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Revised for the first time in 8 years the information about cats that is necessary in today's era.
<Message from author Dr. Hattori>
In the past, it was common for cats to be taken to a veterinary hospital when they got sick, but now cats are being actively taken to veterinary clinics to provide health checkups before they get sick and preventative care to prevent them from getting sick. I started seeing a doctor. Along with these changes, the demands placed on veterinary hospitals are also changing. As veterinary medical professionals, we must constantly learn about the latest cat medicine and provide evolving veterinary medical care while taking into consideration the feelings of cat families.
This book is the latest version of the ``Cat Mastering Book,'' which was published eight years ago, and incorporates even more information that is needed today. With this book, you'll be able to master the cute, grumpy, charming yet mysterious cats! What can this book do for cats and their families as pet nurses? I hope this will help you think about it again.

【table of contents】
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Introduction: What is a cat-friendly veterinary hospital?
What are CFCs?
・Guidelines by international cat medical organizations
The significance of veterinary hospitals being cat-friendly
・Think about the feelings of cats and cat owners
Cat-friendly waiting room, examination room, and hospital room
・What you can do in the waiting room / What you can do in the examination room / What you can do in the hospital room

Chapter 1 Anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology unique to cats
Main anatomical differences between cats and dogs
・The structure of the body has changed as it adapts to the environment
・The urethral opening in dogs opens toward the cranial side, and in cats toward the caudal side.
・In dogs, the entire esophagus is striated muscle, and in cats, 1/3 is smooth muscle.
- Dogs have separate bile ducts and pancreatic ducts, cats have them together.
・Dogs have small premolars and large back molars, and cats have the opposite.
・Dogs' claws stick out, cats can retract them.
・Dogs have no collarbone, cats only have traces.
- Dogs have nearly square vertebral bodies, cats have more elongated vertebrae.
- Dogs have circular pupils, cats have almond pupils.
・A dog's tongue is smooth, a cat's tongue is rough.

Blood type and blood transfusion
・Cat blood type classification
・Blood type distribution
・Blood type by breed
・Why does blood type matter?

Physiology and pharmacology specific to cats, and medications to be careful of
・Cat metabolism
・Veterinary drugs to be especially careful about
・Special attention should be paid to human drugs and supplements
・Drugs to be careful about due to interactions

cat medication
・Administration method of tablets/capsules
・Administration method of powder
・Administration method of liquid medicine
・Administration method of eye drops

Chapter 2 Understanding cats
what kind of animal is a cat
・Cats as pets
・Cat's personality
・Points to note when visiting a cat for the first time
・Characteristics of cat owners

Introduction of breeds and common diseases
・19% of cats in Japan are purebred
・Birth of purebred breeds
・How many types of purebreds are there?
・Typical breed-prone diseases

A cat's coat color is determined by genes
・Are calico cats only female?
・Is the parent of a white cat a white cat?

Cats with different coats
・Characteristics of coat and its factors

Advice on choosing a cat
・Characteristics to remember for each variety
・When increasing the number of cats

Cat social structure
・Cats also have social lives
・Claw sharpeners that cannot be ignored when living with a cat

Problems with indoor breeding
・Advantages of completely indoor breeding
・Disadvantages of completely indoor breeding

relationship between cats and humans
・History of the relationship between cats and humans

Chapter 3 Communication between cats and owners/Cat behavior
Points to note when traveling to the hospital and returning home
・What you can do before coming to the veterinary hospital
・What you can do after returning from the veterinary hospital

Tips for communication/How veterinary hospitals should be viewed from the perspective of cats' natural behavior
・Behaviors that your cat dislikes and likes before coming to the hospital
・Behaviors disliked and liked by cats when visiting the hospital
・Behaviors disliked and liked by cats during retention
・Behaviors disliked and liked by cats when hospitalized

Know your cat's behavior
・Communication between animals
・Cat communication through posture

cat stress factors
・Cats are easily susceptible to stress.
・Why stress is bad
・Stress felt by cats at home
・Signs of stress in cats

Common problem behavior ① Defecating in inappropriate places
・Normal excretory behavior of cats
・Characteristics and causes of defecation in places other than the toilet
・Measures for defecating in places other than the toilet
・Characteristics and causes of spraying behavior
・Measures against spraying behavior

Common problem behavior ② Aggressive behavior
・Listening to the situation in which aggressive behavior occurs
・Classification of cat aggressive behavior
・Measures against attack behavior

Chapter 4 Cat retention methods, examinations and examinations
How to restrain and handle cats
・Cats don't like being held in the first place.
・The secret and principles of retention
・Do not spread fear to cats
・Do not use negative words
- Consider retention methods for each variety
・What kind of retention does a veterinarian require?
・Use tools to safely remove from carrier
・Blood collection is held by distributing force.
・V-shaped mats are used for X-ray examinations
・V-shaped mats are also used for ultrasound examinations.
・Positions that cats dislike
・Avoid collecting urine
・Retain thin cats with consideration to pain.
・Hold the kitten while feeding it.

Cat examination basics (hospital environment, cat examination room)
・Prepare your appearance and the hospital environment before your appointment
・Cat examination room ideas

Cat examination advanced edition (pre-visit medication, sedation/anesthesia)
-Cat owners dislike chemical retention

Testing for cats (different testing methods and interpretations from those for dogs)
·Blood test
・X-ray inspection
·Urinalysis
・Ultrasonic examination

Forced urination/defecation in cats
・Points to ask about urinary problems
・Types of forced urination
・Types of forced defecation

Chapter 5 Cat Nutrition
cats and nutrition
・6 major nutrients that cats need
·protein
·fat
·carbohydrates
·vitamin
·mineral
·water

Life stages and nutrition
・Nutritional standards by life stage

How to choose commercially available food
・Various cat foods
・How to choose ① Purpose of cat food
・How to choose ② Shape of cat food
・How to choose ③ Life stage

Switching your cat's diet
・It is more difficult to switch diets for cats than for dogs.
・Tips 1: Switch early
・Tips 2: Switch gradually
・Tips 3: Give both the food you have been eating and the therapeutic food.
・Tip ④ Make your tableware clean and tidy
・Tip 5: Avoid switching during periods of stress
・Tip 6: Warm the food before feeding.
・Tip 7: Try both dry and wet
・Tips ⑧ Add seasonings
・Tip ⑨ Try another brand
・Tips 10: Feed food gently

Treatment and advice for loss of appetite (including tube feeding)
- Minimize the period of not being able to eat as much as possible
・Have people eat voluntarily
・What is tube feeding?
・Actual practice of tube feeding

Chapter 6 Preventive medical care for kittens
Necessary health checkpoints for kittens
- Things to check when your kitten comes to the hospital

Nutritional management of lactating kittens
・Nutritional management of nursing kittens at home

Kitten excretion management
-Unable to defecate on their own until 3-4 weeks old

Preventive care for kittens (vaccines, heartworm disease and flea/tick prevention)
・Cat vaccines
・Prevention of heartworm and fleas and ticks in cats

Chapter 7 Hospital management of cats and diseases cats are prone to
What is a cat-friendly hospital environment?
・Think about the cage environment
・Minimize noise
・Pay attention to smells
・Brightness and temperature of the hospital room
・Measures and precautions to reduce stress in cats

notice signs of pain
・Signs your cat shows when it's in pain
・Pain is classified into 3 types
・Situations/illnesses that require special attention to pain
・Reasons why cats are not given pain management
- Telling the owner about your cat's pain

Nosocomial infection control for cats
・The important thing is to prevent the spread of pathogens.
・8 typical types of disinfectants
・Specific instructions on how to use disinfectants and precautions

Diseases cats are prone to ① Chronic kidney disease
・Overview of chronic kidney disease
・Clinical symptoms of CKD and key points for early detection
·diagnosis
・Treatment of CKD
・11 tips to increase water drinking

Diseases cats are prone to ② Hyperthyroidism
・Overview of hyperthyroidism
・Symptoms of hyperthyroidism
·diagnosis
・Key points for retention
・Treatment of hyperthyroidism① Dietary therapy
・Treatment of hyperthyroidism ② Medical therapy
・Treatment of hyperthyroidism ③ Surgical therapy

Diseases cats are prone to ③ Diabetes
・Overview of diabetes
·diagnosis
・Diabetes treatment ① Insulin treatment
・Diabetes treatment ② Diet therapy
・Diabetes treatment ③ Blood sugar level

Diseases cats are prone to ④ Urolithiasis (urolithiasis)
・Overview of urolithiasis
・Kidney stone
・Ureteral stones
・Bladder stones
・Urethral stones
・Typical urinary stone components
・Prevention of urolithiasis

Diseases cats are prone to ⑤ Feline infectious peritonitis
・Overview of FIP
・Epidemiology of FIP
・Points of diagnosis
・Treatment
·prevention

Diseases cats are prone to ⑥ Lymphoma
・Overview of lymphoma
・Differences by grade (malignancy)
·diagnosis
・Treatment
·prognosis
·prevention
·no smoking

Diseases cats are prone to ⑦ Hypertension
・Overview of hypertension
・Symptoms
·diagnosis
・Treatment
·prevention

Diseases cats are prone to ⑧ Osteoarthritis
・Overview of osteoarthritis
・Symptoms of osteoarthritis
·diagnosis
・Management and treatment of osteoarthritis

Chapter 8 Zoonoses between cats and humans
Zoonotic diseases to be aware of between cats and humans
・Zononotic diseases that are a problem between cats and humans

Cat scratch disease
・Overview of cat scratch disease
・Route of infection

pasteurellosis
・Overview of pasteurellosis
・Route of infection

Dermatophytosis
・Overview of dermatophytosis
・Route of infection

toxoplasmosis
・Overview of toxoplasmosis
・Route of infection

Toxocariasis (Ascaris larva migrans)
・Overview of toxocariasis (Ascaris larva migrans)
・Route of infection

scabies
・Overview of scabies
・Route of infection

Capnocytophaga infection
・Overview of Capnocytophaga infection
・Route of infection

Corynebacterium ulcerans infection
・Overview of Corynebacterium ulcerans infection
・Route of infection

Severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome
・Overview of Severe Fever Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS)
・Route of infection

COVID-19 new coronavirus
・Overview of COVID-19 new coronavirus
・Summary: Zoonotic diseases and life with cats

Chapter 9 Elderly cats and health checkups
Characteristics and precautions for elderly cats
・When does a cat become an elderly cat?
・Changes in the body and behavior of elderly cats
・Frailty and sarcopenia
・Lifestyle changes and precautions

What health checkups are necessary for cats?
・Purpose of health checkup
・Which items will be covered in the health checkup?
・Frequency of health checkups

Diseases unique to older cats and how to detect them
・Diseases unique to older cats
・Points for interviewing elderly cats

Importance and method of tooth brushing
・What happens if you don't brush your teeth?
・Dental disease is not just a problem of teeth.
・Actual method of brushing teeth

take care of a cat
・Stay close to the owner's true feelings

Appendix: Cat coat color terms and genetic chart

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