Time: London 6PM / Paris 7PM / New York 1PM / Sydney 5:00AM (+1)

Panelists:

Tekla Lee-Fowler   DVM, MS, DACVIM - Auburn University, USA
Aurélie Lyssens   DVM, DECVIM(CA) - University of Liége, Belgium
Nicki Reed   BVM&S, CertVR, DSAM (Feline), DECVIM(CA), FRCVS - Veterinary Specialists Scotland, UK
                                                  

Moderator:

Elizabeth Rozanski   DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC - Tufts University, USA

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

A cat presenting with FLAD is commonly seen in practice and often presents a challenge, firstly to confirm the diagnosis and aetiology and secondly to manage the patient so that the quality of life is good. 

There are several important inflammatory airway diseases of the cat including asthma, chronic bronchitis, parasitic bronchitis, and secondary bacterial bronchitis which may have overlapping clinical signs and thoracic radiographic features. Thus, determining the cause requires consideration of signalment, historical signs, physical examination findings, thoracic radiography, testing for infectious causes, analysis of lavage fluid cytology and response to therapeutic trials. There are some similarities in the strategy for management (e.g., relevant parasitic control in at risk environments and environmental modulation to reduce inhaled irritants) and some specific treatments especially for allergic asthma. 

Join us for this exciting panel discussion where world-leading experts will come together to discuss and debate this syndrome. We will primarily focus on non-infectious inflammatory disorders but infectious and parasitic cases that may present a challenge will also be addressed. We will even touch on the outbreak of Tuberculosis of cats in the UK fed on a raw food diet.