Every dosing decision in small animal practice rests on pharmacology you may have last studied in school. Drug interactions multiply as patients age into polypharmacy. Antimicrobial resistance shifts which first-line choices still work. Species differences between dogs, cats, and exotic patients turn a routine prescription into a real risk if the mechanism behind it is forgotten.
Guessing at a dose, assuming a drug behaves the same in a cat as in a dog, or missing a CYP450 interaction can cost a patient's life and a clinic's reputation.
Mastering Small Animal Pharmacology is a complete 2026 clinical reference built around how veterinarians actually prescribe. Twenty-five chapters move from core pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles through antimicrobial stewardship, analgesia, cardiovascular and endocrine therapeutics, oncology, emergency drugs, and dosing across dogs, cats, and exotic species.
- Mechanism-first explanations of drug classes, receptor pharmacology, and species-specific metabolism
- Practical dosing frameworks for renal and hepatic adjustment, therapeutic drug monitoring, and polypharmacy
- Antimicrobial, analgesic, cardiovascular, endocrine, dermatologic, neurologic, and oncologic drug protocols
- Emergency and critical care pharmacology, toxicology antidotes, and adverse event reporting
- Clinical illustrations throughout, mapping mechanisms and dosing pathways to real practice
This edition includes a QR-linked video course pairing over fifty curated lectures with the text, so each chapter's pharmacology connects directly to spoken clinical teaching.
Stop reaching for outdated dosing charts. Build the pharmacologic reasoning that lets you prescribe with confidence across every species that walks through the door.
