Feline Infectious Diseases

Learn more about:
  • Common Causes of Respiratory Infections in Cats
  • Common Infectious Causes of Diarrhea in Cats
  • Common Infectious Causes of Fever in Cats Parts 1 and 2

  • Access

    Recorded Webinars and Q&A Sessions

  • Study Time / CPD

    4 hours

  • Language

    English

  • Access Duration

    12 months

    Feline Medicine

    Online Program

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    This course is part of an Online Program in Feline Medicine consisting of 5 modules. Learn at your own pace! The course materials are all recorded and you have access for 12 months starting with your registration.
      IEVS Certificate of Knowledge in Feline Medicine
    Meet the Instructor

    Prof. Dr. Michael Lappin
    DVM, PhD, DACVIM
     Colorado State University, United States
    After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1981, Dr. Lappin completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. After 2 years in a small animal practice in Los Angeles, he returned to the University of Georgia where he completed a small animal internal medicine residency and a PhD in Parasitology. Dr. Lappin was board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1987. He is currently Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. Dr. Lappin studies feline infectious and immune-mediated diseases and has written over 200 primary research manuscripts and book chapters. His principal areas of interest are prevention of infectious diseases, the upper respiratory disease complex, infectious causes of fever, infectious causes of diarrhea, and zoonoses of cats. Dr. Lappin on the editorial board of Feline Medicine and Surgery and Compendium for Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian and is the editor of the textbook, Feline Internal Medicine Secrets. Dr. Lappin has received the Beecham Research Award and the Norden Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Lappin is the Kenneth W. Smith Professor in Small Animal Clinical Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University and is currently the Assistant Department Head for Research. Dr. Lappin is the director of the “Center for Companion Animal Studies.” He was selected to receive the European Society of Feline Medicine International Award 2008 for Outstanding Contribution to Feline Medicine, the Winn Feline Research Award in 2009, and was named an Oklahoma State University Distinguished Professor in 2010.

    Registration Options

    Feline Infectious Diseases

    Package
    60 €
    Book the Package consisting of 4 Webinar Hours incl. Recorded Q&A Sessions.

    Feline Medicine: Module 3

    Full Module 3
    210 € 168 €
    14 Webinars about Feline Dentistry, Pulmonary Diseases, Endocrinology, Feline Cardiology and Infectious Diseases incl. Certification Option & Recorded Q&A Sessions. Receive 42 € Discount.

    Feline Medicine Cert.

    Full Online Program
    885 € 620 €
    Book the full Feline Medicine Program with 58 Webinars incl. Q&A Sessions' Recordings and receive 265 € Discount & Advanced Certification Option!
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    Find out more about all webinars of the series

    The Full Online Program in Feline Medicine is comprised of 58 webinars, which are divided into 5 modules. The webinars include the following topics:

    • Module 1

      Understanding Cats
      1) Cat friendly handling: From the cat's point of view, Dr. Scherk
      2) Cat friendly handling: Putting Purrspective into your practice, Dr. Scherk
      3) Cat friendly handling: Improving Client Compliance at home, Dr. Scherk
      Preventive Health Care / Wellness
      4) Getting a meaningful history, Dr. Scherk
      5) How to work-up a case (SOAP), Dr. Scherk
      6) Life-Stage Wellness, Dr. Scherk
      7) Wellness Programs (First year of life, Senior screening), Dr. Scherk
      Feline Behaviour
      8) The Relevance of Behavioural Medicine to Feline Practice, Dr. Heath
      9) The Emotional Impact of Optimising the Feline Environment , Dr. Heath
      10) Common Behavioural Manifestations of Feline Emotional Distress, Dr. Heath

    • Module 2

      Nephrology and Lower Urinary Tract
      1) Understanding Feline Kidney Diseases: Old and New Thoughts, Dr. Scherk
      2) Lower Urinary Tract Health – Metabolism and Stress, Dr. Scherk
      3) Monitoring Hematuria to help manage Urinary Tract Health and Feline Welfare, Dr. Scherk
      Nutrition
      4) Nutritional Needs for Felids, Dr. Chandler
      5) Nutritional Assessment – Developing a Feeding Plan, Dr. Chandler
      6) Obesity, Dr. Chandler
      7) Inappetence and Anorexia, Dr. Chandler
      8) Risks of Sarcopenia and Cachexia, Dr. Chandler 
      Gastro-Intestinal System
      9) Chronic Feline Diarrhea: A frustrating Dilemma, Dr. Scherk
      10) Managing Constipation and Megacolon: Relieving a Hard Problem, Dr. Scherk
      11) Update in Feline Enteropathies, Dr. Scherk
      12) Cholecystitis, Biliary Tract Diseases, Dr. Scherk
      13) Liver (Lipidosis, Cholangitis), Dr. Scherk
      14) Pancreatitis, Dr. Scherk

    • Module 3

      Infectious Diseases
      1) Infectious Diseases 1, Prof. Lappin
      2) Infectious Diseases 2, Prof. Lappin
      3) Infectious Diseases 3, Prof. Lappin
      4) Infectious Diseases 4, Prof. Lappin
      Feline Cardiology
      5) Cardiology 1, Dr. Estrada
      6) Cardiology 2, Dr. Estrada
      Feline Dentistry
      7) Inflammatory Oral Diseases: caudal stomatitis, periodontal disease, EGC, Dr. Gawor
      8) Dental diseases: TR, pulp diseases, malocclusion, trauma, FOPS., Dr. Tutt
      Pulmonary Diseases
      9) Bronchopulmonary Disease in Cats - Asthma and Acute Respiratory Distress, Dr. Scherk
      10) Snots & Snuffles: Chronic Feline Upper Respiratory Syndromes,  Dr. Scherk
      Endocrinology
      11) Feline Diabetes Update: Insights in Diagnosis and Management 1,  Dr. Scherk
      12) Feline Diabetes Update: Insights in Diagnosis and Management 2, Dr. Scherk
      13) Feline Hyperthyroidism Update: Managing Complicated Cases, Dr. Scherk
      14) What you should know about Hypothyroidism and Hyperaldosteronism in Cats, Dr. Scherk

    • Module 4

      Muscoskeletal Disease & Surgery
      1) Orthopedic Examination, Prof. Langley-Hobbs
      2) Musculoskeletal Disease: OA, DJD, Prof. Langley-Hobbs
      3) Soft Tissue Surgery,  Prof. Dupré
      Anaesthesiology and Pain Management
      4) Anesthesiology, Dr. Robertson
      5) Acute Pain Management, Dr. Robertson
      6) Chronic Pain Management, Dr. Robertson
      7) Neuropathic Pain Management, Dr. Robertson
      Emergency and Critical Care
      8) Emergency and Critical Care 1: Triage, Dr. Sigrist
      9) Emergency and Critical Care 2: Approach to Common Emergency Case, Dr. Sigrist
      10) Emergency and Critical Care 3: Feline Fluid Therapy, Dr. Sigrist

    • Module 5

      Neurology
      1) Mental status and Cranial Nerves: Neurological Examination, Dr. Parent
      2) Gait & Posture, Postural Reactions, Spinal Reflexes: Neurological Examination, Dr. Parent
      Oncology
      3) Oncology 1, Dr. Musser
      4) Oncology 2, Dr. Musser 
      Ophthalmology
      5) Best Practices for Feline Ophthalmic Examination, Dr. Eaton
      6) Most Common Ophthalmic Diseases in Cats, Dr. Eaton
      Dermatology
      7) Feline Dermatology 1, Dr. Böhm
      8) Feline Dermatology 2, Dr. Böhm
      Hematology
      9) Hematology, Dr. Musil
      10) Clinical Pathology and Lab Diagnosis, Dr. Guldner

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