Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team

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Names: Ackerman, Lowell J., editor.

Title: Pet‐specific care for the veterinary team / [edited by] Lowell Ackerman.

Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]

Identifiers: LCCN 2020023653 (print) | LCCN 2020023654 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119540663 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119540694 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119540700 (epub)

Subjects: MESH: Animal Diseases–prevention & control | Animal Diseases–therapy | Pets | Precision Medicine–veterinary | Risk Assessment–methods

Classification: LCC SF745 (print) | LCC SF745 (ebook) | NLM SF 745 | DDC 636.089/6–dc23

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On a personal note, I'd like to dedicate this book to my incredible family – to my wonderful wife, Susan, and to my phenomenal children – Nadia, Rebecca, and David.

On a professional note, I'd like to dedicate this edition to my colleagues who participated in this book – to the authors who gave generously of their time and talents to help produce this incredible resource for the veterinary healthcare team.

Lowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA, CVA, MRCVS

Lowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA, CVA, MRCVSGlobal Consultant, Author, and Lecturer Editor‐in‐Chief, Pet‐Specific Care www.lowellackerman.com

Peter Alberti, BSBACEO, Inulogica, Northborough, MA, USA www.inulogica.com peter@inulogica.com

Helen Ballantyne, PG Dip, BSc (Hons), RN, RVNCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK helen_ballantyne@yahoo.com

Marty Becker, DVMFounder and CEO, Fear Free, LLC, Denver, CO, USA www.fearfreepets.com

Jerold S. Bell, DVMAdjunct Professor of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA, USA jerold.bell@tufts.edu

Gary Block, DVM, MS, DACVIMOcean State Veterinary Specialists, East Greenwich, RI, USA GBYLC@AOL.com www.OSVS.net

Nan Boss, DVMBest Friends Veterinary Center, Grafton, WI, USA drboss@bestfriendsvet.com

Jane Brunt, DVMCat Hospital At Towson(CHAT), Baltimore, MD, USA jbrunt@catdoc.com www.catdoc.comCATalyst Council, Inc., Annapolis, MD, USA www.catalystcouncil.org

Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition)Independent Consultant, Author, and Lecturer, Lafayette, IN, USA karamburns@gmail.com

Betsy Choder, JD, MSVetCounsel, LLC, Crown Pointe Parkway, Atlanta, GA, USA www.vetcounsel.net

Mary Craig, DVM, MBA, CHPVGentle Goodbye Veterinary Hospice and At‐home Euthanasia, Stamford, CT, USA www.gentlegoodbye.org

Caitlin Dewilde, BS, DVMConsultant, Author, and Lecturer, Founder and CEO, The Social DVM, LLC, Webster Groves, MO, USA www.thesocialdvm.com cdewilde@thesocialdvm.com

Michael R. Dicks, PhDPresident of AE Consulting, Arvada, CO, USA Chief Data Human for Erupt, LLC, Kodak, TN, USA aecnslt@gmail.com

Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBAALD Veterinary Consulting, LLC, Nashville, TN, USA www.amandadonnellydvm.com www.onecallatatime.com adonnelly@aldvet.com

Patricia Dowling, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (LAIM), DACVCPProfessor, Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada trisha.dowling@usask.ca

Robin Downing, DVM, MS, DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRPFear Free Certified Professional, Speaker, Author, Clinical Bioethicist Hospital Director, The Downing Center for Animal Pain Management, LLC, Windsor, CO, USA www.downingcenter.com

Ryane E. Englar, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice)Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona, Oro Valley, AZ, USA renglar@arizona.edu

Mark E. Epstein, DVM, DABVP (Canine/Feline), CVPPMedical Director, TotalBond Veterinary Hospitals, Gastonia, NC, USA mark.epstein@totalbondvets.com

Maria Inês Ferreira, DVM, MTBVeterinarian, journalist, and author, São Paulo, Brazil mvmariaines.ferre@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/maria‐inês‐f‐1914852b

Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAAWashington State University, Pullman, WA, USA tamaragrubb@wsu.edu

D. J. Haeussler, Jr., BS, MS, DVM, DACVOThe Animal Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH, USA www.animaleyeinstitute.com

Randy Hall4th Gear Consulting, Huntersville, NC, USA www.4thgearconsulting.com

Tara Harmon, APRPersonal Lines Marketing Director, Illinois & Wisconsin The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, Fairfield, OH, USA www.cinfin.com tara_harmon@cinfin.com