A panel of experts has created the 2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on Management of the Inappetent Hospitalised Cat brought together by the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) to address the problem of malnutrition in hospitalized cats in a practical way. Inappetence may have many origins and, as a presenting sign or observation in the
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EMA – European Medicines Agency established a centralized webpage – The Union Product Database which serves as a single source of information on all authorised veterinary medicines and their availability in European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) Member States. The Veterinary Medicines information website, the public interface of the Union Product Database, enables
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Microchipping cats will be required by law in the United Kingdom, according to the government. Thousands of lost or stray pet cats are more likely to be reunited with their owners and safely returned home. According to the new plans, all owners must ensure that their pet is microchipped before the age of 20 weeks
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The Feline Grimace Scale (FGS) has now a smartphone application for quick and easy real-time acute pain assessment of cats by cat carers and veterinary health professionals. Developed by the Steagall Laboratory at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, the FGS phone App promotes pain awareness in cats and teaches users to use
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