IDEXX | Whisker Thin: The Skinny on Multi-Morbidities in Senior Cats

Subject: Whisker Thin: The Skinny on Multi-Morbidities in Senior Cats
Speaker: Dr Yvonne McGrotty
Organizer: Idexx
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Unintentional weight loss in older cats is a very common presenting sign and strongly associated with chronic disease. Senior cats may present with co-morbidities making diagnosis and treatment much more challenging. In this webinar we will discuss common co-morbidities in senior cats including renal disease, hyperthyroidism, cardiac disease, neoplasia, chronic enteropathies and dental disease. Diagnostic tests must be chosen appropriately to minimise morbidity and avoid over or under diagnosis and also to allow treatment to be started at the earliest opportunity. The difficulties encountered when treating multi-morbidities will also be discussed.

Dr Yvonne McGrotty
BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS·Idexx

Yvonne graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1997. After 2 years in small animal practice, she returned to Glasgow Vet School where she completed a residency in small animal medicine. Yvonne was awarded the European Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2006 and is both a RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Internal Medicine. Yvonne has more than 20 years of experience working in private referral practices across the UK and in France. Yvonne joined IDEXX part time in October 2013 as an internal medicine consultant and continues to work in private referral practice in Angers, France. Yvonne has contributed to many veterinary publications and book chapters including the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Clinical Pathology. She has a particular passion for critical care medicine, endoscopy and infectious diseases and has recently been lucky enough to be involved with endoscopy of big cats and other zoo animals. In her spare time, she likes exploring the French countryside by bike.

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