press release

'Smitten with Kittens'
FAB Edinburgh Study Day 2009
 

Kitten care is the theme of the Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) Study Day to be held on Friday, May 15, at the Royal (Dick) School for Veterinary Studies Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush, University of Edinburgh.

The meeting is open to all members of FAB and interested members of the public, including veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, cat breeders, cattery proprietors, those involved in cat rescue and cat owners.

Staff from Edinburgh University’s veterinary school (Prof Danielle Gunn-Moore, Professor in Feline Medicine; Dr Kerry Simpson, FAB Lecturer in Feline Medicine and Head of the Feline Clinic; Ana Marques, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery; and Anita Schwartz, FAB Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Feline Internal Medicine) will share their expertise on a number of important kitten topics including fading kitten syndrome, reducing the risk of feline infectious peritonitis in kittens, early neutering, and T foetus and other bugs of the bowel. In addition, behaviourist Vicky Halls will provide top tips on the safe introductions of kittens to existing cats and discuss the emotional needs of the new kitten.

Cost of attending: £40.00 (inclusive of lunch, tea and coffee).
FABmembers can redeem one educational voucher against this course.

To book, please download the registration form and return to the FAB office, Taeselbury, High Street, Tisbury, Wilts SP3 6LD.

Download Registration Form (PDF)

Alternatively call on +44(0)1747 871872 or email conferences@fabcats.org to make your booking.

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The Feline Advisory Bureau is a charity dedicated to promoting the health and welfare of cats through improved feline knowledge. Since its foundation in 1958, FAB has played a key role in the development of modern feline veterinary medicine. For more information on the charity go to www.fabcats.org

Ends

February 2009

For further details contact Karen Bessant, FAB press officer on telephone 01380 827 142, kbessant@aol.com or from the FAB headquarters on 0870 742 2278.