In the December episode of Chattering With International Cat Care, we focus on two essential areas of feline practice: oral and dental health, and parasite prevention.

Firstly, Kelly St. Denis and Heidi Loprise, co-chairs of the new JFMS Oral Health and Dental Care Guidelines, explore key themes in clinical decision making and how best to support caregivers in maintaining good oral health for their cats.

Then, iCatCare’s Sam Taylor speaks with Ian Wright about risk-based parasite prevention, exploring how lifestyle and regional factors influence practical choices in everyday veterinary practice.

For further reading material please visit:

2025 FelineVMA feline oral health and dental care guidelines

The European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites

For iCatCare Veterinary Members, full recordings of each episode of the podcast are available for you to listen to at portal.icatcare.org. To become an iCatCare Veterinary Member, or find out more about our Cat Friendly schemes, visit icatcare.org

Host:

Yaiza Gómez-Mejías, LdaVet MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats), RCVS CertAP (Feline Medicine), iCatCare Veterinary Community Co-ordinator

Speakers:

Kelly St. Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline), Co-editor of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery and JFMS Open Reports & Guideline co-chair

Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC, Veterinary Dentistry Specialist & Guideline co-chair

Sam Taylor, BVetMed(Hons) CertSAM DipECVIM FRCV, Veterinary Specialist Consultant and Veterinary Specialist Lead at iCatCare

Ian Wright, BVMS BSc MSc MRCVS, The European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) Chairman & Director