This new edition of the popular manual expands on the conditions covered in the second edition; common problems are assessed and the various treatment options considered. Guidance on long-term management of chronic conditions has also been expanded and extensively revised.

• Increased focus on diagnostic techniques for chronic kidney disease and incontinence
• Chapters covering the management of urinary incontinence and glomerulopathies
• Features a new chapter on kidney injury

Stranguria and haematuria; Polyuria and polydipsia; Urinary incontinence and urine retention; Abnormal renal palpation; Proteinuria; Complete urinalysis; Diagnostic imaging of the urinary tract; Cystoscopy; Diagnostic approach to the incontinent patient; Early detection of chronic kidney disease; Assessment of calcium and phosphate homeostasis in chronic kidney disease; Diagnostic algorithms for grading acute kidney injury and staging the chronic kidney disease patient; Renal biopsy; Genetic basis for urinary tract diseases; Measurement of blood pressure; Cardiovascular-renal disorders; Hyperthyroidism and the feline kidney; Hypertension and the kidney; Effects of other endocrine diseases on kidney function; Effects of NSAID drug treatment on the kidney; Acute kidney injury; Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis; Management of chronic kidney disease; Management of glomerulopathies; Management of prostatic disease; Medical management of urolithiasis; Non-medical management of urolithiasis; Management of non-obstructive idiopathic/interstitial cystitis in cats; Urinary tract infections; Medical and surgical management of urinary incontinence.

Jonathan Elliott, MA VetMB PhD CertSAC DipECVPT FHEA MRCVS,Comparative Biomedical Sciences,The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London NW1 0TU, UK

 

Gregory F. Grauer, DVM MS DipACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine), College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA

 

Jodi L. Westropp, DVM PhD DipACVIM, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA