The first edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Haematology and Transfusion Medicine was a leader in its field, and this new edition has been eagerly awaited.

The basic principles of haematology, which form the core of the Manual, have been updated to include new diagnostic procedures and new treatment strategies. New authors provide a fresh perspective on some topics and there are new chapters on anaemia of inflammation and neoplasia, non-regenerative anaemia, and vascular thrombosis.

The author panel is comprised of internationally recognized specialists from Europe, North America, the Middle-East and Australia. These have worked together with the Editors to produce an essential book for the veterinary practice.

Part 1 Haematology

Introduction to haematological diagnostic techniques

Collection and interpretation of bone marrow samples

Anaemia

Part 2 Erythrocyte disorders - selected topics

Iron-deficiency anaemia

Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia

Haemoplasmosis

Babesiois and cytauxzoonosis

Non-regenerative anaemia

Anaemia of chronic renal disease

Anaemia of inflammation and neoplasia

Part 3 Leucocyte disorders - selected topics

Disorders of leucocyte number
Disorders of leucocyte function

Neutropenia

Eosinophilia

Leukaemia

Feline retrovirus infections

Anaplasmosis

Canine leishmaniosis

Part 4 Haemostasis

Overview of haemostasis

Haemostatic diagnostic techniques

Disorders of platelet number

Disorders of platelet function

Disorders of secondary haemostasis

Part 5 Disorders of haemostasis - selected topics

Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia

Von Willebrand's disease

Haemophilia A and B

Anticoagulant rodenticide intoxication

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Thrombosis

Part 6 Transfusion medicine

Canine blood groups and blood typing

Feline blood groupsand blood typing

Canine transfusion medicine

Feline transfusion medicine

Blood substitutes

Appendices

Reference values for haematology and Haemostatasis

List of abbreviations

Index

Michael J. Day BSc BVMS(Hons) PhD DSc DipECVP FASM FRCPath FRCVS
Michael qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Murdoch University (Western Australia) in 1982. After a period in small animal practice he returned to Murdoch to complete a Residency in microbiology and immunology, and a PhD involving collaborative research with the Royal Perth Hospital. Michael has held postdoctoral positions in experimental immunology at the Universities of Bristol and Oxford and is currently Professor of Veterinary Pathology and Director of Diagnostic Pathology at Bristol. His research interests cover experimental models of autoimmunity and a range of companion animal immune-mediated and infectious diseases. Michael has published widely in the field of immunopathology and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Comparative Pathology.

Barbara Kohn Dr. med. vet. DipECVIM-CA
Barbara graduated from LM-University Munich; her doctoral thesis is in veterinary physiology. She worked as an assistant in private small animal clinics and as a resident in small animal internal medicine at the University of Zurich. At the University of Pennsylvania she did a postdoctoral research fellowship in transfusion medicine and haematology. Since 1996 Barbara has worked at the Freie Universität Berlin, as a senior lecturer, assistant professor and, since 2003, as Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine. Her main areas of research interest include haematology, transfusion medicine, clinical immunology, infectious diseases and gastroenterology. Barbara is co-editor of a standard textbook on canine diseases and currently Editor of the journal Kleintierpraxis.