Indoors or outdoors, all cats need preventive health care and vaccination. Designing the right vaccine protocol for each cat can be challenging, but the biggest challenge is getting them into the practice in the first place. This webcast will focus on feline vaccine protocols and how to use cat-friendly techniques to create a more positive visit that gets them coming back again and again! Cat Friendly publications now available!

Advances in feline medicine have given us an expanded understanding of feline infectious disease and how we can utilize vaccine technology to protect cats. During this webcast, we will explore these timely topics, including taking a closer look at what’s new with feline retroviruses.

This webcast is presented as part of our series on canine osteoarthritis addressing pathogenesis, disease awareness, canine and owner quality of life, and osteoarthritis management, including new developments. How can we diagnose osteoarthritis in the early stages and slow down disease progression? In this webcast, Professor Duncan Lascelles challenges common perceptions of osteoarthritis: Learn more about the first clinical signs of osteoarthritisDiscover the factors that lead to a successful...

This webcast is presented as part of our new series on canine osteoarthritis addressing pathogenesis, disease awareness, canine and owner quality of life, and osteoarthritis management, including new developments. How can we identify at-risk patients and support healthy joints? In this webcast, Professor Duncan Lascelles challenges common perceptions of osteoarthritis: Learn how many dogs may be affected by osteoarthritis-associated painDiscover why we should shift our focus to young dogs and...

This webcast is presented as part of our new series on canine osteoarthritis addressing pathogenesis, disease awareness, canine and owner quality of life, and osteoarthritis management, including new developments. What happens in osteoarthritic joints and how does that impact the progression of the disease? In this webcast, Dr. Steven Budsberg unravels the complex nature of osteoarthritis: Learn about mechanical stresses on the joint, how they cause joint inflammation and why this leads to...

During this webcast, cardiology specialist and professor, Dr. Sonya G. Gordon will provide a quick overview of the ACVIM consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs. She will also delve into some important questions regarding the following topics: diagnosing the various ACVIM stages of canine heart disease and failure with a focus on Stage B2;the current recommended treatment for the various ACVIM stages of mitral valve disease;what are...

In Canada, Echinococcus multilocularis had never been reported in a dog before 2009. There have since been multiple cases of alveolar echinococcosis in dogs throughout the country. In this presentation, parasitology specialist Dr. Andrew S. Peregrine will provide a summary of these canines cases, as well as of human cases reported over the same period. He will also discuss strategies to reduce the risk of infection in dogs and people.

In this presentation, parasitology specialist Dr. Andrew Peregrine will review the most current information available on the risk of ticks and tick-borne diseases in companion animals across Canada, as well as the recommendations from the 2018 ACVIM consensus statement on Lyme disease in dogs and cats, including: the utility of routine screening;the management of seropositive animals;prevention strategies.

Watch this video presentation to learn how to: Recognize the impact of appropriate OA management in veterinary patientsImplement practical OA treatment strategies Understand the current OA therapies available to veterinariansWatch the video, read the complementary text and complete the CE quiz to obtain a certificate for a one-hour CE credit.