Veterinary care givers now have one resource for essential diagnostic and treatment information specific to the cat. Featuring high quality clinical information and an accessible format, the text focuses on about 50 of the most common medical and surgical presentations encountered in the feline or small animal practice, with diagnostic, therapeutic, and pharmacologic information instantly available. A cross indexed roster of clinical signs helps in differential diagnosis.
Dr. Gary D. Norsworthy is a 1972 graduate of Texas A&M University. He practiced for two years (1972-1974) at the Cat Clinic of Seattle, Washington. He was in small animal practice from 1974-1999 in San Antonio, Texas, then he opened a feline-only practice in San Antonio in 2000.
Dr. Norsworthy has lectured extensively in the United States, Canada, and Brazil on feline diseases. He has presented over 300 lectures to veterinary associations and conventions. In addition, he has published over 30 papers in veterinary journals. He is the editor and major author of Feline Practice, published by the J.B. Lippincott Company in 1993. His second textbook, entitled The Feline Patient: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment, was published in 1997 by Williams and Wilkins. It was translated into Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. The Second Edition of The Feline Patient, published in 2002 and was translated into Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese. The Third Edition of The Feline Patient published in 2007, which is being or has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, and Korean. The Fourth Edition of The Feline Patient published in 2010. He is one of the veterinary editors for Cat Fancy magazine.
He was selected as the 1992 Companion Animal Practitioner of the Year and the 2009 Medical Specialty Practitioner of the Year by the Texas VMA. He was awarded the 1997 Outstanding Alumnus in Small Animal Medicine of the College of Veterinary Medicine of Texas A&M. He is a charter Diplomate of the Feline Practice Category of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and won its Diplomate Achievement Award in 1998. He holds the position of Adjunct Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University and is the International Director of the Brazilian Academy of Feline Medicine.
His hospital, Alamo Feline Health Center, was chosen as a Practice of Excellence by Veterinary Economics magazine. It hosts a constant stream of externs and visiting practitioners from many US veterinary schools and from Canada, Japan, Finland, France, and Brazil. His influence in feline medicine has been felt by practitioners around the world. Although he loves writing and lecturing, his first love is the practice of feline medicine and surgery, which he does on a daily basis.
