Video tutorials

Vet Professionals is pleased to offer a number of free-to-access videos aimed at veterinary professionals and pet owners.

In April 2020, during the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and with countries in ‘lockdown’ many cat owners found their access to veterinary services limited. To this end, we started a weekly Cat Café, where Feline Specialist Dr Sarah Caney provided free online talks for approx. 30mins, with a question and answer session to help support owners. We are continuing our Cat Café on a monthly basis - occurs the second Thursday of every 1 month(s) - if you wish to join us via Zoom - please click here for information on future sessions and Zoom log in information. If you have any suggestions for future topics, please contact us here. Recordings of the sessions are in the ‘Cat Café' tab below.

Following demand from veterinary professionals for a similar initiative, Sarah offered fortnightly ‘ten minute tips’ session aimed at vets and vet nurses. The ten minute tip sessions will be resuming in 2021 - stay posted for further information. Please click here for information on future sessions and Zoom log in information. If you have any suggestions for future topics, please contact us here. Recordings of the sessions are in the ‘Ten minute tips’ tab below.

Please also visit our Free Downloads and Useful Links pages to access relevant additional resources.

For online courses containing pre-recorded webinars please visit our CPD page.

COVID-19 – information for cat owners - 9 April 2020

This 24 minute video (recorded 9th April 2020) updates cat owners on what new information has emerged about SARS-CoV-2 in the last week and how this may impact on cats and cat owners. Sarah’s next cat café (Thursday 16th April) will discuss ‘Nursing sick cats at home’. If interested in joining Sarah at a cat café session, please contact us and feel free to let us know any questions you have so Sarah can cover these in future sessions.

COVID-19 – information for cat owners - 2 April 2020

This 30 minute video (recorded 2nd April 2020) explains what COVID-19 is and what its relevance is to cat owners. There is information on our current understanding of cats’ susceptibility to this infection, whether there may be any risks of a cat passing on COVID-19 to their carer and how to cope with some of the challenges associated with the current ‘lock down’ and potentially limited access to some veterinary clinical services. During April Sarah will host weekly Zoom meetings (what we are calling our ‘cat café’) to discuss COVID-19 and ‘lockdown’ challenges for cat owners. If interested in joining Sarah at a cat café session, please contact us and feel free to let us know any questions you have so Sarah can cover these in future sessions.

How to assess coat condition

In this one minute video (filmed in 2018), Sarah discusses how to assess coat condition and when changes in coat condition may be seen. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

Telemedicine for veterinary patients

In this 50 minute webinar, recorded in April 2020, Dr Sarah Caney of Vet Professionals Ltd and Hannah Newbury of MSD deliver a joint presentation on telemedicine for veterinary clinicians. Sarah presents tips from her years of experience of telephone referral consultations and Hannah includes some information on the value of telemedicine to clients and how to facilitate delivery of medications during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. The full Q and A session is included making this webinar last a total of 90 minutes.

How to palpate for a goitre

This 2 minute video (filmed in 2018) explains how clinicians can palpate the thyroid gland. Palpation of a goitre (enlarged thyroid) is useful in helping to identify cats suffering from hyperthyroidism. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

How to take a urine sample

In this 2 minute video (filmed in 2018), Sarah demonstrates how to collect a urine sample from a cat via cystocentesis, explaining the procedure and providing tips for clinicians. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

How to take a blood sample

In this one minute video (filmed in 2018), Sarah discusses and demonstrates how to collect a blood sample from a cat. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

How to assess mobility

In this one minute video (filmed in 2018), Sarah discusses the importance of including a mobility assessment in the examination of elderly cats that may be vulnerable to osteoarthritis. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

How to perform an eye examination

Learn from Sarah how to perform a distant, indirect eye examination on a cat. This technique is especially helpful in looking for ocular manifestations of systemic hypertension (see also the Free Download on this topic for examples of ocular pathology in hypertensive cats). This one minute video (filmed in 2018) is included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

How to assess body condition

In this one minute video (filmed in 2018), Sarah discusses how to assess body weight, body condition score and muscle condition score in cats. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

How to measure blood pressure

In this two minute video (filmed in 2018), Sarah discusses how to measure blood pressure using the Doppler methodology. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

Indirect ophthalmoscopy (filmed in 2009)

A four minute video tutorial demonstrating examination of the eyes using distant indirect ophthalmoscopy with additional information on what to look for as evidence of systemic hypertension. See also the Free Downloads page (vet section) for many more resources on this topic (included with kind permission of Elanco, formerly Novartis Animal Health).

Cystocentesis in cats (filmed in 2009)

A two minute video tutorial on cystocentesis aimed at veterinary professionals (included with kind permission of Elanco, formerly Novartis Animal Health).

How to give a pill to your cat

In this one minute video (filmed in 2018), Sarah advises how best to give a pill to a cat. Video included with kind permission of Dechra Veterinary Products.

Owners Tips on Pilling A Cat

This video montage was compiled in 2018 following a competition Vet Professionals ran asking for owner videos of pill administration to their cat. It shows ten cats receiving oral medication. Videos are included with kind permission of the owners and their cats (listed below in order of appearance) and Dechra Veterinary Products who assembled the montage.

With much thanks and appreciation to:
Frodo with carer Marjolijn, Sybil with carer Brenda, Geoffrey with carer Alison, Clarence with carer Pauline, Ginge with carer Sue, Noodles with carer Zoe, Susie with carer Ros, Josie with carer Lucy, Rupert with carers Viki and Paula and Mylo with carer Leanne.

Chronic kidney disease in cats: key facts for carers (2017)

A seven minute webinar by Dr Sarah Caney that outlines what chronic kidney disease (CKD) is, how it may affect your cat, how it is diagnosed and how it can be treated. During the webinar, Sarah refers to a Free Download on collecting urine samples from cats at home. This resource is available on our Free downloads page.

Tips for giving oral medications to cats (filmed in 2009)

This two minute video includes a number of tips on hiding medication in food and a tutorial on how to give a pill to your cat (included with kind permission of Elanco, formerly Novartis Animal Health).

How to… calculate tube feeding nutritional requirements 18th November 2020

In this 17 minute webinar, Dr Sarah Caney explains how to calculate resting energy requirements in cats and how to plan the first few days of tube feeding support.