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Care for Chronic Kitties

The meeting is open to all members of FAB and interested members of the public, including veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, cat breeders, cattery proprietors, those involved in cat rescue and cat owners.

Chronic health problems such as diabetes mellitus, osteoarthritis, bladder disease and chronic kidney disease are common conditions affecting our feline friends. They pose diagnostic and management challenges to vets, nurses and cat owners alike.

This year’s Edinburgh FAB study day at the Easter Bush Veterinary Centre in Roslin will provide you with up to date information on diagnosis and therapy of some of the most common chronic diseases as well as hands on tips for home care of these patients.

Together we can improve the quality of life of our cats!

Attendance costs £40, including lunch, tea and coffee (1 educational voucher for FAB members)

To book your place and for more information, visit the FAB Conference Booking page

Hello all,

Booking is open now for the MRCVS Examination Courses here at the R(D)SVS.

For more information, and to book, follow this link to our Online Store.

You are invited to join us for a series of four FREE Lectures focussing on preventative healthcare. The Lectures will be presented by experts from the Small Animal and Equine Practices at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.

All Lectures will run from 7.00pm - 8.00pm and take place in The University of Edinburgh’s William Robertson Building in George Square.

Wednesday 24th February 2010 - Lecture Theatre G.08 in the William Robertson Building - “Not a Happy Bunny?” - Preventative Healthcare for Rabbits (Brigitte Reusch, Lecturer in Rabbit Medicine and Surgery)

Wednesday 10th March 2010 - Lecture Theatre G.08 in the William Robertson Building - “It’s all about me!” - Preventative Healthcare for Cats (Professor Danielle Gunn-Moore, Professor of Feline Medicine)

Wednesday 24th March 2010 - Lecture Theatre G.08 in the William Robertson Building - “Why the long face?” - Preventative Healthcare for Horses (Matt Hanks, Dick Vet Equine Practice)

Wednesday 7th April 2010 - Lecture Theatre G.08 in the William Robertson Building - “It shouldn’t happen to a Dog!” - Preventative Healthcare for Dogs (Victoria Macklin,  Dick Vet Small Animal Practice)

The Lectures are FREE, but ticketed. To book your place please visit - www.ed.ac.uk/vet/events

Please note that you must register separately for each Lecture you wish to attend.

Our new evening seminar list is now live on our website. Topics this year include canine congestive heart failure and cruciate ligament repair among others.

Seminars are £50 for veterinary surgeons and £30 for veterinary nurses and you can book online.

For more information, visit our website

The Exotics Team at the R(D)SVS are pleased to announce our itinerary for the evening CPD meetings held at the Easter Bush Veterinary Centre.

Topics include Emergency Medicine and Critical Care of Rabbits, Rodents and Birds, Ferret Medicine and Unusual Exotic Animal Care.

For more information, including how to book,  visit our Vet CPD Online Store

For more about the Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service at the R(D)SVS, visit their website

Great news! Following on from our successful course with Vicky Halls here in the R(D)SVS, Vicky has agreed to offer an online course in feline behaviour. Just the thing for anyone who could not make it here to meet her in person.

The induction starts on 31st August 2009 and the course starts on the 7th September 2009 and runs for five weeks.

For more information and to book a place, please follow this link to our Vet CPD Online Store.

Our new dates for the Gastrology, Urology and Clinical Nutrition online courses have been confirmed.

These courses are aimed at vets in practise with an interest in canine and feline medicine. The three courses cover canine and feline gastrointestinal, urinary and reproductive physiology and disorders, and clinical nutrition. Each course runs for five weeks with a two-week break between the courses,  allowing participants to take all three courses in one semester if they wish.

These will be of interest to any vet wanting to increase their depth of knowledge and understanding of canine and feline medicine which will improve your job satisfaction and give you the confidence to charge well for the high standard of care you will deliver to your clients. All of the course material will be delivered online providing you with greater flexibility.

For more information or to book a place on the courses, follow this link to our online course list

The University has commenced a £110M development of the Easter Bush Campus to create ‘A world leading centre for veterinary education and research’.

This investment includes a new veterinary teaching building, a state of the art research building (EBRC) and the creation of a world-leading centre for cancer research and the treatment of animal cancers. Additionally upgrades of roads, landscaping, signage and services to the campus and surrounding area.

Keep a daily track of progress on-line at http://www.easterbush.estates.ed.ac.uk

Kevin Eatwell is giving this special evening seminar, which is presented by the R(D)SVS and the British Chelonia Group.

It will focus on the veterinary care of tortoises after hibernation, based on their unique physiology and including simple tips and practical techniques that can be applied in general practice.

This seminar will cover the following topics:

• How to tell if the right species has been hibernated.
• How to correctly prepare a tortoise for hibernation.
• How we should be hibernating tortoises.
• What temperatures to provide for tortoises.
• Simple techniques for providing fluid therapy.
• When to start supportive feeding and what with.
• How to fit a feeding tube.

Follow this link for more information…

The R(D)SVS has recently gained RCVS accreditation to assess 58 of the modules from the RCVS CertAVP.

We are currently appointing examiners and setting up the infrastructure to be able to start registering candidates for assessment and hope to have this in place for many of the modules by early 2009.

We provide CPD courses directly relevant to some of the RCVS modules, but you can choose to learn in with any CPD provider or as self directed learning.

For more information on the CertAVP and to find out about joining our mailing list, follow the link below:

Click to find out more about the CertAVP