Emergency & Critical care, Session 4

Septic Peritonitis

Septic peritonitis remains one of the most critical abdominal emergencies in small animal practice, requiring rapid recognition and decisive management to improve patient outcome. The emergency clinician is challenged not only by the severity of systemic illness but also by the need to balance stabilization with the urgency of surgical intervention.
In this case-based webinar we will review how to recognize key clinical and diagnostic indicators early and which diagnostic procedures help us guide decision-making. We will discuss the initial stabilization of these patients, including fluid resuscitation, antibiotic selection, analgesia, and monitoring strategies.

Learning outcome
After this webinar, participants will be able to recognize septic peritonitis in dogs and cats, initiate appropriate stabilization measures, and make informed decisions regarding surgical and postoperative management to optimize patient survival.