Pre-Congress Seminars
Pre-Congress Seminars at WSAVA 2025: Essential Insights for Veterinary Professionals
Join us for two in-depth pre-congress seminars at WSAVA 2025, designed for veterinary professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge in specialized areas. These workshops offer unique opportunities to learn from leading experts and engage in thought-provoking discussions on critical topics in veterinary science.
If you already are register to attend WSAVA25 and wish to add a seminar, please contact us: reg_wsava25@kenes.com.
Pre-Congress Seminar 1
| WSAVA International Seminar on Breeding & Genetics of Healthy Cats | |
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| September 24, 2025 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9:00-17:00 | Registration: open to everyone |
| Limit | 100 pax |
| Cost per participant | 50 USD |
| Location | Room Rio de Janeiro 1 + 2 (Lagune Hotel) |
| Preliminary program | |
| 9:00-9:10 | Welcome & Introductions: Jerold Bell |
| 9:10-9:50 | Feline Genetics Unfurled: Decoding Genetics from Coat Colors to Diseases: Leslie Lyons |
| 9:50-10:30 | Different Flavors of Genetic Tests: Pros, Cons and Interpretations: Leslie Lyons |
| 10:30-10:50 | Break |
| 10:50-11:30 | Feline Genetic Diseases: Pawsibilities for health through genetic testing and screening: Petra Černá |
| 11:30-12:30 | Discussion/Q&A All HDC Members & Speakers |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-14:40 | Tailored Wellness: Breed and Body-Type Specific Disease Screening: Jerold Bell |
| 14:40-15:20 | The Cost of Beauty: Health, Welfare and Ethical Concerns in Cat Breeding: Yaiza Gómez Mejías |
| 15:20-15:40 | Break |
| 15:40-16:30 | Responsible breeding and infectious diseases in cats – including FIP, use of antivirals and stress management in multi-cat households: Petra Černá & Alexandre Daniel |
| 16:30-17:30 | Discussion/Q&A All HDC Members & Speakers |
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Pre-Congress Seminar 2
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WSAVA Pre-Congress Seminar on Reproduction Control in Dogs & Cats
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| September 24, 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8:00-16:00 | Registration: open to everyone |
| Limit | 40 pax |
| Cost per participant | 40 USD |
| Location | Room Sao Paulo (Lagune Hotel) |
| Preliminary program | |
| 8:00-9:00 | Venue opens/registration |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcoming remarks: Michelle Kutzler |
| 9:15-9:30 | Why we need reproduction control in dogs and cats? Michelle Kutzler |
| 9:30-10:30 | Gonad sparing surgical methods for reproduction control in dogs and cats: Rob McCarthy |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45-11:45 | Non-surgical methods for reproduction control in dogs and cats: Stefano Romagnoli |
| 11:45-12:00 | Panelist discussion on Methods for reproduction control in dogs and cats: All speakers |
| 12:00-12::45 | Lunch |
| 12:45-13:45 | Health benefits of removing the gonads: Sabine Schäfer-Somi |
| 13:45-14:45 | Health detriments of removing the gonads: Kurt de Cramer |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00-16:00 | Decision-making for reproduction control: Natali Krekeler |
| 16:00-16:15 | Panelist discussion on Ethics of reproduction control in dogs and cats: All speakers |
| 16:15-16:30 | Concluding remarks: Michelle Kutzler |
| 16:30 | Conclusion of seminar |
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