Feline Heartworm Guidelines updated by the AHS
Routine heartworm screening is now recommended for cats, according to the recent guideline updates announced by the American Heartworm Society (AHS) in managing the disease.
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Outpatient treatment may be viable for lily toxicity in cats, study reveals
While inpatient cats had a 100 percent survival rate, many cats treated as outpatients still had positive outcomes with 87.5 percent survival rate.
What’s next in FIP treatment, diagnostics?
Veterinarians now have accessible treatment options for feline infection peritonitis (FIP), offering new hope and clear guidance to clients whose cats present with the disease.
Feline pleural effusion confusion: In-house diagnostics for ER cases
In-clinic effusion analysis, combined with other in-house diagnostic testing at the point of care, can provide key diagnostic findings when needed quickly, as in many emergency cases.
Feline pleural effusion confusion: In-house diagnostics for ER cases
In-clinic effusion analysis, combined with other in-house diagnostic testing at the point of care, can provide key diagnostic findings when needed quickly, as in many emergency cases.
Tips to diagnose and treat feline meningiomas
Feline meningiomas are slow-growing tumors originating from the arachnoid layer of the meninges that surround the brain and cause compression and subsequent dysfunction of the surrounding brain tissue. There are several other differential diagnoses to consider when presented with a cat suspected to have a meningioma. There are a variety of treatment options available for feline meningiomas.
Tech Talk: Ensuring cat caregivers have veterinary support
The main goal of caregiver education in feline hospice and palliative care is for the caregiver to have a clear understanding of all diagnostic and treatment options to ensure the cat’s comfort, as well as the expected trajectory of the cat’s disease and the prognosis.
Feline Acute Kidney Injury
In this session: Acute kidney injury (AKI) in a cat can be a devastating condition. Ashlie Saffire, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (Feline Practice), reviews the causes of AKI, its diagnosis and distinguishing differences from chronic kidney disease, and how to develop a treatment plan. We will also work through some example cases that can be used for future reference.
‘Purrfecting’ feline orthopedics
Recognizing lameness in cats is a growing area of research. The first step in trying to understand this is learning how to do an appropriate feline orthopedic exam.
Purr-fectly Balanced: Navigating Feline Obesity & Wellness through Nutritional Care
In this session: Julie Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition) addresses why pet weight management programs can be so difficult. Tools for feline obesity prevention and wellness are also covered, as well as how to engage the entire team.