Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases and Parasitology, 2nd edn Stephen C. Barr, and Dwight D. Bowman. 656 pages, paperback, £58.99. Wiley-Blackwell. 2011. ISBN 978 0 8138 2012 5 ![Graphic][1] THIS ‘Five-Minute Veterinary Consult’ on canine and feline infectious diseases and parasitology is one of a series and derives some material from the canine and feline and small animal dermatology volumes within the same series. It is an A5-sized book that should fit in all bookshelves. Inside its paperback cover are 109 chapters, each covering a different infection, with emphasis on differences between infections in dogs and cats. Infections are covered alphabetically, although the authors sometimes use common terms … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif