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Virtual congress to tackle pet obesity
The event will include sessions delivered by leading UK and international experts.
Event will explore how to approach conversations with owners. 

A free one-day virtual event is being offered to veterinary professionals to help them navigate the challenge of pet obesity.

Hosted by Royal Canin, the Weight Management Virtual Congress will include sessions delivered by leading UK and international experts on a range of topics, including:
  • obesity prevention - tools you can use in practice to help promote a healthy weight and practical advice you can pass to owners. 
  • risk factors – insights from recent studies 
  • how to approach conversations with owners of overweight pets who feed or prefer unconventional diets 
  • why tackling obesity makes business sense 
  • peri-anaesthetic management of obese patients. 
Among the speakers include Alex German, Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Liverpool, who will discuss whether prevention is better than cure for obesity.  

Gwen Covey-Crump, senior clinician in anaesthesia at Langford Vets, will explore the impact of obesity on chronic pain, and award-winning US vet Ernie Ward will explain how to talk about pet food and obesity without sounding like a salesperson.

Delegates can then apply their knowledge to a real-life case in an interactive workshop run by weight-management specialists Georgia-Woods Lee and Lindsay Calcraft. 

Lindsay Calcraft, who is also organising the event, said: “We all know that obesity reduces pets’ life spans and puts them at risk of developing a number of health concerns. Together, we can battle this disease. We’ve organised this congress to help you to manage the weight and health of pets throughout their lives.”

The one-day event is being hosted on Royal Canin's new Virtual event centre, providing games, social networking and access to product displays and information during and after the event. 

A further 10 hours of on-demand sessions will be released during the event, focusing on the science of obesity, feline behaviour, obesity and osteoarthritis, approach to nutrients for obesity and the evolution of weight management diets.

For more details and to register for your place, click here.

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RUMA CA&E extends survey deadline

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 RUMA CA&E has extended the deadline for its online survey into vaccine availability.

Vets, SQPs, retailers and wholesalers will now have until Friday, 26 September at 5pm to submit their response.

The survey aims to further understanding into the vaccine supply challenges faced by the sector. It will also consider the short and long term impacts of disruption issues.

Insights are anonymous, and will be shared with industry stakeholders and government bodies.

The survey can be accessed here. 

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BSAVA publishes Guide to Nutrition in Small Animal Practice

The BSAVA has added a small animal nutrition advice booklet to its series of BSAVA guides.

The BSAVA Guide to Nutrition in Small Animal Practice offers a resource for veterinary professionals to provide appropriate nutrition for animals. As well as maintaining the wellbeing of healthy pets, the guide explores how nutritional requirements change in times of illness and disease.

The guide is divided into five sections, which explore the importance of nutritional assessment; diet types; feeding at different life stages; feeding for specific situations; and feeding for specific diseases. Online resources are also in the BSAVA Library including client handouts and videos.

It is designed to be suitable for referencing, in-depth case planning and team training sessions.

The BSAVA Guide to Nutrition in Small Animal Practice can be purchased online from the BSAVA store.