REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR OUR
SBVVMA MARCH 2025 MEETING
Complications and Controversies in Management of Feline Urethral Obstruction
March 13, 2025 at 7 pm
PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY
MARCH 10 AT 4 PM
Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation by our own Dr. Frauenthal sponsored by Hill's Science Diets. We will be meeting at Cafe Fiore in downtown Ventura.
Appetizers + Cash Bar 7 pm
Business Meeting 7:30 pm
Presentation 7:45-8:45 pm with questions after
TOPIC: Treatment paradigms and controversies in management of feline urethral obstruction
Summary: Dr. Frauenthal will discuss recent updates in management of feline urethral obstruction including updates on analgesia and fluid therapy, controversies such as decompressive cystocentesis and use of urethral antispasmodics, newer techniques such as coccygeal epidurals (including video demonstration) and research-based guidance on how long to leave indwelling urinary catheters, expected length of hospitalization and postobstructive care guidelines to prevent recurrent urethral obstruction.
SPEAKER BIO: Dr. Frauenthal leads our team of doctors at VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital and is board-certified in the specialty of Emergency and Critical Care. She was raised in San Clemente, CA. She received her undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance from UC Davis in 2005 and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Purdue University in 2009. Dr. Frauenthal then continued her education with a rotating internship at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic and Referral Centre, the largest private practice in Canada located in downtown Toronto. She then gained experience as an emergency veterinarian at VCA West Coast before completing a 3-year residency program in emergency and critical care in 2016.
Dr. Frauenthal's professional interests include toxicology, traumatology, electrolyte and acid/base disorders, management of patients with Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome and Sepsis/Septic Shock. In 2017, she published the only article detailing the recognition and treatment of serious injuries secondary to coyote attack in dogs.
Dr. Frauenthal's other love in life is her music. She is an accomplished opera singer and enjoys performing whenever her schedule permits. In addition to singing, she fills her spare time with tending to her 137 exotic houseplants, 1 acre garden, travel, and coking with her husband Sam and 3 year old son Theo. Her life is enhancedwith the antics of her rescue pets Charlette (dog), Basil (cat) and Mushu (cat).
Dinner Menu:
Appetizers + Cash Bar
Salad - Caesar
Entree - Please choose one of three options at registration:
1. Ricotta Ravioli tossed in a tomato basil sauce
2. Chicken Piccata with mashed potatoes and veggies
3. NY Baseball Steak with mashed potatoes and veggies
Dessert - Mini flourless chocolate cake
Business Meeting notes:
1. We are looking for New Board Members! This organization is run by volunteer members. Please let us know if you need more information or are interested.
2. If you know a colleague is not receiving these emails, please have them contact us to make sure their email is up to date on our website. TY!
Please note: Attendance is limited to veterinarians licensed in California and working or residing in Ventura county and in the Santa Barbara-Carpenteria-Goleta coastal region of Santa Barbara county, and retired former members of the SBVVMA.
