2026 FelineVMA Annual Conference
Below is only a preview of the educational presentations and speakers. Additional sessions, workshops, and speakers will be added as they are confirmed.
Senior Care
- Nourishing the Senior Cat: Priorities, Pitfalls, & Practical Plans
- Silent Struggles: Recognizing Pain & Mobility Changes in Cats
- When Conditions Collide: Choosing Therapeutic Diet Plans for Cats with Comorbidities
- Senior Cats: Cachexia, Sarcopenia, & Other Muscle Wasting Syndromes
- Not Just Getting Old: Feline Cognitive Dysfunction Explained
- The Heart of the Matter: Guiding Euthanasia Choices Through Quality of Life Assessments
- Caring for the Older Shelter Cat: Medical Management, Welfare Needs, & Adoption Strategies
- The Art, Science, & Beauty of Euthanasia
- The Modern Shelter Cat: Bridging Shelter Medicine & Primary Care
- Collaborative Cancer Care: Staging of the Cancer Patient Prior to Referral
- Radiation Therapy of Neoplastic & Non-Neoplastic Conditions in the Cat
Endocrinology
- Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism: More Than Just Measuring T4
- Managing Hyperthyroidism: Tailoring Treatment to the Individual Cat
- The Hyperthyroid Cat with Concurrent Nonthyroidal Illness: Complications in Diagnosis & Management
- What is New in Insulin Therapy & Its Monitoring
- What is on the Horizon for Diabetic Management?
- Conn’s Syndrome & Addison’s Disease
- Dispersing the Myth of Absolute Certainty: How to Interpret the Results of Endocrine Tests
- Diagnosis & Management of Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism in Cats
- Hypothyroidism in Cats: Underdiagnosed, Undertreated, & Underappreciated
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting SGLT2i Therapy
- What Have We Learned About SGLT2i Therapy in the Last Three Years
- What to do with the Acromegalic or Cushingoid Diabetic Cat
- Feline Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, & Evidence-based Management
Infectious Disease
- Uncovering the Mystery of Feline Fever
- The Mysterious FIP: Clinical Signs & Diagnosis
- Purrfecting Your Therapy for FIP
- FeLV & FIV in Focus
- The Fungal Side of Cats
- The American Heartworm Society Feline Guidelines: What Has Changed, What Has Stayed the Same, & Why
- Cats Get Worms Too
Crossover Lectures
- Immune-mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Cats: Diagnostic Approach & Therapeutic Principles
- Shock & Fluid Therapy in Cats: Recognition, Monitoring, & Clinical Decision-Making
Technician Track
- Feline Fine 101: Understanding Protective Emotions! De-escalating Situations & Sedation in Cats
- More Than a Warm Lap: Enrichment Strategies for Aging Cats
- Weigh In & Win: Teamwork for Feline Obesity Prevention & Management
- Kitten Nutrition from the Queen to the Neonate
- Sleepless in Scrubs: Tackling Sleep Disorders/Problems Common to Veterinary Professionals
- Tube Feeding Kittens
- Helping Caregivers Overcome Challenges & Change Behaviors
- Multicat Feeding Homes
- Dealing with Infectious Cats in the Hospital
- Working Together to Reach the Top of our Licenses, Shared Goals, & Distinct Roles
- Designing a Cat-centric Veterinary Experience
- Common Feline Medical Cases: Nursing Skills & Treatments
- From Grief to Gratitude: The Role of Aftercare & Memorialization in Client Loyalty & Healing
- Caregiving Burden: Navigating the Strain of Caring for a Dying Pet
- Supporting the Sedated: Anesthetic Insights for Techs
- Taming the Thyroid: Supporting Hyperthyroid Cats in Clinical Practice
Pre-conference Day
- Benefits & Risks of Cat Ownership: MD & DVM Perspectives
- Innovations: How to Implement Newly Available Stem Cell Therapy into Practice to Help More Feline Patients
- Monoclonal Antibodies in Feline Medicine: History, Evolution, & Emerging Therapeutic Targets
- Feline Hypertension
- Feline Allergic Skin Syndrome Updates
Interactive Workshops
- Hands-on Feline Orthopedic Evaluation Workshop
- Veterinarian & Technician Dental Wet Lab
- Feline Euthanasia Technique Workshop
- Case-Based Ultrasound Guided Skills Workshop (2 sessions)
- Feline Veterinary Bootcamp for New Graduates
Expert Speakers
Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP
Alisa Berg, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Christopher Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ
Ellen Carozza, LVT, VTS (CP-Feline)
Petra Cerna, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA, DABVP (Feline), MANZCVS
Julie Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Alyssa Comroe, DVM, MPH, CAWA
Kathleen Cooney, DVM, CHPV, CPEV, DACAW
Caitlin Dutcher-Lundy, BS, RVT, VTS (CP-Feline)
Mary Gardner, DVM
Chen Gilor, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Shir Gilor, DVM, MSc, DACVP (CP)
Margaret Gruen, DVM, MVPH, PhD, DACVB
Peter Karczmar, MD
Michael Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Duncan Lascelles, BSc, BVSc, CVA, PhD, FRCVS, DSAS(ST), DECVS, DACVS
Lacie Lee, DVM
G. Neal Mauldin, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine & Oncology), DACVR (Radiation Oncology)
Autumn McBride, DVM
Andy Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology)
Mark Peterson, DVM, DACVIM
Ashlie Saffire, DVM, DABVP (Feline)
Jennifer Salpeter, DVM
Cynthia Ward, VMD, PhD, DACVIM
Tracy Webb, DVM, PhD
Megan Yanos, DVM