Diagnose and determine treatment for toxic exposures in small animals with this quick reference! Small Animal Toxicology, 3rd 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 a NEW color insert with 85 full-color photographs of toxic plants and of lesions associated with various poisonings. Written by respected veterinarian Michael E. Peterson and board-certified veterinary toxicologist Patricia A. Talcott, along with a team of expert contributors, this edition covers a wide variety of topics including toxicodynamics, toxicokinetics, effective history taking, recognizing clinical signs of toxic exposures, managing emergencies, and supportive care of the poisoned patient.
Comprehensive coverage of toxins/poisons includes the full range of substances from acetaminophen to zinc, including home products, prescription medicines, recreational drugs, and more.
Guidelines to evaluation, diagnosis and treatment include examinations of the source, toxic dose, toxicokinetics, clinical signs, minimum database, confirming tests, treatment progress and differential diagnosis for each specific toxicant.
Coverage of common poisonous substances includesgrapes and raisins, nicotine, mercury, mushrooms, Christmas-time plants, and snake and spider venoms.
Toxicological Concepts section provides information on toxicologic principles such as history taking, providing supportive care, and managing emergency treatment.
General Exposuressection addresses nontraditional toxicology such as indoor environmental air, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and toxicities in pregnant and lactating animals.
Miscellaneous Toxicant Groups section covers commonly encountered specific toxicants, the proper use of diagnostic laboratories, use of human poison control centers, and antidotes for specific toxins.
More than 50 international contributors provide up-to-date, authoritative advice on treating poisonings and intoxications.
8 NEW chapters cover topics including legal considerations in toxicology cases, responding to mass exposures, and poisonings in birds, small mammals, and geriatric patients.
NEW color insert shows 85 of the most commonly encountered toxic substances for at-a-glance identification.
UPDATED Signs and Symptoms index makes it easier to find information on a toxic agent by presenting signs rather than requiring the formulation of a diagnosis.
UPDATED information on agents most likely to cause a toxic reaction includes natural flea products and an expanded section on human medications.
NEW quick-access format with bold headings and convenient tables and boxes allows quick retrieval of information in emergency situations.
Review
This soft cover 12.5 x 21 cm clinical manual is a 1118-page compression of just about all the information needed for the understanding, diagnosis, emergency treatment and prevention of poisonings in companion animals. The 2nd edition updates and expands the earlier version that has been widely accepted as one of those references that small animal clinicians need to have available for rapid consultation.
Under the editorship of Patricia A. Talcott of the Washington State University and Michael E. Peterson of the Reid Veterinary Hospital, the manual brings together the wisdom of 65 expert authors and is organised into three main sections. The first is a stepwise approach to general toxicological principles and an overview of the management of poisoning in companion animals, including rarely discussed problems such as taking an accurate toxicological history, using poison control centres or providing supportive care. Secondly a section is de- voted to general toxicological exposures and discussions on some major complex topics. The final section consists of a total of 56 alphabetically ordered chapters dealing with specific poisons and drugs, from 'acetaminophen' to 'zinc phosphide', each containing detailed information on sources, toxicokinetics, mechanisms of action, toxicity ratings, clinical signs, histopathological lesions, diagnostic testing, treatment, prognosis and prevention. The summary boxes at the beginning of these specific chapters provide a quick overview and are therefore very useful.
This excellent book addresses several areas that differ from those covered by the usual veterinary toxicology texts, such as for example indoor environmental toxicants, hazardous herbal products, recreational drugs, toxicological disasters or toxicities in pregnant and lactating animals. The new edition also contains an interesting chapter dealing with poisoning in the captive reptile. Finally, this most comprehensive manual features a 72-page index that is intelligently prepared and cross-referenced to provide access to the desired information quickly and directly. Another useful index has been compiled according to the clinical symptoms elicited by toxic substances.
The manual's fundamental purpose of providing accurate and well documented information on the effects of poisons in small animals makes it an invaluable tool for practitioners, and students purchasing the book will have continuing value in its use as a reference throughout their practice years. If you haven't seen it, get a copy immediately!
Prof. Hanspeter Naegeli, DVM (CH) FECAVA Vol. 16-2 October 2006
