VPN Plus+ ExclusiveGeriatric Globes: Best Practices for Treating Ophthalmic Disease in Senior Dogs and CatsNovember 25, 2024In this session: Seth Eaton, VMD, DACVO, lists the most common eye diseases presenting in geriatric dogs and cats, with a focus on those best practices for management and techniques to preserve vision and/or comfort in our aged small animal patients.
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Feline Heartworm Guidelines updated by the AHSNovember 13, 2024Routine heartworm screening is now recommended for cats, according to the recent guideline updates announced by the American Heartworm Society (AHS) in managing the disease.
Outpatient treatment may be viable for lily toxicity in cats, study revealsOctober 17, 2024While 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?September 27, 2024Veterinarians 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 casesSeptember 27, 2024In-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.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTips to diagnose and treat feline meningiomasAugust 15, 2024Feline 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.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Ensuring cat caregivers have veterinary supportJuly 17, 2024By Jamie Rauscher, LVTThe 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.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveFeline Acute Kidney InjuryJuly 11, 2024In 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 orthopedicsJuly 6, 2024Recognizing 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.
VPN Plus+ ExclusivePurr-fectly Balanced: Navigating Feline Obesity & Wellness through Nutritional CareJuly 3, 2024In 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.
