WRVMA In-Person Lecture: Complicated Cats – Management of Comorbidities in Senior Cats
Sleepy Hollow
455 South BroadwayTarrytown, NY 10591-6002
United States
Event Details
Presented by: Petra Cerna, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), ECVIM-CA, DABVP (Feline), MANZCVS
This lecture will focus on common feline comorbidities such as chronic enteropathy, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis and how to best manage them with diet, medications and environmental modifications. We will review how the IRIS staging can help guide CKD management and we will also cover the AAFP Senior Care Guidelines in this presentation.
Learning Objectives:
- Be more comfortable managing comorbidities in senior cats by using diets, medications and environmental modifications
- How IRIS staging can help guide CKD management
- Learn how to use the AAFP Senior Care Guidelines in your everyday practice
Agenda
| May 5 | |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Buffet Dinner |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Lecture |
For More Information:
Dr. Cerná is an ACVIM diplomate in small animal internal medicine. She graduated from the University of Veterinary Sciences in the Czech Republic in 2018 where she also obtained her Ph.D. in 2023. After completing two internship in the U.K., she completed a small animal internal medicine residency at Colorado State University, U.S. in 2023. Dr. Cerná was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Feline Medicine and also gained the Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in the Medicine of Cats. She was also awarded the ISFM Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour with Distinction. Dr. Cerná has particular interest in feline medicine and is currently doing a Ph.D. at Colorado State University in feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) which is funded by the Center for Companion Animal Studies from generous donations from multiple sources including Merck Animal Health.
Lecture generously sponsored by:
