Critical Care of the Sick Neonatal Kitten

Neonatal kittens' lives are fragile under the best of circumstances, and that fragility increases when they are orphaned or sick. How can shelter veterinarians, and those working with kitten nursery programs or rescue groups, provide the best care for this population?

Dr. Elizabeth J. Thomovsky, a veterinarian and board-certified specialist in emergency and critical care at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, presents.

Students will learn:

Normal findings of healthy neonatal kittens

Review of diseases of neonatal kittens including clinical presentation/historical signs

Thermoregulation

Fluid support

istration of antibiotics

Feeding the neonate

Orogastric and other tubes

Monitoring

Presenter: Elizabeth J. Thomovsky, MS, DVM, DACVECC 

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