LIVE VET COURSE
Feline Endocrine Emergencies: Stabilizing the Crisis
A practical 2-week online course delivering evidence-based protocols to confidently diagnose, stabilise, and manage life-threatening feline endocrine emergencies from presentation through critical care.
- Veterinarian
- Starts June 8, 2026
- 19:30 AEDT
- 2 Weeks
- 10 Race-Pending CPD Points
This course includes
- Live Online Weekly Tutorials
- Access to Tutorial Recordings
- 10 Race-Pending CPD Points
- Protocols For Your Practice
- Graded Course Assessment
- Discussion Forums
- Comprehensive Learning Resources
- Extra Course Resources
Course Blurb
From DKA and hyperosmolar syndrome – to thyrotoxicosis and hypoglycaemia – cats do endocrine emergencies in dramatic fashion! This two-week online course provides a practical, evidence-based guide to both diagnosing and managing the most critical endocrine emergencies in feline practice.
We focus on the life-threatening complications of common diseases: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), thyroid storm in hyperthyroidism, and crises related to other endocrine disorders – including hyperaldosteronism and complications of the management of diabetes mellitus. We’ve reviewed the refereed literature, so you can move beyond theory to actionable protocols for stabilization, fluid therapy, and monitoring. Learn how to navigate the complexities of insulin therapy, interpret and manage electrolyte derangements in DKA, and handle the crashing hyperthyroid cat. This course is designed to give you the confidence to manage these critical cases from presentation through the first 72 hours of care and beyond!
We focus on the life-threatening complications of common diseases: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), thyroid storm in hyperthyroidism, and crises related to other endocrine disorders – including hyperaldosteronism and complications of the management of diabetes mellitus. We’ve reviewed the refereed literature, so you can move beyond theory to actionable protocols for stabilization, fluid therapy, and monitoring. Learn how to navigate the complexities of insulin therapy, interpret and manage electrolyte derangements in DKA, and handle the crashing hyperthyroid cat. This course is designed to give you the confidence to manage these critical cases from presentation through the first 72 hours of care and beyond!
Course Outline
Week 1: The Cat in Diabetic Crisis
Monday, June 8, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
Monday, June 8, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
Welcome to Week 1. We tackle the most common feline endocrine emergency: Diabetic Ketoacidosis. We’ll start by reviewing the pathophysiology that leads to this critical state, to build a step-by-step approach to stabilization, using current literature to guide your choices in fluid therapy, potassium and phosphorus supplementation, and the initiation of insulin. You’ll learn how to safely start a low-dose, constant-rate infusion of insulin, interpret serial blood gas and electrolyte results, and avoid common pitfalls in DKA management. By the end of the week, you’ll have a clear protocol to confidently manage these complex cases.
Week 2: Thyroid Crises and Other Endocrine Emergencies
Monday, June 15, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
Monday, June 15, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
In Week 2, we address other high-stakes endocrine emergencies. First, we cover “thyroid storm” or severe thyrotoxicosis. You’ll learn to recognize the cat in a cardiovascular crisis from hyperthyroidism – as well as how to manage it and then review acute presentations of other endocrinopathies, including critical illnesses related to hyperaldosteronism and hypothyroidism. Finally, we’ll discuss the critical patient with an unclear diagnosis, focusing on prioritizing your diagnostic and therapeutic steps when time is limited.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will have a sound understanding of how to to:
- Develop a step-by-step, evidence-based stabilization plan for a cat with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA).
- Safely implement and monitor a low-dose, constant-rate insulin infusion for DKA management.
- Recognize the clinical signs of a hyperthyroid cat in crisis (“thyroid storm”) and initiate appropriate emergency treatment.
- Create a prioritized differential list and initial diagnostic plan for the critically ill cat where an endocrine emergency is suspected.
Course Tutor
BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)
This course is supported by our free webinar
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- Dr. Philip Judge
- February 4, 2026
AUD 289
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