Feline Medicine, Session 2

Feline endocrinology secrets unravelled – Part 1: Feline hyperthyroidism, feline hyperaldosteronism

One of the most important feline endocrinopathies undoubtedly is feline hyperthyroidism. Usually, it is not the diagnosis and management of hyperthyroidism itself that poses a problem, it is more about the co-morbiditis. Learn how to deal with concurrent chronic kidney disease, gain awareness about the fact that systemic hypertension often develops only after establishment of euthyroidism, discuss heart failure and the therapeutic consequenses in multimorbid cats and realize why producing hypothyroidism should be avoided by all means. And because it might look similar in the first place and diagnosis is not always straight forward we need to talk about feline hyperaldosteronism too.
What you will learn:
– A lot about feline hyperthyroidism and it`s co-morbidities (systemic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure)
– When to think of feline hyperaldosteronism and how to diagnose it
Preparation material:
• Reading material providing an overview about feline hyperthyrodism
• Reading material providing an overview about feline hyperaldosteronism
Live workshop:
Several cases will highlight the problems that may arise when dealing with feline hyperthyroidism and it`s co-morbidities. Some of them will be presented in a quizze format. Others will be discussed in more detail including gathering pros and cons within the group regarding different treatment options.