Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Cytology Sampling and Preparation -- 1.1 Cytology -- 1.2 Sample Collection and Preparation -- 1.3 Sample Staining -- 1.4 Sample Handling and Storage -- 2 Cytologic Analysis of Cells -- 2.1 Approach to Cytology Samples -- 2.2 Sample Quality and Background -- 2.3 Cell Types -- 2.4 Cell Shape, Distribution, and Features -- 2.5 Benign Versus Malignant -- 3 Infectious Agents -- 3.1 Fungi -- 3.2 Oomycetes -- 3.3 Algae -- 3.4 Mesomycetozoea -- 3.5 Protozoa -- 3.6 Helminths -- 3.7 Bacteria -- 3.8 Ectoparasites -- 4 Integument -- 4.1 Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Lesions -- 5 Hemolymphatic -- 5.1 Lymph Nodes -- 5.2 Spleen -- 5.3 Thymus -- 5.4 Bone Marrow -- 6 Body Cavity Fluids -- 6.1 General Classification -- 6.2 Specific Effusions -- 7 Musculoskeletal -- 7.1 Bone -- 7.2 Joints -- 7.3 Muscle -- 8 Hepatobiliary -- 8.1 Liver -- 8.2 Biliary Tract -- 9 Digestive System -- 9.1 Salivary Glands -- 9.2 Stomach/Intestines -- 9.3 Feces -- 9.4 Pancreas -- 10 Urinary -- 10.1 Kidney -- 10.2 Bladder -- 10.3 Urine -- 10.4 Urinary Crystals -- 10.5 Urinary Casts -- 11 Respiratory -- 11.1 Nasal Cavity -- 11.2 Lung -- 11.3 Bronchoalveolar Lavage/Transtracheal Wash -- 12 Endocrine -- 12.1 Thyroid -- 12.2 Parathyroid -- 12.3 Chemoreceptor Tumors -- 12.4 Adrenal Gland -- 12.5 Pituitary Gland -- 13 Reproductive -- Male -- 13.1 Testes -- 13.2 Semen Analysis -- 13.3 Prostate -- 13.4 Penis -- Female -- 13.5 Ovary -- 13.6 Mammary Glands -- 13.7 Vaginal Cytology -- 14 Neurologic -- 14.1 Brain -- 14.2 Cerebrospinal Fluid -- 14.3 Spinal Cord -- 15 Ocular and Special Senses -- 15.1 Eyes: Cornea -- 15.2 Eyes: Conjunctiva -- 15.3 Ears -- 16 Blood Smear Preparation and Evaluation -- 16.1 The Importance of Blood Smear Evaluation -- 16.2 Making a Blood Smear -- 16.3 Blood Smear Staining and Handling -- 16.4 Blood Smear Evaluation -- 16.5 Hematology Procedures and Techniques -- 17 Erythrocytes -- 17.1 Approach to Evaluating Red Blood Cells -- 17.2 Red Blood Cell Distribution -- 17.3 Red Blood Cell Morphology -- 17.4 Red Blood Cell Inclusions -- 17.5 Red Blood Cell Neoplasia -- 17.6 Red Blood Cell Infectious Agents -- 18 Leukocytes -- 18.1 Approach to Evaluating Leukocytes -- 18.2 Neutrophils -- 18.3 Neutrophil Inclusions -- 18.4 Eosinophils -- 18.5 Basophils -- 18.6 Mast Cells -- 18.7 Monocytes -- 18.8 Lymphocytes -- 18.9 Leukocyte Neoplasia -- 18.10 Leukocyte Infectious Agents -- 19 Platelets -- 19.1 Approach to Evaluating Platelets -- 19.2 Platelet Distribution -- 19.3 Platelet Morphology -- 19.4 Platelet Neoplasia -- 19.5 Platelet Infectious Agents -- 20 Background Features and Miscellaneous Cells -- 20.1 Approach to Blood Smear Background Features -- 20.2 Acellular Elements -- 20.3 Miscellaneous Cells -- 20.4 Infectious Agents -- References -- Index.