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Awards for improving cat wellbeing THOSE aiming to improve the life of pet cats were celebrated at International Cat Care’s (ICC) awards event in London recently. ICC’s Easy to Give award was created in 2005 to reward companies whose products are easy to administer to cats. This year, four products were recognised. The products selected were: Prinovox, a spot-on ectoparasiticide from Virbac; Loxicom, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory product containing meloxicam, from Norbrook; Vectra Felis, an ectoparasiticide from Ceva; and Zodon, a clindamycin antibiotic in a flavoured oral solution for cats, also from Ceva. ICC chief executive, Claire Bessant, said: ‘It is so important that cats receive treatments prescribed for them, whether it is for preventive care or to treat a problem. If a drug is too difficult to get into the cat, owners often fail to complete the course, leaving the cat inadequately treated – as we worry about antibiotic resistance, this is particularly important beyond the individual animal too.’ The Easy to Give awards are restricted to prescription-only medicines or methods of delivering them, so ICC also presents ‘Cat Friendly’ awards to recognise other products which it feels have made a real difference to cat wellbeing and welfare. This year, three products were recognised: the SoftE Smart Collar from MDC; the SureFeed Microchip
Winners of the International Cat Care (ICC) ‘Easy to Give’ awards with Claire Bessant, ICC chief executive, and Bradley Viner, ICC vice-president. (from left) Ms Bessant; Alison Henry, Ceva; Mr Viner; Nicola Barclay, Ceva; Rachel Crowe, Norbrook; and Simon Bolton, Virbac
Pet Feeder from SureFlap; and the Cat Carrier Tree from Royal Canin. Three distance learning education awards were also presented. These are given to the top students on ICC’s nursing and cat professional courses. The courses for nurses are the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) certificate in feline nursing and the ISFM diploma in feline nursing. The certificate holder with the highest mark was Caroline Didi Ferrari from Wood Street
Veterinary Hospital in Barnet, Hertfordshire, while the diploma winner was Sophie Graham from Vale Vets, The Animal Hospital, in Dursley, Gloucestershire. ICC also runs a distance education course in cat health and welfare. Melanie Wilson from Bristol achieved the highest mark in this course. Full details of the awards can be found at www.icatcare.org doi: 10.1136/vr.h5071 September 26, 2015 | Veterinary Record | 301
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FELINE WELFARE
Awards for improving cat wellbeing THOSE aiming to improve the life of pet cats were celebrated at International Cat Care’s (ICC) awards event in London recently. ICC’s Easy to Give award was created in 2005 to reward companies whose products are easy to administer to cats. This year, four products were recognised. The products selected were: Prinovox, a spot-on ectoparasiticide from Virbac; Loxicom, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory product containing meloxicam, from Norbrook; Vectra Felis, an ectoparasiticide from Ceva; and Zodon, a clindamycin antibiotic in a flavoured oral solution for cats, also from Ceva. ICC chief executive, Claire Bessant, said: ‘It is so important that cats receive treatments prescribed for them, whether it is for preventive care or to treat a problem. If a drug is too difficult to get into the cat, owners often fail to complete the course, leaving the cat inadequately treated – as we worry about antibiotic resistance, this is particularly important beyond the individual animal too.’ The Easy to Give awards are restricted to prescription-only medicines or methods of delivering them, so ICC also presents ‘Cat Friendly’ awards to recognise other products which it feels have made a real difference to cat wellbeing and welfare. This year, three products were recognised: the SoftE Smart Collar from MDC; the SureFeed Microchip
Winners of the International Cat Care (ICC) ‘Easy to Give’ awards with Claire Bessant, ICC chief executive, and Bradley Viner, ICC vice-president. (from left) Ms Bessant; Alison Henry, Ceva; Mr Viner; Nicola Barclay, Ceva; Rachel Crowe, Norbrook; and Simon Bolton, Virbac
Pet Feeder from SureFlap; and the Cat Carrier Tree from Royal Canin. Three distance learning education awards were also presented. These are given to the top students on ICC’s nursing and cat professional courses. The courses for nurses are the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) certificate in feline nursing and the ISFM diploma in feline nursing. The certificate holder with the highest mark was Caroline Didi Ferrari from Wood Street
Veterinary Hospital in Barnet, Hertfordshire, while the diploma winner was Sophie Graham from Vale Vets, The Animal Hospital, in Dursley, Gloucestershire. ICC also runs a distance education course in cat health and welfare. Melanie Wilson from Bristol achieved the highest mark in this course. Full details of the awards can be found at www.icatcare.org doi: 10.1136/vr.h5071 September 26, 2015 | Veterinary Record | 301
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