Description
Day one of the workshop will focus on respiratory disease with tips and tricks of how to manage cats in respiratory distress including the practical skills of thoracocentesis, placement of Mila chest drains and performing quality blind BALs.
Day two will involve a practical session of when and how to place feeding tubes in cats, along with case based discussions about how to best approach and treat feline diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis.
Key Skills:
- Management of respiratory disease in cats including thoracocentesis, placement of chest drains, and performing a BAL, and placing nasal oxygen canulas.
- Placement and management of feeding tubes including new methods of placing oesophgostomy tubes and placement of nasogastric tubes.
- Learn a modern approach to manage diabetic cats including placement of a freestyle libre and a case based session of selecting the best insulin, doses adjustments with a CJM and the best way to utilize the new SGL2 inhibitors which are a game changer for diabetic cats.
Speaker Biography
Dr Ryan Cattin
ย BVSc (dist), MANZCVS, FANZCVS (Small Animal Medicine)

Ryan graduated from Massey University in 2011 and started out his veterinary career in general practise in Whangarei. He then completed a three year internal medicine residency at the Veterinary Specialist Group. He has been working as an internal medicine specialist the Animal Referral Centre in Auckland since 2018. Ryan loves dogs, but has always know that cats are better. Outside of work, Ryan enjoys playing guitar, piano and outdoor activities with his family.
Value to your practice
The workshop will be a combination of practical sessions and case studies to teach skills relevant to general practice. All of the techniques discussed can be performed with minimal equipment or investment so can help improve confidence and skill managing challenging feline medical cases from day one.
Event Details
Start date: October 30, 2025
End date: October 31, 2025
End time: 17:00
Venue: Kahuvet Education Centre, Wiri, Auckland
Coordinates: -37.004418, 174.866307
Directions: Unit 2B, 23 Ash Road, Wiri, Auckland 2104