Feline Emergencies in Small Animal Practice
- Veterinarians
- November 15, 2021
- RACE-approved for 20 CE credits
Get the latest updates in managing feline emergencies with this 4-week interactive and tutor guided course for Veterinarians.
What you'll learn
Cats are unique! They have unique metabolism, unique behaviour, and unique physiology. Understanding the specifics of the feline patient is crucial to successful management of the cat in an emergency.
Over 4 exciting weeks, we’ll look at the emergency cat. From diagnosing and treating shock, to managing the fragile cat in respiratory distress, feline-specific toxicities to urinary tract emergencies, as well as to – from pharmacology and toxicity, to infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, cardiac diseases and more.
Week 1: Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies
Respiratory and cardiac diseases in the cat both represent serious, potentially life-threatening emergencies. This week we will discuss the approach to emergency patient management, including diagnostics and emergency therapy of the cat with respiratory distress due to airway, pleural space and pulmonary parenchymal disease, as well as those who present with acute heart failure and aortic thromboembolism.
Week 2: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Emergencies
This week, we will cover acute emergencies of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, including pancreatitis, hepatic lipidosis, and hepatic and biliary tract inflammation, along with acute gastrointestinal disease. We’ll also cover the important topic of providing nutritional support to the critically ill cat, including feeding tube placement and maintenance, and how to select the correct diet for the critically ill cat.
Week 3: Urinary Emergencies
This week, we will cover emergencies of the urinary tract, including emergency management of lower urinary tract obstruction, bladder trauma, and the diagnosis and management of acute kidney disease. We will also cover the management of specific conditions and diseases known to cause acute kidney failure, such as ethylene glycol toxicity, grape and raising toxicity among others!
Week 4: Emergency Management of Trauma and Sepsis in the Cat
This week, we will discuss the emergency management of the cat with significant trauma or sepsis – from the diagnosis and management of different types of shock in the cat, to imaging, analgesia, diagnostics and treatment of the cat with sepsis.
Special Topics
A special bonus in the Feline Emergencies course will be the inclusion of a special review of management of diabetic ketoacidosis in the cat, as well as management of acute neurological diseases.
Course Tutor
BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)
Course Features:
- RACE-approved for 20 CE credits
- Graded Course Assessment
- Discussion Forums
- Live Online Weekly Tutorials
- Comprehensive Learning Resources
- Extra Course Resources
- Protocols For Your Practice
Course Fee:
AUD 550
Live Weekly Tutorials
The 4-week course starts on November 15, 2021 with live tutorials by Dr Philip Judge on Mondays at 19:30 AEST.
Join us from anywhere
You can join us from almost anywhere you have an internet connection! Click Here to check the course tutorial times where you are!
20 CE Credits
This course is ideal for Veterinarians and is RACE-approved for 20 CE credits!
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