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1406           INDEX


          Acemannan, 1354                 differential diagnosis, 255, 323  Adrenalectomy, 252, 326, 1064
          Acepromazine, 1354              obesity, 453                 Adrenal neoplasia, 325
           aortic thromboembolism, 917    pathogenesis, 254–255, 322   Adrenal tumor
           hemorrhage, 521                polyuria/polydipsia, 254–256   hyperadrenocorticism, 324
           tetanus, 1340                  prevention, 324                sex hormone-secreting, 232,
           tick toxicity, 954             prognosis, 256, 324               258–259
          Acetaminophen (paracetamol), 1342,  treatment, 255–256, 323–324  Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
             1345                         weight loss with good appetite,  stimulation test, 251–252,
           contraindications, 1345           322–324                      324–325, 692, 755, 1064
           poisoning/toxicity, 121–123,  Actinomyces, non-healing wound,  Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-secreting
               433–434, 595–596             1086–1088                     pituitary tumors, 324
             clinical signs, 12, 277, 284, 433,  Actinomycin, 1354     Adulticide therapy
                580, 596                Actinomycin D, 524               feline heartworm disease, 106
             cyanosis, 111, 121–123     Activated charcoal see Charcoal,  flea control, 1027
             diagnosis, 433, 596            activated                    kitten safe, 1141
             differential diagnosis, 433, 596  Activated clotting (coagulation) time  Aerokat®, 94
             hemoglobin damage, 121–123     (ACT), 489–490             Aerophagia, 444, 471
             jaundice/elevated liver enzymes,  factor abnormalities, 538  Aggression, 992–1008
                423, 433–434              increased, 505–506             categories, 993–994, 995–1007
             pathogenesis, 433, 595–596  Activated partial thromboplastin time  causes, 993
             prevention, 434                (aPTT), 490–491              covert (passive), 992, 994
             prognosis, 434, 596          hemophilia A, 511              history taking, 994
             salivation, 595–596          hemophilia B, 513              idiopathic, 994, 1007
             treatment, 287, 433–434, 596  hemophilia C, 514             mechanism, 992, 994
             vomiting, 657                increased, 505–506             medical conditions associated, 994
          Acetazolamide, 1354           Acyclovir, 1354                  medication-induced, 994
          Acetylcholine (ACH), myasthenia  feline herpes virus-1 keratitis, 1240  overt (active), 992, 994
             gravis, 867                  feline rhinotracheitis virus, 9  patting, during, 993, 1000–1002
          Acetylcholine receptor (AChR),  herpes conjunctivitis, 1214    physical examination, 994
             myasthenia gravis, 622     Addisonian crisis, 253, 254      treatment, 994–995
          Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition  Addison’s disease see  visual signs, 994
           carbamate, 594                   Hypoadrenocorticism          see also specific diseases/disorders
           myasthenia gravis, 622       Adenocarcinoma                 Aging
           organophosphates, 594, 947     colonic, 763, 774–775          excessive vocalization, 1017
          Acetylcysteine, 23, 1354, 1386  eyelid sebaceous gland, 1318,  weight loss and, 303
          N-acetylcysteine                   1321–1322                 AIDs-related complex (ARC), 340
           acetaminophen toxicity, 122, 434,  gastric, 642             Airway foreign bodies, 34, 40–41
               596                        infertile queen, 1157        Airway granuloma, 41
           anemia, drug/toxin induced,    intestinal see Intestinal    Airway neoplasia, 72, 87, 91, 100–101
               534                           adenocarcinoma            Airway obstruction, 110, 117
          Acetylpromazine, 121            meibomian gland, 1209, 1225–1226,  Airway tumors, 41–42, 60–61
          Acetylsalicyclic acid, 1354        1229                        clinical signs, 34, 41
          Acid buffer solutions, urethral  third eyelid, 1338            diagnosis, 41
             obstruction, 182             tracheal, 87                   differential diagnosis, 41
          Acidosis, chronic renal failure, 235  upper respiratory tract, 24  dyspnea/tachypnea, 49, 60–61
          Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome  Adenoma                    pathogenesis, 41
             (AIDS), 339, 340             biliary cyst, 436–437          stridor/stertor, 41–42
           see also feline immunodeficiency  ciliary body, 1268          treatment, 41
               virus (FIV)                eyelid sebaceous gland, 1318,  see also specific types
          Acromegaly, 232, 254–256, 322–324  1321–1322                 Albendazole, 708, 1354
           clinical signs, 255, 302, 322–323  hyperthyroidism and, 304  Albumin levels, feline infectious
           diabetes mellitus, 236         infertile queen, 1157           peritonitis, 457
           diagnosis, 255, 323          Adnexa, hyphema, 1200          Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin), 54, 1354
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