Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team. Группа авторов

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       Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

      Names: Ackerman, Lowell J., editor.

      Title: Pet‐specific care for the veterinary team / [edited by] Lowell Ackerman.

      Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020023653 (print) | LCCN 2020023654 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119540663 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119540694 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119540700 (epub)

      Subjects: MESH: Animal Diseases–prevention & control | Animal Diseases–therapy | Pets | Precision Medicine–veterinary | Risk Assessment–methods

      Classification: LCC SF745 (print) | LCC SF745 (ebook) | NLM SF 745 | DDC 636.089/6–dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020023653 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020023654

      Cover Design: Wiley

      Cover Images: © VGstockstudio / Shutterstock, © Monty Rakusen / Getty Images, © michaeljung / Shutterstock

       On a personal note, I'd like to dedicate this book to my incredible family – to my wonderful wife, Susan, and to my phenomenal children – Nadia, Rebecca, and David.

       On a professional note, I'd like to dedicate this edition to my colleagues who participated in this book – to the authors who gave generously of their time and talents to help produce this incredible resource for the veterinary healthcare team.

      Lowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA, CVA, MRCVS

Contributors

      Lowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA, CVA, MRCVS Global Consultant, Author, and Lecturer Editor‐in‐Chief, Pet‐Specific Care www.lowellackerman.com

      Peter Alberti, BSBA CEO, Inulogica, Northborough, MA, USA www.inulogica.com [email protected]

      Helen Ballantyne, PG Dip, BSc (Hons), RN, RVN Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK [email protected]

      Marty Becker, DVM Founder and CEO, Fear Free, LLC, Denver, CO, USA www.fearfreepets.com

      Jerold S. Bell, DVM Adjunct Professor of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA, USA [email protected]

      Gary Block, DVM, MS, DACVIM Ocean State Veterinary Specialists, East Greenwich, RI, USA [email protected] www.OSVS.net

      Nan Boss, DVM Best Friends Veterinary Center, Grafton, WI, USA [email protected]

      Jane Brunt, DVM Cat Hospital At Towson(CHAT), Baltimore, MD, USA [email protected] www.catdoc.com CATalyst Council, Inc., Annapolis, MD, USA www.catalystcouncil.org

      Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition) Independent Consultant, Author, and Lecturer, Lafayette, IN, USA [email protected]

      Betsy Choder, JD, MS VetCounsel, LLC, Crown Pointe Parkway, Atlanta, GA, USA www.vetcounsel.net

      Mary Craig, DVM, MBA, CHPV Gentle Goodbye Veterinary Hospice and At‐home Euthanasia, Stamford, CT, USA www.gentlegoodbye.org

      Caitlin Dewilde, BS, DVM Consultant, Author, and Lecturer, Founder and CEO, The Social DVM, LLC, Webster Groves, MO, USA www.thesocialdvm.com [email protected]

      Michael R. Dicks, PhD President of AE Consulting, Arvada, CO, USA Chief Data Human for Erupt, LLC, Kodak, TN, USA [email protected]

      Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA ALD Veterinary Consulting, LLC, Nashville, TN, USA www.amandadonnellydvm.com www.onecallatatime.com [email protected]

Patricia Dowling, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (LAIM), DACVCP Professor, Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada [email protected]

      Robin Downing, DVM, MS, DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRP Fear Free Certified Professional, Speaker, Author, Clinical Bioethicist Hospital Director, The Downing Center for Animal Pain Management, LLC, Windsor, CO, USA www.downingcenter.com

      Ryane E. Englar, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice) Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona, Oro Valley, AZ, USA [email protected]

      Mark E. Epstein, DVM, DABVP (Canine/Feline), CVPP Medical Director, TotalBond Veterinary Hospitals, Gastonia, NC, USA [email protected]

      Maria Inês Ferreira, DVM, MTB Veterinarian, journalist, and author, São Paulo, Brazil [email protected] linkedin.com/in/maria‐inês‐f‐1914852b

      Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAA Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA [email protected]

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