Feline Internal Medicine I

Name: Feline Internal Medicine I
Start: 2025-09-22T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-09-26T23:59:59+02:00
Location: Online

Registration open

Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Sarah Caney, BVSc, PhD, DSAM (Feline), MRCVS, (UK)

Course Master(s):

Prof. Danièlle Gunn-Moore BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS, FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, (UK)

Course Overview

This course is designed for veterinarians with an interest in feline medicine. Participants can expect to increase their understanding of feline health and disease with an emphasis on a problem-solving and practical approach using real cases to illustrate key points.

Speakers for this week include Feline Medicine Specialists Dr Sarah Caney, Prof Danielle Gunn-Moore and Dr Samantha Taylor alongside Feline Behaviour Specialist Sarah Heath.

Topics

There will be in-depth and advanced discussion of the following topics and more…

Preventative healthcare and senior cat medicine

Early disease diagnosis: what, why and how?
Osteoarthritis and chronic musculoskeletal pain diagnosis and management
Management/approach to unintended weight loss
Management of common comorbidities
Cognitive dysfunction syndrome recognition and management

Feline nephrology and lower urinary tract disease

Advances in diagnosis and management of common and complex conditions
Subclinical bacteriuria and other controversies

Feline Endocrinology

Advances in diagnosis and management of common and uncommon endocrinopathies
Systemic hypertension – diagnosis and management

Feline behaviour

Emotional motivational systems
Introducing the Heath model and how this helps us understand feline behaviour
Stress in cats: at the clinic and at home
Behavioural assessment and management of complex cases

Every day will include plenty of case studies to illustrate and expand on the points made in the lecture presentations

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday, 22 September 2025

After a brief course welcome, participants will have the option of introducing themselves to the group. If you would like to introduce yourself, please leave your camera on, thank you!

Danielle Gunn-Moore and Sarah Caney will be the main speakers. Topics to be covered include:

Preventative healthcare, introduction to the senior cat
Diagnosis and management of renal disease
Dementia
Degenerative joint disease

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Samantha Taylor and Danièlle Gunn-Moore will be the main speakers.

Lower urinary tract disease topics to be covered include:

Diagnosis and approach to management of urinary disease in cats
‘Stress cystitis’ – what we know about this common condition
New LUTD guidelines
Blocked cats: tips from the experts

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Sarah Caney, Sam Taylor and Danièlle Gunn-Moore will be the main speakers.

Topics to be covered include:

Polyuria and polydipsia in cats
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperthyroidism
Primary hyperaldosteronism and other less frequently diagnosed endocrinopathies

Thursday, 25 September 2025

Sarah Heath will be the main speaker.

Topics to be covered include:

An introduction to behavioural medicine and the concept of comprehensive veterinary healthcare
Cat friendly interactions
Different emotional systems and their role in relation to the behavioural and physiological responses of patients
Integrating behavioural understanding into case management