A concept grown in practice, this lecture an introduction to a feline pain recognition tool that is about more than pain scoring, ticking a box or quantifying pain. Created for the species with subtle expression, it is about assessing our feline patients holistically to gather a 'global' picture of their pain status. Indicators such as appetite and body language with the addition of previous experience and stress, are all proven to attribute to pain signalment. I hope to inspire and empower care caregivers to assess patients as a whole and be advocates for multimodal analgesia.
This speaker will be covering factors that impair cats perception of pain, the negative impacts of this and what to do if you are unsure about a feline patient's pain status. Finally, the session will include analgesia options, incorporating the pain pathway and the different types of pain experienced by our patients.
Language: English
Recorded November 6, 2025
Gemäß Weiterbildungsreglement für TPA ist dieses Webinar mit 1 Bildungsstunde anerkannt und wird von der Schweizerischen Vereinigung der TPA (VSTPA) sowie der Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte (GST) als Weiterbildung für TPA angerechnet.
Die Anerkennung von TPS Bildungsstunden ist unter der Voraussetzung eines positiven Abschlusses der Wissensprüfung im genannten Zeitraum genehmigt und gilt von 06.11.2025 - 06.11.2026.
Intervenant(e):
Emily Foot
RVN
Emily works as an RVN in a multi-disciplinary referral hospital as a Diagnostics Nurse.
Her daily duties are centred around anaesthesia and supporting patients through diagnostics procedures. Her primary interests are pain management; particularly within feline nursing, patient advocacy and sharing knowledge with others. Emily is also the lead regenerative medicine nurse, championing the use of stem cells for canine osteoarthritis.
Emily has written for the VN Times, spoken at BVA Live, BVNA Congress and various other in-house referral events.
