Feline Internal Medicine I
05/10/2026 - 09/10/2026 Online
Feline Internal Medicine I
Principal Course Master(s):
Course Master(s):
Prof. Danièlle Gunn-Moore BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS, FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, (UK)
Dr. Samantha Taylor, BVetMEd(Hons), CertSAM, DiplECVIM-CA, MANZCVS FRCVS (UK)
Dr. Sarah Heath, BVSc, PgCertVE, DipECAWBM(BM), CCAB, FHEA, 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
The lectures will be held between 08:30 and 17:30 GMT (subject to slight changes).
Course Program (Subject to change)
Monday, 5 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Introduction to the course
09:00 – 10:00 Senior cat consults, setting the scene for optimum care Caney
10:00 – 11:00 Diagnosing and staging CKD Taylor
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Acute kidney injury Taylor
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 13:45 Innovations in management of feline CKD Caney
13:45 – 14:15 Feline frailty Taylor
14.15 – 15.15 Feline degenerative joint disease and chronic pain management in cats Caney
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Case studies
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Case study Caney
09:00 – 09:30 Causes of lower urinary tract diseases Taylor
09:30 – 10:30 Practical tips for diagnosis of feline lower urinary tract diseases Gunn-Moore
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15 Subclinical bacteriuria: when to use antibiotics and when to hold off Taylor
11:15 – 12:00 Practical management of FLUTDs Gunn-Moore
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 13:30 Blocked cats discussion Taylor / Gunn-Moore
13.30 – 15:00 Cases
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17:00 Cases
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Case study Caney
09:00 – 10:00 Optimising diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in practice Caney
10:00 – 11:00 Management of hyperthyroidism: what is the best approach Gunn-Moore
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Diabetes update: what’s new in management of diabetic cats Taylor
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 14:00 Complex diabetics Taylor
14:00 – 15:00 Unusual endocrinopathies Caney
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:00 Cases
16:00 – 17:00 Cases
Thursday, 8 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Case study
09:00 – 10:00 Feline emotional motivational systems
10:00 – 11:00 Introducing the concept of comprehensive veterinary healthcare
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Cat friendly clinic: what’s the carer’s perspective? Caney
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 13:45 Emotional health assessment and its role in feline medicine cases
13:45 – 15:00 Why is behavioural medicine relevant to feline practice?
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:00 Behaviour changes in older cats: distinguishing medical causes from normal old age Caney
16:00 – 17:00 Case studies and discussion
Friday, 9 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Case study
09:00 – 10:00 Feline dementia: what do we know? Gunn-Moore
10:00 – 11:00 Diagnosis and management of systemic hypertension Caney
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Solving unintended weight loss cases Caney
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 13:45 Co-morbidity management : case based discussion Gunn-Moore
13:45 – 15:00 Hypertension case studies Caney
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:00 Cases
16:00 – 17:00 Cases
Feline Internal Medicine I
Date:
05/10/2026 - 09/10/2026Location:
Online
05/10/2026 - 09/10/2026Location:
Online
Tuition fee*:
EUR 2.450.-
Early registration fee*:
EUR 2.350.-
Early registration deadline:
01/06/2026
Total hours:
40
ATF hours (AU, DE, LU, CH):
TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate):
5
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee
