In early March, ISFM held its first ever Asian seminars – in Beijing and Hong Kong – in
conjunction with Royal Canin. Each seminar attracted more than 100 veterinary delegates,
many of whom had travelled from Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan and Korea. Topics covered included feline behaviour, chronic kidney disease, spinal diseases, osteoarthritis and the rational use of NSAIDs. The visit also enabled ISFM representatives to take a closer look at life for pet cats in China.

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Despite neutering being one of the most common veterinary procedures, questions remain about what constitutes best practice, and when is the ideal time to neuter. These were the focus of attention at a meeting of The Cat Group, held in London last September, to which representatives from the UK veterinary schools, and a number of other veterinary experts, were invited. This article presents a summary of the discussions.

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With the recent difficulty in obtaining Intubeaze spray (Dechra) some practices have substituted a Xylocaine spray from the human medicine market. Now that Intubeaze is once more available it is strongly advised that practices discard any unused Xylocaine, as a number of cats have suffered laryngeal difficulties which may be a consequence of this substitution. ISFM has two letters containing more information about this:
Vet Record letter
Oxford Cat Clinic letter

NB: Dechra Veterinary Products have confirmed that Intubeaze is now available again.

The Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) and International Society of Feline Medicine are calling on vets to speak out about the extremes of conformation in cats. In a recent paper in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS), Claudia Schlueter and colleagues use a variety of techniques to illustrate clearly and beautifully how distorted the cranial skull anatomy has become in extreme brachycephalic cats such as Persians and Exotics...

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