Congress 2023- Friday

Perioperative anaesthesia/analgesia/pharmacology for the FCGS cat

• Learn how to manage perioperative pain in FCGS patients
• Learn to anticipate and manage comorbidities in FCGS patients
• Understand the expected outcomes in FCGS patients following full mouth extractions and the implications for ongoing medical management

Discussion of the use of the ultrasound guided trigeminal nerve block and alternative intubation techniques

• Learn how to perform alternative intubation techniques
• Identify when a transmylohyoid intubation might be beneficial
• Understand the use and applications of the ultrasound guided trigeminal nerve block

I. Medial entropion

• Be able to assess eyelid conformation
• Be able to diagnose and identify the consequences of macropalpebral fissure
• Understand the treatment options for macropalpebral fissure

II. Diamond eye

• Understand the causes of diamond eye
• Be able to diagnose and identify the consequences of diamond eye and their significance
• Understand the treatment options for diamond eye

Cherry eye repair

• Be able to identify the typical signalment of a primary prolapsed nictitans gland
• Be able to identify appropriate treatment for a prolapsed nictitans gland
• Understand the reasons behind the treatment options, the risk factors for reprolapse and which cases may be best referred

Other third eyelid problems

• Be able to identify common third eyelid gland pathology
• Be able to work up third eyelid gland pathology
• Be able to appropriately treat third eyelid gland pathology

Specific anaesthetic considerations for dentistry patients, multimodal analgesia and pharmacology for dentistry patients

• Understanding how vets and nurses can work together to achieve the best anaesthetic outcomes in the dentistry suite
• Understand the specific anaesthetic challenges posed by dentistry patients
• Understand analgesic and anaesthetic drug selection for dentistry procedures

Local anaesthetic nerve blocks for dentistry

• Understand the neuroanatomy of the trigeminal nerve
• Understand the pharmacology of local anaesthetic drugs used commonly in dentistry
• Identify the appropriate local anaesthetic technique for your dental surgical procedure

A panel discussion on developing a chemo clinic and the ethics of treating cancer. Session sponsored by Hill’s.

Top tips on diaphragmatic rupture and biopsy of abdominal structures.

Ethical, financial and social considerations for the treatment of feline acromegaly

• Understand the health implications of having uncontrolled acromegaly
• Understand long term management of a cat undergoing hypophysectomy or radiotherapy
• Understand the cost implications of treatment of the cat with acromegaly

Making a diagnosis

• Which patients should be tested for acromegaly
• Which diagnostic tests are used to make a diagnosis of acromegaly
• What are the common co-morbidities of a patient with acromegaly

Treatment options

• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of medical management of acromegaly
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of surgical management of acromegaly
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of radiotherapy to manage acromegaly

I. What samples should I take?

• Review of cytologic principles of diagnosis
• Discuss pros / cons of using histology, flow or PARR to confirm a diagnosis where cytology is equivocal in both dogs and cats
• Outline WHO classification of canine lymphoma using flow + cytology, or histology

What prognostic factors are helpful?

• Outline the most important prognostic factors in dogs and in cats
• Discuss importance of treatment choice in prognosis in cats and dogs
• Discuss utility of staging tests