Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat provides fast access to all the information needed to effectively and responsibly treat infectious disease in dogs and cats, with easy searching by either drug or organism. *Provides fast access to essential information on prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals *Offers alphabetical searching by either drug or organism *Focuses on clinically relevant information *Covers information on each drug using a common format for ease of use *Presents a reliable quick reference to the correct use of antibiotics in veterinary practice Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat provides fast access to all the information needed to effectively and responsibly treat infectious disease in dogs and cats, with easy searching by either drug or organism. *Provides fast access to essential information on prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals *Offers alphabetical searching by either drug or organism *Focuses on clinically relevant information *Covers information on each drug using a common format for ease of use *Presents a reliable quick reference to the correct use of antibiotics in veterinary practice

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Valerie J. Wiebe, Pharm. D, FSVHP, Dip. ICVP, is the Director of Pharmacy at the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, where she has an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, in Davis, California, USA. She also maintains an adjunct Clinical Professorship at the University of San Francisco, Department of Pharmacy, in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat offers a quick and easy guide to treating infectious diseases in dogs and cats. Carefully designed for fast access, this practical guide allows for searching by either drug or organism, making it ideally suited for use in the clinic. Focusing on the information needed in practice, the book puts the facts on drug names, availability, clinical use, administration and dosage, adverse reactions, interactions, and more immediately at your fingertips. Beginning with the basic principles, the book presents sections on pharmacology guidelines, empiric antibiotic therapy, therapy of established infections, antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals, with sections on organisms and agents organized alphabetically. Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat is an ideal user-friendly handbook for effectively and responsibly prescribing drugs to treat infectious disease in canine and feline patients. Key features * Provides fast access to essential information on prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals * Offers alphabetical searching by either drug or organism * Focuses on clinically relevant information * Covers information on each drug using a common format for ease of use * Presents a reliable quick reference to the correct use of antibiotics in veterinary practice

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Preface ix

Acknowledgments x

Section A: Pharmacology Guidelines

1 Understanding Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) 1

2 Static versus Cidal Antibiotics 1

3 In Vitro versus In Vivo Efficacy 2

4 Approaching Infectious Disease Cases 2

5 Why Antibiotics Fail 4

6 Adjusting Doses in Renal Failure 5

7 Pregnancy Risk Categories 6

8 Lactation Guidelines: Penetration of Drugs into Milk 7

9 Safe Writing Skills 7

10 Basic Math Skills 8

Section B: Empiric Therapy Pending Diagnostic Results

11 Arthritis, Osteomyelitis 9

12 Bacteremia and Sepsis 10

13 Central Nervous System Infections (Meningitis) 11

14 Endocarditis (Bacterial) 12

15 InträAbdominal Infections 13

16 Neonatal Infections 14

17 Infections Associated with Neutropenia 15

18 Otitis Externa and Otitis Media 15

19 Pancreatitis 16

20 Peritonitis and Abscesses 17

21 Pneumonia/Bronchitis 18

22 Prostatitis 19

23 Pyothorax Infections 20

24 Sinus Infections 20

25 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 21

26 Urinary Tract Infections 22

Section C: Therapy of Established Infections

27 Acanthamoeba 25

28 Acinetobacter 26

29 Actinomyces 27

30 Adenovirus (Infectious Canine Hepatitis) 28

31 Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus (Feline Lungworm) 29

32 Anaerobic Species (Bacteroides and Provotella) 30

33 Anaplasma Species 30

34 Ancylostoma Species (Hookworms) 31

35 Ascaris Species (Roundworms) 32

36 Aspergillus Species 33

37 Babesia Species 35

38 Bartonella Species (Cat Scratch Disease) 36

39 Blastomycosis 37

40 Bordetella Bronchiseptica (Kennel Cough) 38

41 Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) 39

42 Brucella (Canine Brucellosis) 40

43 Calicivirus 42

44 Campylobacter Species 43

45 Candida Species 43

46 Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) 44

47 Capillaria Aerophila (Lungworm) 45

48 Cestode Species (Tapeworms) 46

49 Cheyletiella Species (Walking Dandruff) 47

50 Chlamydia Species 48

51 Citrobacter Species 49

52 Clostridium Difficile 50

53 Clostridium Tetani/Botulinum 51

54 Coccidiomycosis 52

55 Corynebacterium Species 53

56 Coxiellosis Species (Q Fever) 54

57 Cryptococcus Species 55

58 Cryptosporidium Species 56

59 Ctenocephalides Species (Fleas) 56

60 Cuterebra Species (Botfly Larvae) 57

61 Cytauxzoon Felis 59

62 Dematiaceous Fungi (Phaeohypomycosis, Chromoblastomycosis) 59

63 Demodex Canis/Felis (Red Mange) 60

64 Dermatophytosis 61

65 Dipylidium Caninum (Flea Tapeworm) 62

66 Dirofilaria Immitis (Heartworm) 63

67 Distemper (Canine) 64

68 Ehrlichia Species 65

69 Entamoeba Histolytica 66

70 Enterobacter Species 67

71 Enterococcus 68

72 Erysipelothrix Species 69

73 Escherichia Coli (Enterotoxigenic/ Enterohemorrhagic) 70

74 Eschericha Coli (Nonenterohemorrhagic) 71

75 Feline Coronovirus (Feline Infectious Peritonitis: FIP) 72

76 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) 73

77 Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) 74

78 Feline Panleukopenia Virus 75

79 Francisella Tularensis (Tularemia) 75

80 Fusarium Species 76

81 Giardia Species 77

82 Helicobacter Species 78

83 Hepatozoon Americanum/Canis (Hepatozoonosis) 79

84 Herpes Virus (Canine) 80

85 Histoplasma Capsulatum 80

86 Hyalohyphomycosis (Paecilomyces/Scedosporium) 81

87 Isospora Species 82

88 Klebsiella Species 83

89 Leishmaniosis 84

90 Leptospira Species 85

91 Lice 86

92 Malassezia 87

93 Microsporidia 88

94 Mucor Species 89

95 Mycobacterium Species 90

96 Mycoplasma Species 91

97 Myiasis (Maggots) 92

98 Neospora Caninum 92

99 Neorickettsia Helminthoeca 93

100 Nocardia Species 94

101 Otodectes Cynotis (Otodectic Mange) 95

102 Papilloma Virus 96

103 Paragonimus Species (Liver Flukes) 97

104 Parvovirus 97

105 Pasteurella Species 98

106 Poxvirus 99

107 Proteus Species 100

108 Prototheca Species 101

109 Pseudomonas Aeruginosa 102

110 Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's Disease) 103

111 Rabies Virus 104

112 Rhodococcus Equi 104

113 Rickettsia Rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) 105

114 Salmonella Species 106

115 Sarcoptes Scabiei (Sarcoptic Mange) 107

116 Serratia Species 108

117 Shigella Species 109

118 Sporothrix Species 110

119 Staphylococcus Species 111

120 Streptococcus Species 112

121 Strongyloides Species (Threadworms) 113

122 Toxocara Canis/Cati 114

123 Toxoplasma Gondii (Toxoplasmosis) 115

124 Trichomonas Species 115

125 Yersinia Pestis (Plaque) 116

Section D: Antibiotics

126 Amikacin 118

127 Amoxicillin 120

128 Ampicillin 122

129 Azithromycin 124

130 Cefadroxil 126

131 Cefazolin 128

132 Cefdinir 130

133 Cefepime 132

134 Cefotaxime 134

135 Cefovecin 136

136 Cefoxitin 138

137 Cefpodoxime 140

138 Ceftazidime 142

139 Ceftiofur 143

140 Cefuroxime 145

141 Cephalexin 147

142 Chloramphenicol 149

143 Ciprofloxacin 151

144 Clarithromycin 153

145 Clavamo…