Caring for the Diabetic Cat: What’s New
0.5 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
Cats are not small dogs, and when they develop diabetes, they act more like small adult humans. During this program, we will discuss the pathophysiology of feline diabetes mellitus. We’ll also discuss treatment options, including traditional insulin therapy and the brand new class of oral diabetes medications, sodium glucose transporter-2 inhibitors.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus in cats.
- Know which insulins are typically used to treat feline diabetes.
- Understand how SGLT-2 inhibitors work, which cats are candidates for oral therapy, and potential complications.
Patty Lathan, VMD, MS, DACVIM
Patty Lathan, VMD, MS, DACVIM, is a Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Louisiana State University. She earned her VMD from the University of Pennsylvania, then completed an internship at Mississippi State University and a residency in small animal internal medicine at Purdue University. Dr. Lathan specializes in endocrinology, specifically adrenal function testing, diabetes mellitus, and the mitigation of side effects of glucocorticoids. She is currently past-president of the Society for Comparative Endocrinology.
Moderator Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, is the chief veterinary officer for dvm360®—an MJH Life Sciences Company™—who oversees content strategy and development and is the brand voice and personality for dvm360®’s multimedia channels. As a charismatic leader, he brings wit, humor, and authenticity to animal health care as the host of dvm360 Live!™ a new web-based talk show, The Vet Blast Podcast, continuing education webinars, and live media broadcasts.
Christman has also been in private practice and shelter medicine for 18 years and is currently a member and Treasurer of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. He received his DVM degree from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and his MBA from Aspen University.
Christman is a national thought leader, speaker and author on practice management, social media, and rehabilitation, and co-authored, Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund? A Pet Owner’s Guide for Owners Who Are Terrified of IVDD—a book on dogs with disabilities. He has been featured in multiple publications and appeared on various multimedia shows throughout the country sharing his expertise and passion on all things veterinary medicine.
As an avid social media influencer for animal health care, he has over 800K followers on TikTok and 53K followers on Instagram. He loves to engage with fellow pet parents and veterinary professionals across social media. Christman is an advocate of Pride VMC and Pawsibilities. He is also the proud dog dad to 4 dachshunds and believes no one should be deprived of the incredible human-animal bond.
This program has been approved for 0.50 of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This activity is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.
