The Hospital for Small Animals hosts regular CPD sessions for referring practices and veterinarians. Sessions are aimed at practitioners of all experience levels and take place on the Easter Bush Campus. Wednesday 11 November 2026 The canine diabetic - a multidisciplinary approach.A full-day programme to help vets design the best protocols for, safely anaesthetise and explore common eye complaints of canine diabetic patients.£200Register nowSpeakers:Dr Ben Blacklock, Dr Alistair Boag, Dr Craig Breheny, Professor Claudia Hartley, Dr David Kayes, Dr Rob Ward.TimeSession09:30Registration and refreshments10:00Stabilising the canine diabetic10:45Recognising and managing ketoacidosis11:30Break12:00Diabetic cataracts – assessment for surgery12:45Diabetic cataracts – when surgery isn’t an option 13:30Lunch14:30Safe anaesthesia of the canine diabetic patient15:15The diabetic cornea16:00Break16:30Case-based discussion Thursday 3 December 2026 Thinking outside the litter box.Blocked cats can be tricky patients and can pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. A multidisciplinary evening programme exploring how to stabilise, create a diagnostic and therapeutic plan, and implement behaviour modifications.Free.Register nowSpeakers:Dr Craig Breheny BVM&S, DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS - co-Head of emergency and critical careProfessor Danielle Gunn-Moore OBE for services to feline medicine, BSc (Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS (feline), FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist in feline medicine - Professor of feline medicineDr Kevin McPeake BVMS, PGDip (CABC), PhD, FHEA, CCAB, DipEC AWBM (BM), MRCVS - Head of the behaviour clinicTimeSession18:45Registration and refreshments19:15Unblocking the blocked cat20:00FIC* or not?20:45Assessing and addressing stress in feline idiopathic cystitis21:30Close*feline idiopathic cystitis This article was published on Thursday 15 October 2026
