Performing the Small Animal Physical Examination

Detailed, step-by-step guide to the physical examination of canine and feline patients, updated with video clips demonstrating key clinical signs, observational skills, and palpation techniques

Performing the Small Animal Physical Examination, Second Edition offers practical guidance on how to conduct a thorough clinical exam in dogs and cats. Taking a detailed step-by-step approach with accompanying photographs, the book is organized by body system with in-depth advice for examining each region. The overarching goal of the book is to help examiners feel confident evaluating clinical anatomy during every step of the process.

This new edition features an extensive library of video clips on a companion website to demonstrate important skills and techniques. In addition, featured updates to the Second Edition of Performing the Small Animal Physical Examination include:

• End of chapter summaries to highlight key takeaways
• More than 650 additional color photos that differentiate normal from abnormal clinical anatomy
• Tips for identifying fear, anxiety, and stress in patients and staging exams, and how to perform the hands-off (limited) physical examination
• Three new appendices with canine and feline reference intervals for temperature, pulse, and respiration (TPR), templates for documenting physical exam findings in classic SOAP note form, and tips for performing the comprehensive physical exam

Performing the Small Animal Physical Examination is an essential reference for the entire veterinary team, especially veterinary students and recently qualified veterinarians.