Feline Osteoarthritis: the keys Pain management and Welfare
Course description:
Gus is a senior cat with an unspecific history of weight and activity loss. After an exhaustive anamnesis and a thorough evaluation of overall condition paired with several complementary studies, he is diagnosed with osteoarthritis as the main cause for the changes in behaviour and general condition. A multimodal therapy protocol for pain management in felines is then established and successive check-ups are carried out confirming a significant improvement in the clinical evolution. Feline osteoarthritis is a very common chronic condition but is also underdiagnosed, mainly due to cat's specific behavioural characteristics. Ready to learn more?
Objectives:
- To become familiar with the diagnosis and multimodal pharmacological management of pain derived from ostheorathritis in cats.
- Review several common pathologies that may co-exist in senior feline patients and how to integrate different treatment protocols.
- End up stablishing standard protocols to evaluate overall health in senior cats with a particular focus in pain detection due to its close relation to welfare and quality of life.
Expert:
Salvador Cervantes
Salvador Cervantes DVM, co-author of ISFM Guidelines on hypertension in feline medicine
DVM, Salvador Cervantes
Accredited in feline medicine by AVEPA (Spanish Association of Small Animal Veterinarians), member of Gemfe (Spanish Feline Medicine Study Group)
Scientific Committee, of the ISFM (International Society of Feline Medicine) and the AAFP (American Association of Feline Practitioners).
Has been a speaker on several occasions at national and international congresses and is the author of several articles and courses on feline internal medicine and analgesia.
Published the “Manual of Canine and Feline Geriatrics” (SerVet-Edra), was one of the 10 editors of the European edition of the GRAM Guide and co-authored ISFM Guidelines on hypertension in feline medicine.
Coordinator of postgraduate courses in Feline Medicine at Univ. Cardenal Herrera CEU (Valencia).
Back in 2001, Dr. Cervantes and Dr. Calvet, founded the clinic SA Veterinaris in Barcelona and in 2016 they both founded the Barcelona’s Feline Practice (Clinica Felina de Barcelona), the first 24h hospital exclusively for cats in Spain.
Expert:
Anna Calvet
Anna Calvet DVM, co-founder of Barcelona’s Feline Practice
DVM, Anna Calvet
Postgraduate course in General Surgery and Traumatology of Small Animals ISVPS (International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies).
Member of the AVEPA (Spanish Association of Small Animal Veterinarians) working groups GEMFE (Spanish Feline Medicine Study Group) and GECIRA (Spanish Surgery and Soft Tissue Study Group) and of ISFM (International Society of Feline Medicine)
Published several articles in Spanish journals and lectured final year veterinary students at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Back in 2001, Dr. Cervantes and Dr. Calvet, founded the clinic SA Veterinaris in Barcelona and in 2016 they both founded the Barcelona’s Feline Practice (Clinica Felina de Barcelona), the first 24h hospital exclusively for cats in Spain.