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There are many common and often complex behavioral reasons that caregivers bring their cats into our practices, and with the start of COVID-19 we have seen even more of these cases. This session will explore many of these frequent reasons that cats come in and provide guidance on how to begin to analyze each case in order to provide recommendations.
Learning Objectives
- Help caregivers understand the world from the feline perspective
- Differentiate different causes of behavioral problems
- Develop strategies for caregivers to help their cats
Speaker Bio
Kersti Seksel, BVSc (Hons), MRCVS, MA (Hons), FANZCVS, DACVB, DECAWBM, FAVA
Kersti is a Sydney University veterinary graduate and has a BA in Behavioural Science (major in psychology) and MA (Hons). She is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, and Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine.
Kersti is an adjunct Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University, head tutor for the DE course in Behavioural Medicine for CVE, regularly presents at conferences nationally and internationally, has written many textbook chapters and a book (Training Your Cat), is a regular presenter on radio, and is a consultant on VIN. She created Puppy Preschool® and Kitten Kindy®.
RACE Credits
This program 20-769579 is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 1.00 CE Credits (1.00 max) being available to any one veterinarian: and/or 1.00 Veterinary Technician CE Credits (1.00 max). This RACE approval is for the subject matter categorie(s) of: Medical using the delivery method(s) of: Interactive-Distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements.