Feline orthopaedics

Date: Tuesday 17th July, 2012 - Wednesday 18th July, 2012
Start time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 12 hour(s)
Cost: £699

Provider: Royal Veterinary College

Course fee: 2 days: £699, 1 day only: £375

The lame cat can be a significant diagnostic challenge. This may be due to a number of factors: the small number of cats which present for lameness evaluation and the paucity of information available on the subject of the lame cat means that veterinarians tend to be less well informed regarding orthopaedic disease in the feline than in the canine; a thorough lameness assessment and orthopaedic examination can be difficult to perform in the cat; and cats may present with different histories and clinical signs associated with orthopaedic disease than dogs.

This course aims to increase awareness of specific feline orthopaedic diseases and the clinical signs associated with them. It will also highlight differences in management between the canine and feline with similar injuries in terms of both differing anatomy and implant requirements. Delegates will benefit through this increased knowledge as well as through practical sessions (using saw bones) illustrating the surgical management of some of these conditions. Day 1 will cover some of the simpler aspects and Day 2 some of the more severe and complicated conditions. Participants may register for one or both days.

Programme
Day 1-The Basics
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 09:45 Feline joint disease
09:45 - 10:30 Hock shearing injuries
10:30 - 11:00 Tea/Coffee break
11.00 - 11:45 “Tail pull” injuries
11.45 - 12:30 Use of ESF in feline fracture repair – Humeral and femoral fractures
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Practical – Humeral and femoral fractures
15:00 - 15:30 Tea/Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00 Practical – Hock transarticular ESF placement, metatarsal and metacarpal fractures

Day 2-Advanced
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 09:45 Hip disease, fractures and luxations
09:45 - 10:30 Approach to the disrupted stifle joint
10:30 - 11:00 Tea/Coffee break
11.00 - 11:45 Pelvic fractures
11.45 - 12:30 Feline skull injuries
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Practical – SI separations and ilial shaft fractures
15:00 - 15:30 Tea/Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00 Practical – Femoral neck fractures and luxations

To book: Contact the CPD Unit on Tel: 01707 666865, or email cpd@rvc.ac.uk. Further details available at www.rvc.ac.uk/cpd

Who is it for?

Veterinary Surgeons

The Speakers

Gareth Arthurs, PGCertMedEd MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DSAS(Orth) FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Pilar Lafuente, DVM PhD DipACVS DipECVS MRCVS
Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Karen Perry, BVM&S CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics
The Royal Veterinary College

Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as

12 hours

Registration and Booking

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