Feline congenital heart disease: understanding the clinical signs and managing care
Acquired heart disease in cats is relatively common in general practice, reported to affect about 15...
17 min read
Webinar: Nursing Pelvic Fractures in Cats
Pelvic fractures are relatively common emergency presentations in felines, often caused by road traf...
1 hour webinar
Webinar: Head trauma in cats - practical tips for general practice
What's your approach when a feline head trauma case comes through the door? Do you carry out a modif...
1 hour webinar
Does mesenchymal stem cell therapy improve chronic gingivostomatitis in felines?
Imagine this clinical scenario: you are presented with a client’s seven-year-old female domestic sho...
10 min read
Using the Feline Grimace Scale in veterinary practice
We all know that cats hide pain well. But what can we do about it? While validated pain scores are n...
16 min read
A vet nurse’s guide to feline cognitive dysfunction syndrome
Due to advances in veterinary treatment and care, our feline friends are living to a much older age....
16 min read
Management options for glaucoma in cats
Glaucoma in cats remains a challenging condition to manage clinically, not least due to its often su...
19 min read
How becoming a feline-friendly veterinary practice could increase profits
Have you ever wondered if there’s any point in becoming a feline-friendly veterinary practice? With ...
15 min read
Diagnosing feline atopic skin syndrome – 8 top tips
Itchy cats might not be as common as itchy dogs, but for some reason they strike fear into the heart...
19 min read
Clicker training as an enrichment method for cats
Imagine this clinical scenario: you are a vet working at a busy cat adoption centre. At a staff meet...
8 min read
Urine trouble? A vet nurse’s guide to feline lower urinary tract disease
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is not a single disease process. Rather, it is an umbrell...
15 min read
Hyporexia and unintentional weight loss in cats
According to a survey of EU vets, weight loss and inappetence are one of the most common reasons for...
12 min read
Recognising signs of pain in cats
There are sensory and emotional aspects of pain, and, as such, every individual can experience pain ...
19 min read
Meloxicam or prednisolone for feline interstitial cystitis?
Imagine this clinical scenario: a client has brought in their pet cat after spotting blood in its ur...
10 min read
Ureteral obstruction – a surgical challenge
Recognising, diagnosing and treating ureteral obstruction presents a challenge. In recent years, the...
16 min read
Are glucocorticoids or NSAIDs more effective in reducing idiopathic feline urinary tract disease signs than no treatment or placebo?
Imagine this clinical scenario: you have been presented with a two-year-old spayed female cat with h...
11 min read
Nutritional management of feline calcium oxalate uroliths
Uroliths account for approximately 20 percent of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) (Gerber ...
14 min read
Nutritional management of feline struvite uroliths
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) encompasses several disorders: feline idiopathic cystitis...
16 min read
Comparing environmental modification and medical management for feline idiopathic cystitis
Imagine this clinical scenario: you have recently diagnosed a four-year-old male neutered cat with i...
12 min read
Acute diarrhoea in dogs and cats: causes and faecal analysis
Acute diarrhoea is a common complaint seen in first-opinion small animal veterinary practice. Despit...
26 min read
Nutritional management of early feline chronic kidney disease
Part one of this series covered the diagnosis of early feline chronic kidney disease (CKD). Part two...
14 min read
Diagnosis of early feline chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (Box 1) is a highly prevalent disease in older cats, estimated to affec...
14 min read
Diagnosis and treatment of feline pancreatitis
According to cat specialist Susan Little, pancreatitis in cats can be classified into three forms: 1...
5 min read
The nurse’s role in the treatment and management of the dyspnoeic patient
The main purpose of the respiratory system is to deliver oxygen to the lungs and remove carbon dioxi...
14 min read
