june, 2024
Course Details
Cats are living longer, and with the cat pet population increasing, it’s even more important that our ageing cats are seen regularly at the clinic. Older cats present with a
Course Details
Cats are living longer, and with the cat pet population increasing, it’s even more important that our ageing cats are seen regularly at the clinic. Older cats present with a special set of challenges, and the veterinary nurse plays a key part in monitoring and caring for these patients right through to end of life.
Week 1
Age Related Disease and Nursing Considerations
Age related diseases commonly seen in cats from the age of 7 years upwards
Findings from the Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic
How nursing care differs in ageing cats
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Be aware of commonly seen age related diseases
Adapt nursing care for the ageing patient
Prepare hospitalisation for the ageing cat
Week 2
Creating and Running Ageing Cat Clinics
How to set up and run ageing cat clinics
Owner education and compliance
Feline friendly handling for the ageing patient
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Create and run ageing cat clinics
Create an owner questionnaire
Understand the importance of owner education
Adapt handling skills to suit the ageing patient
Week 3
Nutritional Considerations
Nutrition for ageing life stages
Nutrition for specific age related disease
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Make nutritional recommendations for the ageing cat
Make nutritional recommendations for age related diseases
Discuss the benefits of different diets and nutrient specifications
Week 4
Quality of Life and End of Life Care
Quality of life tools
Supporting the palliative patient
Euthanasia considerations
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Understand the importance of using quality of life tools
Feel confident using quality of life tools
Communicate sensitively to owners surrounding end of life
Carry out euthanasia with consideration for the patient as well as the owner
This course will be fully tutored by Kelly Eyre and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 6 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.
All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference
Time
June 17 (Monday) - July 12 (Friday)
Location
Online
Speaker
Kelly EyreRVN, ISFM DipFN, AdvCertFB Clinical Lead, Royal Canin Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic, University of Liverpool
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