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Congress on Demand 2021: Feline Medicine and Surgery
We are pleased to present a selection of live and on-demand lectures from BSAVA virtual Congress 2021 that cover feline medicine and surgery. This collection can be purchased as a standalone item, with a discount for BSAVA members. Visit our Congress on Demand information page for information about how to access the rest of our 2021 congress lectures.
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How should we deal with anaemic cats in our practice
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021Authors: Nikki Reed and Elle HaskeyWhich tests to do and in what order? The presence of anaemia may be harder to detect in cats compared to dogs, as their mucous membranes are typically slightly paler than those of dogs, and clinical signs such as exercise intolerance and weakness may manifest as sleeping more in cats, and therefore may go unnoticed by the owner. As a result, cats may be more severely affected by the time investigations are undertaken. Clinical assessment of cardio-vascular stability is therefore important before proceeding to performing diagnostic testing. The minimum volume of blood should be obtained, but it is also important to think in advance what tests might be required to reduce the number of blood draws that have to be performed. For cats that are cardio-vascularly compromised, stabilisation may be required before full diagnostic investigations can be undertaken, whereas for mild to moderate anaemia the aim should be to identify the cause. The use of in-house automated haematology analysers has facilitated rapid diagnosis of the presence of anaemia, but the limitations of these machines must be borne in mind. Further in-house tests can increase the information given from the automated analyser, namely assessing PCV and total solids, blood smear evaluation and auto-agglutination, before submitting samples to external labs for further testing.
Blood transfusion: Currently there is no UK feline blood bank, so in-house feline blood donations are sometimes required as a life-saving therapy. This session looks at the requirements of a feline blood donor and how to make this a safe and stress-free procedure. The post-donation care of feline donors differs to canine donors, and this session reviews the current recommendations of feline donor care. There are also a number of nursing considerations which RVNs should be able to add to the care plan of the recipient cat including pre, during and post transfusion.
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How should we deal with cats with chronic diarrhoea in our practice?
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021Authors: Fergus Allerton and Nikki ReedThe value of GI biopsies in cats: Chronic diarrhoea in cats can be a thoroughly frustrating affliction for patients, owners and vets alike. What are the common underlying aetiologies? Do these change according to the age of the cat? Or the breed? Which extra-digestive causes should be considered? Can faecal analysis ever be useful? How can you get the most out of such samples? Does abdominal imaging provide any helpful clues? If you’re going to collect gastrointestinal biopsies, does it matter which parts of the gastrointestinal tract you sample? Is endoscopy as good as surgical biopsy? Do therapeutic trials have a role to play in the diagnostic algorithm? This lecture delves into some of the common (and not so common) causes of chronic diarrhoea in cats and try to answer at least a few of the questions listed above.
The value of diets in the management of feline IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a complex aetiology in which dietary antigens play a role but are not the sole cause. Dietary management alone can be effective in resolving around 50% of cases of feline IBD, but in order to optimise response to this line of treatment, it is essential to have obtained a good dietary history. Three types of diets are available for dietary trials – highly digestible; restricted ingredient; hydrolysed. The dietary history should enable the clinician to identify a novel protein source to which the patient has not previously been exposed, as well as food preferences of the patient (e.g. wet vs dry; fish vs meat flavours). There are a huge number of commercial diets to choose from and many diets advertised as hypoallergenic contain multiple ingredients. Highly digestible diets are not the same as restricted ingredient diets, hence some diet trials can fail due to selection of an inappropriate diet. It is therefore important to understand the rationale behind performing a diet trial for IBD and be able to advise clients on what are appropriate diets to use.
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