Pharmacological management of gastrointestinal tract disease (2020)
Overview
Gastrointestinal disease is at the top of the list of common complaints of cats and dogs presenting to veterinary surgeons. Many of these cases can have quite dramatic clinical signs but are not clinically serious requiring time and symptomatic support. A wide variety of gastrointestinal drugs are used, many of which do not have a licence in cats and dogs. This webinar will focus primarily on the evidence base and current recommendations for the use of:
· Anti-emetics and prokinetics
· Antacids and gastric protectants
· Antidiarrheals
· Appetite stimulantsTheir mode of action and potential side effects will also be discussed so that risks and benefits of their use can be presented allowing owners to make informed decisions particularly when using off-licence medication.More confident use of these medications is a key learning outcome for delegates which might serve as a starting point of developing practice guidelines if these do not already exist or reviewing guidelines that are currently used.
Presenters
Dr. Kit Sturgess MA, VetMB, PhD, CertVR, DSAM, CertVC, FRCVS RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Cardiology
Anne Fawcett is a lecturer at the Sydney School of VeterinaryScience and a companion animal veterinarian. She completed a Master in small animal medicine and surgery through Murdoch University, became a member by examination in the animal welfare chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, and is a Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Medicine in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law
Anne co-authored the book Veterinary Ethics: Navigating Tough Cases with Dr Siobhan Mullan and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She co-edited the sold-out Vet Cookbook (published by the Centre for Veterinary Education) and was on the organising committee for the Mental Wellbeing for Veterinary Teams Symposium.