1.Diseases of the Nervous System (Josef Finsterer, Monika Bradl) -- 2.Diseases of the Circulatory System (Claudia Stöllberger, Ivo Volf) -- 3.Diseases of the Kidneys (Renate Kain, Maximilian Pagitz) -- 4.Diseases of the Gastrointestinal tract (Nicole Luckschander) -- 5.Diseases of the Lung (Karin Hufnagl, Franziska Roth-Walter) -- 6.Diseases of Skeleton and Bones (Wolfgang Sipos, Peter Pietschmann) -- 7.Diseases of Reproduction (Christine Aurich, Isabella Ellinger) -- 8.Diseases of the Endocrine System (Florian Zeugswetter) -- 9.Diseases of Stress (Lisa-Maria Glenk) -- 10.Diseases of Immunity (Franziska Roth-Walter, Erika Jensen-Jarolim) -- 11.Diseases of the Skin (tba) -- 12.Diseases of Viral infections (Reinhard Kirnbauer, Sabine Brandt, Edmund Hainisch) -- 13.Diseases of Bacterial Infections (Gerold Stanek).-14.Diseases of Protozoal infections (Julia Walochnik) -- 15.Diseases of Parasitic infections (Herbert Auer, Anja Joachim) -- 16.Principles of Animal Law in Medicinal Research (Regina Binder) -- 17.Ethics in Medical Research (Herwig Grimm).

This book highlights the most significant diseases for humans and their dogs, cats and horses. The examples discussed, which include allergies, osteoporosis, cancer and many more, illustrate that humans and their companion animals may in fact develop similar diseases. The reader - whether expert or interested lay - can thus directly compare between human and animal patients. The animal patient thereby represents a natural disease model, which besides the experimental models, is urgently needed to improve the therapeutic options for both humans and animals.