Feline Medicine Courses

A nine-part learning series for vets with Sarah Caney. Thanks to better diets and healthcare, more and more cats are now living to or beyond a geriatric age (15 years). While cats are very good at adapting to and compensating for illness, this can make it hard for carers to spot signs of...

Feline kidney disease is one of the most common presentations in clinical practice and, thanks to advances in our knowledge of how to best support renal function and slow the progression of the disease, they can be extremely rewarding cases to manage. This learning series with Martha...

Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrinopathy in cats, but it can be challenging to manage. Given the rise in obesity in this species it may also become more prevalent. This learning series with Sam Taylor is aimed at giving confidence to both manage straightforward and complex cases. Cats...

A visit to the vet can be a stressful experience for cats. For a species that needs a sense of control, territory and familiarity to feel safe, a trip to the vets is frightening. The distress this causes to the cat and also to their owner is a leading cause of cats not receiving the veterinary...

Feline anaesthesia is a daily part of veterinary practice, with the risk of complications and death reported to be greater in cats than dogs. Despite this, the focus of anaesthetic training is often on the management of dogs and the assumption that the same approach can be applied in feline...

The veterinary clinic can be a stressful environment for many of our patients, and any resulting fear and anxiety can have long-lasting impacts on their emotional and physical wellbeing, and can compromise the safety of both owners and staff members. Creating a Calm Clinic environment is...

This learning series with Rachael Birkbeck covers the diagnosis and treatment of common feline emergencies and subsequent critical care. We review the approach to, and treatment of, common causes of life-threatening feline illness and injury affecting the neurological, respiratory, and...