A comprehensive and accessible manual of feline medicine and surgery, it explains the symptoms and treatment of every disease or injury that the cat owner is likely to encounter. Written in a straightforward manner by experts in their various fields the book contains detailed sections on anatomy and physiology; the organ systems (digestive, cardiovascular, reproductive, urinary, nervous, endocrine, locomotor, eye/eye/nose, immune blood and skin); infectious diseases (bacterial, viral, parasitic etc. ); and poisoning. Including chapters on nursing, first aid, medicines, dentistry, nutrition and feeding as well as advice for new owners and sections on showing, breeding, insurance and behaviour. This book will become the standard work on feline health care.