Cat Surgery

Cats have either a mutualistic or commensal relationship with humans. Two main theories are given about how cats were domesticated. In one, people deliberately tamed cats in a process of artificial selection as they were useful predators of vermin. This has been criticized as implausible, because the reward for such an effort may have been too little; cats generally do not carry out commands and although they do eat rodents, other species such as ferrets or terriers may be better at controlling these pests. The alternative idea is that cats were simply tolerated by people and gradually diverged from their wild relatives through natural selection, as they adapted to hunting the vermin found around humans in towns and villages Cats are common pets in Europe and North America, and their worldwide population exceeds 500 million. From time to time, cats may require a surgical procedure. Usually the first time a cat undergoes surgery as when it is desexed (spayed eutered) as in kitten. Most surgeries are pre-planned, but as accidents happen, there may an unfortunate time the cat will undergo emergency surgery. The goal of veterinary medicine in cats is a bit like in human beings, and more and more complex operations are performed, with sophisticated anesthesia techniques. In cats, the cost of the operation must not exceed the economic benefit in surgically treating the illness. There is a possibility that during pet’s lifetime, surgery may be recommended to treat a medical condition. So, it does not hurt to know what the most common medical conditions requiring surgery are, and how much you might pay for treatment. This text is concerned with medicine and surgical considerations of the feline species. The book included a chapter on general surgical considerations that upto date information for practitioners and vetrinarians. Each of the operations mentioned in the book is described widely starting from the anatomical structure of the targeted tissue or organ followed by the techniques used to perform the surgery. Also the type of the anesthesia used is mentioned. The specific surgical content is covered on the basis of body systems, with diagrams or photographs and illustrations. The reproduction of some photographs could be improved. The main purpose of the book is to point out the interest of feline medicine and surgery and the progress in the field of veterinary surgery and to clear its importance in the field of veterinary medicine. The book is concisely and clearly written and intended for veterinarians and clinicians and for people directly involved in cat health, management and breeding. It would also be of value to post and undergraduate veterinary students.