Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat

Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat offers a quick and easy guide to treating infectious diseases in dogs and cats.  Carefully designed for fast access, this practical guide allows for searching by either drug or organism, making it ideally suited for use in the clinic.  Focusing on the information needed in practice, the book puts the facts on drug names, availability, clinical use, administration and dosage, adverse reactions, interactions, and more immediately at your fingertips. 

Beginning with the basic principles, the book presents sections on pharmacology guidelines, empiric antibiotic therapy, therapy of established infections, antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals, with sections on organisms and agents organized alphabetically.  Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat is an ideal user–friendly handbook for effectively and responsibly prescribing drugs to treat infectious disease in canine and feline patients.  

Key features 

Provides fast access to essential information on prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals Offers alphabetical searching by either drug or organism Focuses on clinically relevant information Covers information on each drug using a common format for ease of use Presents a reliable quick reference to the correct use of antibiotics in veterinary practice

Section A: Pharmacology Guidelines

1. Understanding Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC s)

2. Static versus Cidal Antibiotics

3. In Vitro versus In Vivo Efficacy

4. Approaching Infectious Disease Cases

5. Why Antibiotics Fail

6. Drug Dose Modification in Renal Failure

7. Pregnancy Risk Categories

8. Lactation Guidelines

9. Safe Writing Skills

10. Basic Math Skills

Section B: Empiric Therapy Pending Diagnostic Results

1. Arthritis, Osteomyelitis

2. Bacterial Sepsis

3. Central Nervous System Infections

4. Endocarditis (Bacterial)

5. Intra–Abdominal Infections

6. Neonatal Infections

7. Neutropenic Infections

8. Otitis Externa and Otitis Media Infections

9. Pancreatitis

10. Peritonitis and Abscesses

11. Pneumonia/Bronchitis

12. Prostatitis

13. Pyothorax

14. Sinus Infections

15. Soft Tissue Infections

16. Urinary Tract Infections

Section C: Therapy of Established Infections

1. Acanthamoebia

2. Acinetobacter

3. Actinomyces

4. Adenovirus (Infectious canine hepatitis)

5. Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Feline lungworm)

6. Anaerobic species (Bacteriodes and Provotella)

7. Anaplasma species

8. Ancylostoma species (Hookworms)

9. Ascaris species (Roundworms)

10. Aspergillus Species

11. Babesia Species

12. Bartonella Species

13. Blastomyces

14. Bordetella Species (Kennel cough)

15. Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)

16. Brucella (Canine brucellosis)

17. Calicivirus

18. Campylobacter Species

19. Candida Species

20. Canine Influenza Virus

21. Capillaria aerophila (Lungworm)

22. Cestodes (Tapeworms)

23. Cheyletiella Species (Walking Dandruff)

24. Chlamydia Species

25. Citrobacter Species

26. Clostridium difficile

27. Clostridium tetani/botulinum

28. Coccidioides immitis

29. Corynebacterium Species

30. Coxiella Species (Q–fever)

31. Cryptococcus Species

32. Cryptosporidium

33. Ctenocephalides felis/canis (Fleas)

34. Cuterebra species (Botfly larvae)

35. Cytauxzoon felis

36. Dematiaceous Fungi (Phaeohypomycosis, Chromoblastomycosis)

37. Demodex canis/felis (Red Mange)

38. Dermatophytes

39. Dipylidium caninum (Flea tapeworm)

40. Dirofilaria immitis (Heartworm)

41. Distemper (Canine)

42. Ehrlichia Species

43. Entamoeba histolytica

44. Enterobacter

45. Enterococcus

46. Erysipelothrix

47. Escherichia coli (Enterotoxigenic/Enterohemorrhagic)

48. Escherichia coli (Nonenterohemorrhagic)

49. Feline Coronovirus (Feline Infectious Peritonitis)–FIP

50. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)

51. Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)

52. Feline Panleukopenia Virus

53. Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)

54. Fusarium Species

55. Giardia

56. Helicobacter

57. Hepatozoon americanum/canis (Hepatozoonosis)

58. Herpes virus

59. Histoplasma capsulatum

60. Hyalohyphomycosis (Paecilomyces/Scedosporium)

61. Isospora

62. Klebsiella

63. Leishmania

64. Leptospira

65. Lice

66. Malassezia

67. Microsporidia

68. Mucor

69. Mycobacterium

70. Mycoplasma

71. Myiasis (Maggots)

72. Neospora caninum

73. Neorickettsia helminthoeca

74. Nocardia

75. Otodectes cynotis (Otodectic mange)

76. Papilloma virus

77. Paragonimus (Liver Flukes)

78. Parvovirus

79. Pasteurella

80. Poxvirus

81. Proteus

82. Prototheca

83. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

84. Pseudorabies (Aujeszky s Disease)

85. Rabies Virus

86. Rhodococcus

87. Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)

88. Salmonella

89. Sarcoptes scabiei (Sarcoptic Mange)

90. Serratia

91. Shigella

92. Sporothrix schenckii

93. Staphylococcus

94. Streptococcus

95. Strongyloides (Threadworms)

96. Toxocara

97. Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)

98. Trichomonas

99. Yersinia pestis (Plaque)

Section D: Antibiotics

1. Amikacin

2. Amoxicillin

3. Ampicillin

4. Azithromycin

5. Cefadroxil

6. Cefazolin

7. Cefdinir

8. Cefepime

9. Cefotaxime

10. Cefovecin

11. Cefoxitin

12. Cefpodoxime

13. Ceftazidime

14. Ceftiofur

15. Cefuroxime

16. Cephalexin

17. Chloramphenicol

18. Ciprofloxacin

19. Clarithromycin

20. Clavamox

21. Clindamycin

22. Dicloxacillin

23. Doxycycline

24. Enrofloxacin

25. Erythromycin

26. Florfenicol

27. Gentamicin

28. Imipenem and cilastatin

29. Linezolide

30. Marbofloxacin

31. Meropenem

32. Metronidazole

33. Minocycline

34. Nitrofurantoin

35. Oxytetracycline

36. Penicillin

37. Pradofloxacin

38. Rifampin

39. Sulfa s–Potentiated

40. Timentin

41. Tobramycin

42. Tylosin

43. Unasyn

44. Vancomycin

Section E: Antifungal Agents

1. Amphotericin B

2. Caspofungin

3. Clotrimazole

4. Enilconazole

5. Fluconazole

6. Flucytosine

7. Itraconazole

8. Ketoconazole

9. Posaconazole

10. Terbinafine

11. Voriconazole

Section F: Antiparasitic Agents

1. Albendazole

2. Atovaquone

3. Fenbendazole

4. Fipronil

5. Imidacloprid

6. Imidocarb dipropionate

7. Ivermectin

8. Lufenuron

9. Meglumine antimoniate

10. Melarsomide dihydrochloride

11. Miltefosine

12. Milbemycin oxime

13. Moxidectin

14. Nitazoxanide

15. Nitenpyram

16. Ponazuril

17. Praziquantel

18. Primaquine

19. Pyrantel Pamoate

20. Ronidazole

21. Selamectin

22. Spinosid

23. Sulfadimethoxine

24. Tinidazole

Section G : Antiviral Agents

1. Acyclovir

2. Famciclovir

3. Cidofovir

4. Idoxuridine

5. Oseltamivir

6. Vidarabine

7. Zidovudine

Valerie J. Wiebe, Pharm. D, FSVHP, Dip. ICVP, is the Director of Pharmacy at the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, where she has an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, in Davis, California, USA.  She also maintains an adjunct Clinical Professorship at the University of San Francisco, Department of Pharmacy, in San Francisco, California, USA.