In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Elisa Mazzaferro brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Hot Topics in Emergency and Critical Care. Top experts discuss topics such as crystalloids versus colloids: same controversy, new information; current standards and practices in small animal mechanical ventilation; extracorporeal therapies in the emergency room and intensive care unit; controversies of and indications for the use of glucocorticoids in the ICU and the emergency room; and more. Contains 9 relevant, practice-oriented topics including current and future practice in the diagnosis and management of sepsis and septic shock in small animals; medical and surgical management of ureteral obstructions; the use of biomarkers to track and treat critical illness; update on canine parvoviral enteritis; the microbiome in critical illness; and more Provides in-depth clinical reviews on hot topics in emergency and critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews