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Maintaining a good level of nutrition is essential for recovery from any illness or injury but can be especially challenging in sick cats. This learning series with Martha Cannon reviews some of the common causes of inappetence in cats and provides practical approaches to their management. It also covers some tips on reducing stress in practice to encourage shy cats to eat.
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Description
Topics covered include:
- Recognising and treating common causes of inappetence in cats including nausea, chronic pain, chronic kidney disease, pancreatitis
- Understanding how dehydration contributes to poor appetite, and how poor appetite causes dehydration
- Fluid therapy for cats
- Using constant rate infusions to deliver medication in a stress free manner
- Know how to place and manage feeding tubes to support assisted feeding
- Practical tips to make your practice more cat friendly
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