Algemene informatie
Stress is a major problem in feline veterinary healthcare. Cats become stressed for many different reasons, but in the veterinary context much of this relates to the nature of the cat itself and the challenges of taking a high independent and highly territorial animal species to a veterinary clinic where everything is foreign, strange and threatening. Stress can have a major impact on the welfare of cats, interpretation and investigation of disease,, and even on diseases themselves.
This series of talks will focus on the underlying causes of stress in cats, how this impacts welfare, physiological parameters and investigation of disease, what can be done to reduce stress in the clinical environment, and will also examine three different diseases where stress is known to play a major role in the pathogenesis of disease and/or in the management of the disease – namely feline idiopathic cystitis, feline diabetes mellitus, and feline infectious peritonitis.
Spreker
Dr. Andy Sparkes, BVetMed, PhD, DipECVIM, MANZCVS & MRCVS. Veterinary Director International Cat Care & International Society of Feline Medicine.
Andy has worked as a feline-only vet since 1987 and trained as a specialist at the University of Bristol. He is a popular speaker and internationally recognised as specialist in feline medicine working in the UK. He has published widely in international journals and in 2004 co-authored ‘Self-Assessment Colour Review of Feline Medicine’ with Dr. Sarah Caney. Dr. Sparkes is the co-editor-in-chief and founding editor of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. In 2012 Dr. Sparkes joined the charity International Cat Care (ICC) as their Veterinary Director. ICC: http://www.icatcare.org/
Doelgroep
Gezelschapsdierenarts en degene met specifieke interesse in de kattengeneeskunde. Niveau II-III.
Datum
Donderdag 26 maart 2015
Programma
Ontvangst: 12.00 uur
Aanvang lezing: 12.30 uur
Einde lezing: 18.30 uur
Het volledige programma kunt u hier downloaden.
Locatie
Departement Geneeskunde van Gezelschapsdieren te Utrecht, ingang Münsterlaan.
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