Feline Medicine, Session 8

Dyspnoea – a challenge that can be managed!

The dyspnoeic cat presents a real challenge in clinical practice — and things can easily go wrong. This session explores how blood tests and other diagnostic strategies can help avoid frustration and improve outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
– Understand how recognizing breathing patterns can help identify the type of disease
– Learn an easy approach to interpreting radiographic lung patterns
– Follow a structured diagnostic pathway for better clinical success
– Discover how blood tests can narrow down differential diagnoses
Preparation material:
• Overview of breathing patterns and how they help localize the problem (including short videos with explanations)
• Brief introduction to radiographic pulmonary pattern
Live workshop:
Case 1: Got the sniffles? The many faces of cat flu. Dyspnoea does not always indicate pulmonary disease — and cat flu is more than just conjunctivitis. Let’s review a case that make us think twice.
Case 2: Dyspnoea – When furosemide fails. If there’s no response to furosemide, increasing the dose won’t help. Let’s discuss effective alternatives.