The Trifecta of Feline Dentistry

Feline dental disease is common, painful, and often overlooked. This lecture by Benita Altier highlights the top five conditions to improve early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment in clinical practice.

This lecture will describe common conditions found within the oral cavity of dogs and cats. Brenda Mulherin will give a brief overview of periodontal disease, tooth trauma and tooth resorption in both dogs and cats.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains a viable treatment for patients with acute renal failure, particularly in the face of oliguria or anuria when renal recovery is deemed possible. This presentation will focus on the indications for initiating peritoneal dialysis (PD), and the practical application of providing peritoneal dialysis in hospital. Veterinary clinics have many of the supplies necessary to provide PD to patients. This lecture will focus on the equipment and supplies needed for PD, as well as catheter selection and placement. A procedural overview will follow including how to initiate dialysis, how to alter the prescription and clinical expectations. A review of monitoring for the dialysis patient as well as potential complications will follow. The presentation will address the support staff necessary and time commitment involved. Participants should understand the principles of PD, and have an understanding of how to perform dialysis on completion of the lecture.