The American Association of Feline Practitioners publishes guidelines for practice excellence. You will find more information and a link to download a copy of each of the guidelines by clicking on the title of your selection below.
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2011 Feline Friendly Handling
The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) and the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) are pleased to announce the development of the Feline Friendly Handling Guidelines. The guidelines have been endorsed by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).
Click here to access the full document (pdf 14 pages)
Client Handout: Getting Your Cat to the Veterinarian (pdf 4 pages)
2010 Long-Term Use of NSAIDs in Cats
Although the first use of NSAIDs was probably by Hippocrates,it has taken until now for cats to gain the benefit of the long-term use of these drugs.
2010 Feline Life Stage Guidelines
The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) are pleased to announce the release of the AAFP/AAHA Feline Life Stage Guidelines.
2008 Senior Care Guidelines
These guidelines help focus attention on recognition and treatment of the problems our stoic cats develop with age.
Senior Care Guidelines Document
(pdf 22 pages)
Senior Care Guidelines Summary Document
(pdf 4 pages)
Client Handout: Friends for Life, Caring for Your Older Cat (pdf 32 page booklet)
Additional printed copies of this booklet can be acquired from our industry partner, Purina Veterinary Diets, by using this form pdf 1 page.
2008 Feline Retrovirus Management
Guidelines in this report have been developed for veterinary practices, breeders, shelters, and cat owners to use for diagnosing, preventing, treating, and managing FeLV and FIV infections...
Retrovirus Management
- summary brochure
( pdf 1261 KB)
2007 Pain Management Guidelines by AAHA and AAFP
Addressing contemporary approaches to manage pain gives us the ability to fulfill our veterinary duty to alleviate the suffering of animals...
The 2006 Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report
The report provided here was developed by the AAFP Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate care of patients with respect to currently available vaccines...
2006 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Bartonella spp.
A syndrome of fever, malaise, and regional lymphadenopathy in people that was frequently associated with contact with kittens or cats was called Cat Scratch Disease for decades.
This report was printed in the August 2006 issue (Vol 8, Issue 4, pp. 213-226) of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.
2004 Feline Behavior Guidelines
Veterinarians have a great opportunity to save pets' lives by recognizing that behavioral medicine is as important as any other field of veterinary medicine...
2003 Zoonoses Guidelines
Zoonotic diseases are defined as being common to, shared by, or naturally transmitted between humans and other vertebrate animals..
2001 Basic Guidelines of Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials in Cats
The Basic Guidelines to Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials in Cats are designed to provide information to aid practicing veterinarians in choosing appropriate antimicrobial therapy to best serve their patients and to help minimize the development of antimicrobial resistance...
1998 Feline Senior Care Guidelines
By designing and delivering individualized, comprehensive feline senior health care programs, veterinarians have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of a large and growing population of feline patients and owners...
