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Feline Medicine 8:
Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology

16-20 January 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand

Registration Open

General Overview

This intensive five-day course is designed for veterinarians who wish to deepen their expertise in emergency care and anaesthesiology for feline patients. The course focuses on the most critical and challenging scenarios in feline medicine, providing both theoretical knowledge and hands-on practical training.

Participants will explore a wide range of emergency topics including triage, CPR, fluid therapy, intoxications, trauma management, and emergencies involving various organ systems (neurological, endocrine, gastrointestinal, urological). Special emphasis is placed on diagnostic tools such as POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) and emergency laboratory work.

The anaesthesiology module covers pre-anesthetic preparation, drug protocols, monitoring, complication management, pain control, local techniques, and dental and respiratory procedures. Real-world scenarios, case-based discussions, and practical labs will equip participants with the skills needed for effective emergency response and safe, tailored anaesthesia in feline patients.

This course offers an essential blend of clinical insight, practical training, and evidence-based protocols, making it ideal for practitioners working in emergency and critical care or those seeking to improve their anaesthetic management in cats.

Language

All modules will be held in English.

REQUIREMENTS: Open for all!

CPD Hours: 40

Tuition Fee*: 1.850 EUR

Course Language: English

*eLibrary access is included in the course fee (The ESAVS eLibrary is provided through Schweitzer Mediacenter and contains over 30 Vetmed Journals (including archive titles) and open access titles. We trust these respective titles will be substantially useful for the literature studies in your courses, written assignments or a comprehensive resource of information for your research and clinical work as a veterinarian.)

Preliminary Full Program (Click to Open)
Friday, 16 January 2026

08:00 – 08:30 Prepare for feline Emergency (Concept and material) (Dörfelt)
08:30 – 09:00 Triage (Dörfelt)
09:00 – 10:00 CPR in cats (Dörfelt)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 Fluid therapy in cats (Herges)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 The dyspneic cat (Dörfelt)
14:30 – 15:30 POCUS (Dörfelt)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 The anaemic cat (Dörfelt)
16:00 – 18:00 Emergency lab (Herges)

Saturday, 17 January 2026

08:00 – 10:00 Intoxication in cats (Dörfelt)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 The trauma cat (Dörfelt)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 FLUTD (Dörfelt)
14:30 – 15:30 Endocrine emergencies (Dörfelt)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 To cut or not to cut, abdominal emergencies in cats (Dörfelt)
17:00 – 18:00 The azoaemic cat (Dörfelt)

Sunday, 18 January 2026 (Practical Day)

09:00 – 10:45 Venous access (ZVC, PICC; I.O. Venotomy) (Dörfelt)
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Chest tap and chest tubes (Herges)
11:45 – 12:30 The complicated airway (Dörfelt)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 POCUS guided procedures (Dörfelt)
14:30 – 15:30 POCUS Chest and Abdomen (Herges)
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 18:00 Urinary catheter (male, female) (Dörfelt/Herges)
15:45 – 18:00 Feeding tubes (Dörfelt/Herges)

Monday, 19 January 2026

09:00 – 10:00 Prepare für feline anaesthesia, peri-anaesthetic considerations (Dörfelt)
10:00 – 11:00 Anaesthesia drugs (Dörfelt)
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Pitfalls in feline Monitoring (Dörfelt)
12:15 – 13:15 Anaesthesia protocols (Dörfelt)
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:45 Complication Management (Dörfelt)
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Cardiovascular diseases (Dörfelt)
16:00 – 18:00 Renal diseases (Dörfelt)

Tuesday, 20 January 2026
08:00 – 10:00 Analgesia in cats (during anaesthesia, and period OP, Station) (Dörfelt)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 Local techniques (Herges)
11:30 – 12:30 Dental Procedures (Dörfelt)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Respiratory diseases and procedures (Dörfelt)
14:30 – 15:30 Emergency procedures (Dörfelt)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Error Management in Feline Anaesthesia (Dörfelt/Herges)

Principal Course Master

Resident

Dr. Saskia Herges

Resident Emergency and Critical Care (D)

University of Munich, Germany

Registration and Fees

Tuition fee: EURO 1.850,–

    Early registration: Euro 1.750,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 16th November 2025)

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