Nursing the Inappetent Cat

Maintaining a good level of nutrition is essential for recovery from any illness or injury but can be especially challenging in sick cats. This course will review some of the common causes of inappetence in cats and provide practical approaches to their management. We’ll also cover some tips on reducing stress in practice to encourage shy cats to eat.

Topics to be covered include:

• Recognising and treating common causes of inappetence in cats including nausea, chronic pain, chronic kidney disease, pancreatitis
• Understanding how dehydration contributes to poor appetite, and how poor appetite causes dehydration
• Fluid therapy for cats
• Using constant rate infusions to deliver medication in a stress free manner
• Know how to place and manage feeding tubes to support assisted feeding
• Practical tips to make your practice more cat friendly