Section I - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1. Prenatal Care of the Bitch and Queen 2. Birth and the First 24 Hours 3. History and Physical Examination of the Neonate 4. History and Physical Examination of the Weanling and Adolescent 5. Growth 6. Husbandry of the Neonate 7. Standards of Care in Pediatrics 8. Nutritional Requirements and Feeding of Growing Puppies and Kittens 9. Care of the Orphaned Puppy and Kitten 10. Emergency and Critical Care Issues 11. Neonatal and Pediatric Mortality 12. Feline Behavioral Development 13. Canine Behavioral Development 14. Immunologic Development and Immunization Section II - COMMON INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN PUPPIES AND KITTENS 1. Bacterial Infections 2. Viral Infections 3. Fungal Infections 4. Diseases Formerly Known as Rickettsial: The Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, Anaplasmoses, and Neorickettsial and Coxiella Infections 5. Parasitic and Protozoal Diseases 6. Approach to the Febrile Patient Section III - DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES FOR THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1. Radiographic Considerations of the Young Patient 2. Ultrasonography of the Young Patient 3. Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient 4. Surgical Considerations in the Young Patient 5. Pediatric Fracture Management 6. Pain Assessment and Management 7. Pharmacological Considerations in the Young Patient 8. Toxicological Considerations in the Young Patient 9. Effective Use of a Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory 10. Clinical Chemistry of the Puppy and Kitten 11. Postmortem Examination of the Puppy and Kitten Section IV - SYSTEMATIC CLINICAL APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS 1. The Cardiovascular System 2. The Hematologic and Lymphoid Systems 3. The Respiratory System 4. Dentistry and the Oral Cavity 5. The Gastrointestinal Tract 6. The Liver, Biliary Tract, and Exocrine Pancreas 7. The Urinary System 8. The Reproductive Tract 9. The Neurologic System 10. The Skin and Ear 11. The Musculoskeletal System 12. The Eye 13. Clinical Approach to Nutritional Conditions 14. The Endocrine System 15. Selected Zoonotic Diseases: Puppies and Kittens