Chattering with iCatCare

This month Dr. Yaiza Gomez-Meijias talks to Dr. Jenny Brown about perioperative
anaesthesia complications. We're also featuring our monthly JFMS clinical spotlight
interview in which Dr. Kelly St Denis discusses inhalational therapy for feline
inflammatory airway disease with Dr. Michael Barchilon (See More...)
To begin our episode, we sit down with our ISFM 2023 Delegates Choice Award Winner, Dr Jenny Brown, as she shares the results of her abstract entitled 'Perioperative Anaesthetic Complications In Healthy Cats Undergoing Anaesthesia For Neutering In First Opinion Practice'.
We are then joined by Dr Michael Barchilon, to discuss his latest JFMS article 'Breathe easy: Inhalation therapy for feline inflammatory airway disease'. We learn the differences between asthma and chronic bronchitis as well as the treatment options you can consider for your patients.
For further reading material please visit:
https://go.icatcare.org/AbstractJennyBrownPamelaMurison
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1098612X231193054
Host:
Nathalie Dowgray, BVSc, MANZCVS, PgDip, MRCVS, PhD, Head of ISFM, International Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Speakers:
Yaiza Gomez Mejias, LdaVet MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats) CertAP (SAM-F) Acr AVEPA, ISFM Community Coordinator and small animal clinician
Jenny Brown, BSc BVM&S MRCVS MANZCVS, RCVS advanced practitioner in veterinary anaesthesia and diagnostic imaging, and clinical director of Bracken Veterinary Centre.
Kelly St Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline), 2022 ISFM/AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment Guidelines Co-Chair, St Denis Veterinary Professional Corporation, Powassan, Ontario, Canada
Michael Barchilon, DVM, DACVIM, Clinical Instructor and published JFMS Author

For ISFM members, the full recording of this discussion is available for you to listen to at portal.icatcare.org. To become an ISFM member, or find out more about our Cat Friendly schemes, visit icatcare.org

This month Nathalie Dowgray, Head of ISFM, is in conversation with Dr Sarah Heath about the impact feeding can have on feline behavioural issues. We're also featuring our monthly JFMS clinical spotlight interview in which Nathalie discusses chronic axillary wounds in cats with Dr Rodrigo Paulino.
Recording during ISFM’s Rhodes Congress, Nathalie Dowgray is joined by feline
behavioural specialist Dr Sarah Heath. She provides practical tips to improve feline behaviour when considering how we feed our furry friends in a multi-cat household and advocates for kitten information evenings in your practice to improve feline welfare.
Nathalie then sits down with Dr Rodrigo Paulino to discuss his JFMS clinical spotlight article Chronic axillary wounds in cats: what do we know and how should we manage them? and Rodrigo shares advice for managing axillary wounds for those of us in general veterinary practice.
At International Cat Care we advocate for microchipping as being the primary source of identification for cats and, where collars are being used as a secondary form of identification, we strongly advise that they are quick-release collars to prevent the risk of axillary collar wounds.
For further reading material please visit:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1098612X231162880
https://portal.icatcare.org/events/show/fafc1909-0e1e-416e-9ba8-abe0b8e3a213
Tune in next month for more interviews recorded at ISFM in Rhodes, and next month's clinical spotlight interview.
Host:
Nathalie Dowgray, BVSc, MANZCVS, PgDip, MRCVS, PhD, Head of ISFM, International Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Speakers:
Dr Sarah Heath BVSc PgCertVE Dip.ECAWBM(BM) CCAB FHEA FRCV, RCVS and EBVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine for Companion Animals.
Dr Rodrigo Paulino DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ECAR, Veterinary Surgeon and published JFMS Author

For ISFM members, the full recording of this discussion is available for you to listen to at portal.icatcare.org. To become an ISFM member, or find out more about our Cat Friendly schemes, visit icatcare.org

This month Dr Nathalie Dowgray talks to Dr Sam Taylor about FIP. We're also featuring our monthly JFMS clinical spotlight interview in which Kelly St Denis discusses the feline chronic gingivostomatitis with Dr. Maria Soltero-Rivera.
To begin our episode, Nathalie is joined by fellow ISFM team member Sam Taylor. They discuss Sam's latest research on FIP which won the 2023 'scientific committee best abstract' award at the Dublin congress.
Kelly St Denis then sits down with Dr. Maria Soltero-Rivera to discuss her JFMS clinical spotlight article ‘Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis - Current concepts in clinical management.’
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis is a challenging disease for both the cat and the veterinarian. They discuss the current and emerging science on the clinical management of this immune-mediated disease.
For further reading material please visit:
https://icatcare.org/app/uploads/2023/03/An-update-on-treatment-of-FIP-in-the-UK-2023.pdf
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1098612X231194460
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/1098612X231186834
Host:
Nathalie Dowgray, BVSc, MANZCVS, PgDip, MRCVS, PhD, Head of ISFM, International Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Speakers:
Samantha Taylor, BVetMed(Hons), CertSAM, DipECVIM-CA, MANCVS, FRCVS, Winner of the 2023 'scientific committee best abstract' Award, International Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Wiltshire, Tisbury, UK
Kelly St Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline), 2022 ISFM/AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment Guidelines Co-Chair, St Denis Veterinary Professional Corporation, Powassan, Ontario, Canada
Maria Soltero-Rivera, DVM, DAVDC, Assistant Professor of Dentistry & Oral Surgery and published JFMS Author

For ISFM members, the full recording of this discussion is available for you to listen to at portal.icatcare.org. To become an ISFM member, or find out more about our Cat Friendly schemes, visit icatcare.org

This month Yaiza Gomez-Meijas is joined by Dr Ryane Englar who has published two articles on 'Recasting the gold standard' that were published in the JFMS special collection on Accessible veterinary care. We also continue our discussion about the treatment of invasive fungal infections with Nathalie Dowgray and Prof. Vanessa Barrs.

Our first conversation between Yaiza and Ryane features a discussion on the continuum of care in veterinary medicine, emphasizing a shift from the gold standard approach to more tailored and patient-centred care. Additionally, it delves into strategies for initiating conversations with clients about healthcare options and case management decisions.

The conversation on contextualised care also continues into the discussion on the treatment of invasive fungal infections where Prof. Barrs discusses drug selection and how to best approach these discussions with owners where the treatment options are often prolonged. Make sure you check out part one of our interview with Prof. Barrs in our January episode (entitled: ‘FCoV-23: Is it driving the Cyprus FIP Outbreak?’) in which we discuss the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections.

For further reading material please visit:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1098612X231209855

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1098612X231215639

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1098612X231219696

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1098612X231220047
For ISFM members, full recordings of each episode of the podcast is available for you to listen to at portal.icatcare.org. To become an ISFM member, or find out more about our Cat Friendly schemes, visit icatcare.org

Host:
Nathalie Dowgray, BVSc, MANZCVS, PgDip, MRCVS, PhD, Head of ISFM, International Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Speakers:
Yaiza Gomez-Mejias, LdaVet MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats) CertAP (SAM-F) Acr AVEPA, ISFM Community Coordinator and Small Animal Clinician

Ryane Englar, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice), Executive Director of Clinical and Professional Skills, Associate Professor of Practice, and member of the founding faculty at the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine.

Vanessa Barrs, BVSc (Hons), PhD, MVetClinStud, FANZCVS (Feline Medicine), Registered specialist in Feline Medicine, Dean of Hong Kong Veterinary School and past president of the International Society of Companion Animal Infectious Diseases.

This month Yaiza Gomez-Meijas is joined by Cecilia Villaverde to discuss feline nutrition. We are then joined by Kelly St Denis who interviews some of the authors of the 2024 ISFM and AAFP consensus guidelines on the long-term use of NSAIDs in cats.

Our first conversation between Yaiza and Cecilia features a discussion on feline nutrition, specifically protein requirements in cat diets. The conversation highlights the importance of animal tissue in a cat's diet due to essential nutrients and compares raw, homemade, and commercial food options.

Our next conversation delves into the 2024 ISFM and AAFP consensus guidelines on the long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in cats, highlighting considerations for chronic pain management and monitoring. Kelly St Denis is joined by Sam Taylor, Paulo Steagall, and Duncan Lascelles. The guidelines address identifying chronic pain, the use of NSAIDs in cats with comorbidities, and the importance of caregiver involvement in monitoring for side effects and signs of pain relief effectiveness.
For further reading material please visit:

https://wsava.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Frequently-Asked-Questions-and-Myths.pdfhttps://wsava.org/committees/global-nutrition-committee/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1098612X241241951

For ISFM members, full recordings of each episode of the podcast is available for you to listen to at portal.icatcare.org. To become an ISFM member, or find out more about our Cat Friendly schemes, visit icatcare.org

Host:
Nathalie Dowgray, BVSc, MANZCVS, PgDip, MRCVS, PhD, Head of ISFM, International Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Speakers:
Yaiza Gomez-Mejias, LdaVet MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats) CertAP (SAM-F) Acr AVEPA, ISFM Community Coordinator and Small Animal Clinician

Cecilia Villaverde, BVSc, PhD, DECVCN, DACVIM (Nutrition), Diplomate (Nutrition) of the ACVIM (Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®), Diplomate ECVCN (EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition)

Kelly St Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline), 2022 ISFM/AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment Guidelines Co-Chair, St Denis Veterinary Professional Corporation, Powassan, Ontario, Canada

Samantha Taylor, BVetMed(Hons), CertSAM, DipECVIM-CA, MANCVS, FRCVS , ISFM Academy Lead and Specialist Veterinary Advisor to ISFM, European Veterinary Specialist in Internal Medicine and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine

Duncan Lascelles, BVSc, BSc, CertVA, PhD, DipECVS, DSAS(Soft Tissue), DipACVS, FRCVS, Professor in Small Animal Surgery and Pain Management, Director of the Comparative Pain Research and Education Centre (CPREC) and the Translational Research in Pain [TRiP] Program

Paulo Steagall, MV, MS, PhD, DipACVAA, Associate professor of Veterinary Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Member of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Global Pain Council, the WSAVA Dental Guidelines Committee and Chair of the WSAVA Therapeutic Guidelines Group