Full CPD programme

Feline Gastroenterology: all you ever wanted to know!

Speakers: Andrea Harvey and Dr Andrew Sparkes

This day will focus on feline gastroenterology – a common problem area in feline medicine. The course is aimed at vets; VNs are welcome to attend. The topics covered will seek to address questions including:

How common is oesophageal disease in cats? What are the main causes and how can I diagnose these?
Feline liver disease: what’s the best way to biopsy livers? Is this essential to diagnosis? How do the treatment regimes vary according to each diagnosis? What’s the prognosis?
How helpful are nutraceuticals in the management of feline liver disease?
Can pancreatitis be diagnosed in practice? What’s the best way to manage these frustrating cases?
What new causes of infectious diarrhoea should I be aware of? How are these treated?
Feline IBD: is there anything new? How are these patients best diagnosed and treated?
Constipated cats: diet, drugs or colectomy? What are the options and what’s a logical management plan?
How effective is diet in the management of feline GI disease? Hydrolysed protein or single protein sources – how do I choose?
Help, this cat is ascitic – how can I quickly make a diagnosis?

Talk timetable:

Time	Title	Speaker
9.00-9.15	Registration
9.15-9.45	Oesophageal disease in the cat: causes, presentation, diagnosis and treatment	AS
9.45-10.15	Inflammatory liver disease: how can I make a diagnosis and what is the best treatment?	AH
10.15-10.45	Infectious causes of diarrhoea in cats: what’s new?	AS
10.45-11.15	Diagnosis and management of hepatic lipidosis	AH
11.15-11.30	Coffee
11.30-12.00	Pancreatitis in cats – (im)possible to diagnose, (im) possible to treat??	AS
12.00-12.30	Treatment of liver disease and the role of nutraceuticals	AH
12.30-1.00	Inflammatory bowel disease: update on diagnosis and management	AS
1.00-2.00	Lunch
2.00-2.30	Constipation – causes and management	AH
2.30-3.00	The role of diet in managing GI disease in cats	AS
3.30-4.00	Ascites – differential diagnosis and management	AH
3.30-4.00	Coffee
4.00-4.30	Case studies in feline GI disease*	AS and AH
4.30-5.00	Case studies in feline GI disease*	AS and AH

* Andy and Andrea to include short case reports including: a jaundiced cat, vomiting cat, thin cat, fat cat

Delegate cost: £318 Early Bird Discount (normal price £354)

Please note that fees are inclusive of VAT.

Dates and venues:

Tuesday 26th June 2012 - Holiday Inn, Winchester

Thursday 28th June 2012 - Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld, Scotland

Reserve your place now:

Tuesday, 26th June
Thursday 28th June