Is Castration the Right Choice for Your Cat Patient? Introduction: Routine gonadectomy is being increasingly scrutinized within the veterinary community. This session evaluates the behavioral and welfare implications of castration in cats, challenging the "one-size-fits-all" approach to population and individual management. Aims: • To analyze the long-term behavioral effects of Castration/neutering in cats. • To […]
Managing lameness in birds: is it really so basic? Avian lameness – more than meets the eye Lameness in birds can have complex causes. This session covers orthopedic, neurologic, and infectious factors contributing to lameness, with an emphasis on diagnostic imaging and treatment. Aims: – Differentiate causes of lameness through systematic clinical approach – Learn […]
Feline lower urinary tract disease – a never ending story… A common presentation in daily praxis. The cat with idiopathic cystitis – or shall we better say „stress induced feline lower urinary tract syndrome“? Aren`t thea all stress-induced? Even those with crystalluria, urolthiasis and secondary bacterial infection? Let`s talk about the different presentations of FLUTD […]
Cytology: The Questions Everyone Asks Lecturer: Dr. Francesco Cian Overview: Every clinician who performs cytology eventually finds themselves asking the same questions when approaching this discipline: Why my samples are often non diagnostic? Can I really diagnose a mast cell tumour with Diff-Quik - and can I grade it? Why are aspirates from lipomas so […]
Backyard Chicken Medicine and Surgery – From Consultation to Practical Skills
SUB & Ureteral Surgery MasterClass
Inside the Marrow: Diagnostic Bone Marrow Cases in Clinical Practice Bone marrow evaluation is a critical diagnostic step when peripheral blood findings fail to fully explain a patient’s clinical picture. Interpretation of bone marrow samples requires a structured approach and careful integration of cytologic findings with clinical information, hematologic data, and histologic evaluation of core […]