Programme
10:00
Door Open to Market Place
10:30
Welcome message
Alice Chau-Ginguene
Organiser, Dublin Cat Fair
Cat behaviourist, sitter, Pet First Response Instructor, Maow Care
10:40 - 11:00
What is feline acupuncture?
What does feline acupuncture do? How does it work? What kind of illness would be beneficial from the treatment?
Gary Cregan
Veterinary Surgeon, Veterinary acupuncturist, Lissenhall Veterinary Hospital
11:00 - 11:20
Why do we need community cats and what is TNR?
Why do we need cats in our community? What are the health and social benefit to us? What is TNR and how do we do it?
Jackie Maher, QQI Level 5 in Veterinary Assisting, QQI Level 6 in Animal Science, Canine First Aid Responder,
Owner, Cat Sitter At Home
11:20 - 11:40
Introduction to Feline Behaviour
What is feline behaviour? How does the physiology of cat affect their behaviour? Is it possible to ‘train’ cats?
Alice Chau-Ginguene
Organiser, Dublin Cat Fair
Cat behaviourist, sitter, Pet First Response Instructor, Maow Care
11:40 - 12:00
International Transport for Cats
Kevin is the expert in international animal transport. He will be debunk all the myths once and for all in relations to international cat travel. (Hint: It’s not as complicated or as expensive than people think!)
Kevin Kenna
K International Freight Ltd, member of IPATA
14:00 - 14:20
Feline life stage guidelines
How do we care of our cats during different stage of their lives?
Roberta D'Antone, DVM GPCert (FeIP)
Veterinary Surgeon, Just Cats Veterinary Clinic and Cattery, ISFM member, Certificate in Feline Practice
14:20 - 14:40
The importance of grooming
Why is it important for cats to be groomed regularly? What can we do at home and what do they do in a salon?
Audrey Furlong
Cat behaviourist, cat groomer and cattery owner at Moggie Motel
14:40 - 15:00
Caring for a cat with Chronic Kidney Disease - an owners guide
One of the words that cat lover scared to hear “Chronic Kidney Disease”. What does it mean to the quality of life of your cat? And what do we need to do day to day?
Sara Crawford
BSc Veterinary Nursing (former RVN), Final Year Project Title “Nursing considerations for the chronic kidney disease feline patient - towards a gold standard approach”
15:00 - 15:20
Feline nutrition
What are the best way to feed cats? How to understand their eating behaviour?
Joe Farrell, RVN CertFN
Veterinary nurse, Just Cats Veterinary Clinic and Cattery, ISFM member
15:30
Closing Message
Alice Chau-Ginguene
Organiser, Dublin Cat Fair
Cat behaviourist, sitter, Pet First Response Instructor, Maow Care
15:30 - 17:00
Market Place remain open