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Acknowledgments

I am grateful to many people for help in completing the fourth edition of this book. The
concept of a book on disturbances of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance for
veterinarians began a long time ago in discussions with Dr. Dennis Chew, and this book
represents the evolution of material taught to second-year veterinary students at the College
of Veterinary Medicine and the approach to fluid therapy used in small animal patients at
The Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. I am indebted to Dr. Helio de
Morais for encouraging me to undertake revisions of the book, and for his support through-
out the process. I also thank Dr. Shane Bateman for helping me to more fully develop the
critical care specialist’s perspective in the most recent two editions. Warm thanks and sincere
appreciation go to all contributors who have shared their expertise in specific areas and
provided comprehensive chapters on clinically relevant topics. I especially thank Dr. Felipe
Galvao for stepping in to help complete the chapters on fluid, electrolyte, and acid base
disturbances in diseases of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, and pancreas. Thanks again are
due to Tim Vojt of our Biomedical Media Department for his original artwork. Thanks also
go to editors and staff members at Elsevier, including acquisitions editor Heidi Pohlman and
developmental editor Maureen Slaten. Special thanks go to associate developmental editor
Brandi Graham for her polite persistence in seeing the project to completion. As always,
I again thank my family for their love and support.

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