, toxicokinetics, clinical signs, minimum database, confirming tests, treatment progress, and differential diagnosis for each specific toxicant.
- NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices.