Many feline hypertensive patients remain undiagnosed and undertreated. Dr. Kelly St. Denis shares her blood pressure monitoring recommendations with Dr. Karren Prost, to help identify these patients and prevent irreversible target organ damage. Dr. St. Denis reviews areas of target organ damage associated with hypertension and predisposing conditions and medications. She also highlights common clinical situations that warrant blood pressure monitoring, and discusses the optimal frequency of...

As co-author of the 2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Acute Pain in Cats, Dr. Paulo Steagall summarizes the highlights of this recent publication on the assessment and treatment of acute pain in cats. He presents useful tools and treatment options. He also identifies confounding factors that may affect some case assessments as well as unusual behaviours to recognize in a cat that is feeling in pain. He concludes with a list of things to consider when building an acute pain...

In this video, Dr. Adronie Verbrugghe shares her passion for pet nutrition as she reviews the 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines for dogs and cats. Based on these new guidelines, she discusses the importance of screening, nutritional history, and physical examination, among other steps to consider when assessing a pets’ condition and communicating nutritional recommendations to clients.

In this Scientific Snapshot, Dr. Jinelle Webb discusses how the AAHA Canine life stage guidelines can help to establish a framework for managing appointments with senior dogs. She talks about some of the topics to address with pet parents that are very important in the senior dog stage, including frequency of analyses, quality of life, occult diseases, education and compliance, diet, and more. Dr. Webb also insists on the importance of involving all members of the veterinary team in the...

In this short video, Dr. Lianna Titcombe, hospice veterinarian and international director of CAETA, suggests some alternatives for euthanasia in dogs and cats to help Canadian veterinarians navigate the impending pentobarbital shortage.

In this Scientific Snapshot, Dr. Kelly St. Denis discusses how the 2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines can help veterinary clinics to offer up-to-date and age appropriate medical care in a cat-friendly setting. She also mentions some important advice veterinary teams can give clients in terms of at-home kitten care, nutrition, vaccination and parasite prevention.

In this Scientific Snapshot, Dr. Jinelle Webb discusses how the AAHA Canine life stage guidelines can help to establish a framework for managing puppy appointments. They can also help to determine a set plan that all veterinary team members are aware of and comfortable discussing with clients. Dr. Webb also addresses some areas of discussion presented in the guidelines that are very important in the puppy stage, including breed specific considerations, sterilization timing, nutrition, and more.

In this Scientific Snapshot, veterinary anesthesia and analgesia consultant Dr. Geoffrey Truchetti discusses how and why the AAHA’s most recent recommendations on anesthesia and monitoring for dogs and cats are important. He also describes the main recommendations presented in this updated edition. Finally, he explains how these guidelines can be helpful for clinics, which recommendations can be easily implemented, and how to start using these guidelines with your team. BONUS: Download two...

Watch this video, as Kelly St. Denis, MSc, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (feline) and AAFP President, discusses some of the differences between the 2021 and 2010 editions of the AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines and how they can be implemented in veterinary clinics for everyday use. For more resources regarding feline life stages, and much more, visit the AAHA website.