HVVMS Webinar: Caring for the Diabetic Cat, What is New in 2024
Event Details
Presented by: Cynthia Ward, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrine disease in domestic cats; although there are many reasons why cats become diabetic, most cats have underlying insulin resistance, much like people with type-2 diabetes. This presentation aims to provide an in-depth exploration of feline diabetes mellitus and common challenges when managing the feline patient. Dr. Cynthia Ward will share the latest insights on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of feline diabetic patients. Case examples will be utilized to emphasize crucial aspects of the disease, treatment options, and potential outcomes. She will also explore advances in feline diabetes and how these will impact feline care in the future.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the physiological and pathologic changes underlying feline diabetes.
- Be able to confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in cats.
- Formulate an appropriate treatment plan, and appropriately monitor and adjust treatment for feline patients with diabetes.
- Make confident treatment recommendations/decisions utilizing approved therapies.
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Dr. Cynthia R. Ward received her VMD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed residency training in small animal internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Teaching Hospital and a reproductive endocrinology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania until 2005, when she moved to the University of Georgia (UGA). Dr. Ward has been honored by numerous teaching awards and was named the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Internal Medicine at UGA in 2015. She is the co-founder and director of the UGA Veterinary Diabetes Clinic. She has an active research program in clinical and basic endocrinology and has authored numerous journal articles, book chapters, and research abstracts. Dr. Ward is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in small animal internal medicine.
Lecture generously sponsored by:
