The Congress' official opening speech from Dr Andy Sparkes, Chairman of the Feline Advisory Bureau |
ESFM Speaker, Jody Lulich from the University of Minnesota, USA, sponsored by Dechra
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ESFM Speaker, Hattie Syme from the Royal Veterinary College, UK, sponsored by VetPlus |

Myra Forster-van Hijfte, ESFM President, UK
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Kat Hall from Hills Pet Nutrition and delegates at the Hill's exhibition stand |
Kat Hall (left) and Alison Blaxter from Hills Pet Nutrition |
Mike Brampton (left) from Thames Medical talking with delegate Peter Kierk |

ABCD sponsored ESFM Speaker, Marian Horzinek |
Marian Horzinek, from Utrecht University, Netherlands |
Etienne Thiry, ABCD Speaker from University of Liege
Sponsored by MERIAL |
Hannah Dewerchin (centre), winner of the ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award, presented by Jean-Christophe Thibault from Merial and Marian Horzinek |
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MERIAL's Welcome Party
Thursday 25 September
Santini Restaurant, Edinburgh |

The Merial Animal Health team |
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ESFM delegates enjoying the Merial Welcome Party at the Santini Restaurant |
(l-r) Andy Sparkes and Sue Edwards, from FAB/ESFM |
Delegates join Claire Bessant, Chief Executive of FAB/ESFM |
Janet Revell, from Merial, and husband |
Guests enjoying the Merial Welcome Party |

Guests enjoying the Merial Welcome Party |
Margaret Melling (centre),from FAB/ESFM joins fellow delegates at the Merial Party |
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ESFM Speaker, Jill Maddison from the Royal Veterinary College, UK
Sponsored by Bayer Healthcare |

ESFM Speaker, Lauren Trepanier from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Sponsored by AVCPT |
ABCD Speaker, Albert Lloret from the University of Barcelona, Spain
Sponsored by Merial |

ABCD Speaker, Katrin Hartmann from Ludwig Maximilian University, GERMANY
Sponsored by MERIAL
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Matt Bunyan from VetPlus talking with a delegate at the VetPlus Exhibition Stand |
Delegates visiting the Bayer Healthcare Exhibition Stand |
Delegates listening to the lectures in the main congress hall |
Martha Cannon from the Oxford Cat Clinic, enjoying the lectures |

ESFM Speaker, Jody Lulich
Sponsored by Dechra |

ABCD Speaker, Diane Addie from the University of Glasgow, UK
Sponsored by MERIAL |
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Bayer Animal Health's exclusive briefing on Renalzin - a new reno-protective intervention for feline CRD
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Dr. Ernest Boettcher talking at Bayer Animal Health's Renalzin Product Launch |
Dennis Chew, from Ohio State University, USA |
Dr Joy Olsen, from Bayer Animal Health at the Renalzin Product Launch |
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Merial's Exhibition Stand |
The Merial Animal Health's team |
The ABCD Exhibition Stand |

Dechra Veterinary Products
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Delegates enjoying the lectures |

Delegates in the main congress hall |

ABCD Speaker, Tim Gruffyd-Jones from Bristol University
Sponsored by MERIAL |

ESFM Speaker, John Williams from Oakwood Referrals, UK
Sponsored by VIRBAC |
ESFM Speaker, Anna Eggertsdottir from University of Oslo, Norway
Sponsored by VIRBAC |
Delegates enjoying the Congress
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Margie Scherk, ESFM Chair
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Bayer 'Taste of Scotland' evening
Friday 26 September 2008
The Signet Library, Edinburgh |
Delegates enjoying the delights of Bayer's 'Taste of Scotland' Evening |

(l-r) Danielle Gunn-Moore, Kerry Simpson and Claire Taylor sampling the Whisky |
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ABCD Speaker, Herman Egberink from Utrecht University, Netherlands
Sponsored by MERIAL |
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Callum Blair (left) from Virbac, talking with delegate at the VIRBAC exhibition stand |

Ernest Boettcher and Joy Olsen from Bayer Healthcare |

Gordon Gow from Ceva, talking with a delegate at the CEVA Animal Health stand |
ESFM Nursing Congress
Saturday 27 September 2008 |
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Andrea Harvey, Specialist in Feline Medicine, University of Bristol
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Andrea Harvey |

Sarah Cane, Specialist in Feline Medicine |

Danielle Gunn-Moore, Professor of Feline Medicine, University of Edinburgh |

Delegates listening to the lectures |

Danielle Gunn-Moore |

Suzanne Rudd, The Felince Centre, Bristol |
Suzanne Rudd |

Sarah Caney |

Kerry Simpson
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Sarah Caney |

Ross Tiffin, FAB Lecturer |
Nursing delegates listening to lectures
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Kat Hall from Hill's Pet Nutrition |
Dr. Kerry Simpson, Head of the Feline Clinic, University of Edinburgh
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Nursing delegates |
Congress Golden Party
Saturday 27 September 2008
The HUB, Edinburgh |
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Diane Addie, ABCD Speaker
pictured at the ABCD exhibition stand
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Tim Gruffydd-Jones, ABCD Speaker, pictured at the ABCD exhibition stand |

Margaret Hosie, ABCD Speaker, pictured at the ABCD exhibition stand |

Marian Horzinek, ABCD Speaker, pictured at the ABCD exhibition stand |

ESFM delegates at the Boehringer Ingelheim exhibition stand |

ESFM delegates at the Boehringer Ingelheim exhibition stand |