Feline Geriatrics in Practice

General Husbandry of the Senior Cat 1. Nutrition 2. Environmental Enrichment 3. Wellness Care and Monitoring 4. Client Compliance issues in the care of senior cats Diagnostic Approach 5. History and signalment 6. Problem oriented minimum databases Pharmacologic considerations in senior cats 7. Altered drug metabolism 8. Common drug interactions Anesthesia and Analgesia Considerations 9. Balanced anesthesia protocols 10. Anesthetic monitoring 11. Analgesia for acute pain 12. Analgesia for chronic pain Laboratory Abnormalities Found in the Senior Cat 13. Hypocalcemia 14. Hypercalcemia 15. Hypoglycemia 16. Hyperglycemia 17. Hypokalemia 18. Hyperkalemia 19. Hyponatremia 20. Hypernatremia 21. Glucosuria 22. Hypomagnesemia 23. Hypermagnesemia 24. Anemia 25. Eosinophilia 26. Acid base disorders Endocrine 27. Diabetes mellitus 28. Diabetes insipidus 29. Hyperthyroidism 30. Hypothyroidism 31. Hyperadrenocorticism 32. Hypoadrenocorticism 33. Hyperaldosteronism Urogenital 34. Chronic renal failure 35. Acute renal failure 36. Uroliths 37. Pyelonephritis 38. Glomerulonephritis 39. Polycystic renal disease 40. Transitional cell carcinoma Gastrointestinal and Hepatic 41. Constipation 42. Megacolon 43. Diarrhea 44. Pancreatitis 45. Inflammatory bowel disease 46. Gastric hyperacidity 47. Cholangiohepatitis 48. Hepatic lipidosis 49. Cholelithiasis 50. Lymphoma-GI/hepatic 51. Hepatic adenoma 52. Biliary adenocarcinoma 53. Hemangiosarcoma 54. Mast cell tumor 55. Intestinal adeocarcinoma 56. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 57. Intestinal Leiomyosarcoma Oral 58. Periodontal Disease 59. Carnassial abcess 60. Oral neoplasia 61. Stomatitis 62. Bartonella Cardiovascular 63. Hypertension 64. Congestive heart failure 65. Hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathies 66. Dilated cardiomyopathy 67. Valvular disease 68. Conduction disturbances 69. Pericardial effusion Respiratory 70. Dyspnea 71. Asthma 72. Pulmonary edema 73. Pleural effusion 74. Pneumonia and Bronchitis 75. Upper Respiratory Disease 76. Neoplasia Musculoskeletal 77. Osteoarthritis 78. Spondylosis 79. Muscle wasting 80. Neoplasia 81. Paraneoplastic disease 82. Viral/Autoimmune arthoropathies 83. Nutritional arthopathies 84. Peripheral nerve disease Opthalmic 85. Cataracts 86. Uveitis 87. Chorioretinitis 88. Retinal atrophy 89. Glaucoma 90. lacrimation 91. Conjunctivitis 92. Corneal dystrophies 93. Corneal sequestra 94. Keratitis sicca 95. Iris atrophy 96. Ocular melanosis 97. Eye lid tumors Dermatologic 98. Acne 99. Pinnal alopecia 100. Preauricular alopecia 101. Pruritus 102. Seborrhea 103. Allergic disease 104. Dermatophytosis 105. mallasezia 106. Parasitic 107. Neoplasia 108. Paraneoplastic disease 109. Dematologic manifestations of metabolic disease 110. Overgrooming Neurologic 111. Seizures 112. Infectious/Inflammatory 113. Vascular 114. Cranial nerve disease 115. Peripheral nerve disease 116. Cognitive Dysfunction Oncology-see individual neoplasms by system 117. Cancer Treatment options 118. Lymphoma Protocols 119. Nutraceuticals Complementary/Alternative Medicine 120. Acupuncture 121. Chiropractic 122. Homeopathy 123. Herbal 124. Massage