Mon, 2 December 2013
Join Dr. Vicki Thayer, President of Winn, as she talks with Dr. Glenn Olah, Winn's new President-Elect. They discuss Dr. Olah's background as a reviewer of research grants on cat health. Winn's mission is to enhance the relationship between cats and humans by fostering improvements in feline health through research and education. Both Dr. Thayer and Dr. Olah will talk about future plans to deliver Winn's mission to others.
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Sun, 30 June 2013
Steve Dale, well-known pet advocate and host of Steve Dale's Pet World, is Master of Ceremonies for the 2013 Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on Chronic Kidney Disease and Superficial Fungal Skin Diseases in Cats held in Vancouver WA on June 27, 2013. He moderates the question and answer session between two renowned researchers in their field of interest, Dr. Jessica Quimby and Dr. Karen Moriello, and the listening audience as they discuss the importance for research on these particular diseases in cats. Please join the discussion at the symposium.
Direct download: 2013_Winn_Symposium_QA.mp3
Category:Feline Health and Research -- posted at: 1:00pm PDT
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Sun, 30 June 2013
Steve Dale, well-known pet advocate and host of Steve Dale's Pet World, discusses the Ricky Fund in the Winn Feline Foundation which supports research regarding feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He follows with introducing Dr. Karen Moriello (DVM, DACVD), an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In this presentation, Dr. Moriello discusses new findings regarding two superficial fungal skin diseases of cats. Malassezia dermatitis (yeast overgrowth) is the most common superficial skin disease and is often under recognized and under diagnosed. The second most common superficial skin disease of cats is dermatophytosis or ringworm. Ringworm is a concern for people due to its zoonotic potential. This talk discusses what is new and useful in the area of diagnosis, treatment, and disinfection. In addition, a brief discussion of what to do when you suspect an outbreak is detailed. The presentation was delivered on June 27, 2013 at the 35th Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on Feline Health in Vancouver WA.
Direct download: 2013_Winn_Symposium_-_Dr._Karen_Moriello.mp3
Category:Feline Health and Research -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT
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Sun, 30 June 2013
Steve Dale, well-known pet advocate and host of Steve Dale's Pet World is Master of Ceremonies of the 35th annual Winn Feline Foundation Symposium. He introduces Jessica Quimby, DVM, DACVIM, a clinical scientist from Colorado State University, presents information on two Winn funded studies related to feline chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is a common progressive disease in elderly cats that currently had no cure other than a kidney transplant. Novel treatment strategies and options for supportive care are important in treating this disease. The presentation focuses on the potential use of mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of feline chronic kidney disease as well as the use of appetite stimulants for supportive care. It begins with a review of stem cell therapy principles and potential application to kidney disease and then discusses clinical trial results. Nutritional management of cats with kidney disease is discussed as well as the recent results of the mirtazapine appetite stimulant clinical trial. The presentation was delivered on June 27, 2013 at the 35th Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on Feline Health in Vancouver WA.
Direct download: 2013_Winn_Symposium_-_Dr._Jessica_Quimby.mp3
Category:Feline Health and Research -- posted at: 11:00am PDT
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Mon, 24 June 2013
Join Dr. Vicki Thayer, President of the Winn Feline Foundation, as she interviews Dr. Carol Reinero at the June 2013 ACVIM meeting about current research into the use of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for asthma in cats. Dr. Reinero is a veterinary clinical scientist and associate professor located with the veterinary teaching hospital at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Dr. Reinero was part of the research team from MU funded by Winn Feline Foundation in 2011, 2012, and earlier in 2013 to study the use of mesenchymal stem cells in cats with asthma. Stem cell therapy is a new frontier in treatment and the Winn Feline Foundation has been on the cutting edge by funding cat health studies in this area. Dr. Reinero discusses the current state of treatment of asthma in cats and the potential future use of mesenchymal stem cells for this disease.
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Wed, 20 February 2013
Research on FIP has steadily progressed over the last decade. Join veterinary professionals and breeders at the presentation of Dr. Niels Pedersen from the University of California-Davis, a world-renowned researcher on infectious diseases in cats, during the 2011 Winn Feline Foundation Symposium in Reston, VA. Dr. Pedersen describes how some of our concepts of disease pathogenesis, potential treatment modalities, mutations within the virus that affect the virulence, genetic susceptibility of the host cat, and disease prevention have either changed or have become much clearer. The role of breeders and their veterinarians in solving the problem of FIP remains even more important today than at any time in the past.
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Wed, 20 February 2013
Steve Dale, well-known pet advocate and host of Steve Dale's Pet World, is Master of Ceremonies for the 2011 Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) held in Reston, VA on June 23, 2011. He moderates the question and answer session between two world-renowned researchers in the field of feline infectious disease, Dr. Al Legendre and Dr. Niels Pedersen, and the listening audience as they discuss the importance for research on FIP. Please join the discussion at the dinner symposium.
Direct download: Winn_FIP_talk--Question_and_Answer_session.mp3
Category:Feline Health and Research -- posted at: 7:44am PDT
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Wed, 20 February 2013
Steve Dale, well-known pet advocate and host of Steve Dale's Pet World, is Master of Ceremonies for the 2011 Winn Feline Foundation Symposium on Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) held in Reston, VA on June 23, 2011. He introduces two world-renowned researchers in the field of feline infectious disease, Dr. Al Legendre and Dr. Niels Pedersen, to the listening audience and discusses the importance of support for research on FIP. Please join the discussion at the dinner symposium.
Direct download: Winn_Feline_Talk_Introduction.mp3
Category:Feline Health and Research -- posted at: 7:39am PDT
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Wed, 20 February 2013
Join a discussion of a potential treatment, Polyprenyl Immunostimulant, for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) at the 2011 Winn Feline Foundation dinner symposium held in Reston, VA. The talk will focus on Dr. Al Legendre’s current research at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Dr. Legendre is a world-renowned researcher of infectious diseases in cats. The talk addresses the response rates of the different forms of “dry” FIP such as abdominal, ocular, and neurologic. Information benefiting veterinarians and cat fanciers includes an overview of the cat breeds that were in the study and comments from the owners.
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Tue, 19 February 2013
Has your favorite feline been nauseated and not wanted to eat after being diagnosed with chronic renal disease? Join Dr. Vicki Thayer, President of the Winn Feline Foundation, as she interviews Dr. Jessica Quimby about the use of mirtazapine as a therapeutic agent to help appetite stimulation and control nausea in cats with chronic renal disease. Dr. Quimby is a veterinary clinical scientist located at the veterinary teaching hospital at Colorado State University (CSU). She was part of the research team on a Winn Feline Foundation funded project in 2008 that studied the use of mirtazapine in elderly cats with chronic renal disease who did not want to eat and were frequently nauseated. The published work from this study was very valuable to veterinary practitioners everywhere on how they could use mirtazapine best to help their cat patients.
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Tue, 19 February 2013
Join Dr. Vicki Thayer, President of the Winn Feline Foundation, as she interviews Dr. Jessica Quimby on current research into the use of stem cell therapy for chronic renal disease in cats. Dr. Quimby is a veterinary clinical scientist located at the veterinary teaching hospital at Colorado State University (CSU). Dr. Quimby was part of the research team from CSU funded by Winn Feline Foundation in 2007 to study the use of stem cells in cats with renal disease. Stem cell therapy is a new frontier in treatment and Winn Feline Foundation has been on the cutting edge by funding cat health studies in this area. Dr. Quimby discusses the current state of stem cell research for chronic renal disease.
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