Feline medicine took centre stage in Madrid on September 23, as IVC Evidensia España and MSD Animal Health España brought clinicians together for a specialist training session. The programme addressed decisions vets make in everyday consultations, spanning routine vaccination and endoscopy as well as oncology and feline leukaemia. Dentistry and coughing also featured, alongside a session on computed tomography.
The Cat's Smile, IVC's cat-focused centre, organised the event at the Novotel Madrid City Las Ventas. The agenda paired technical presentations with a round table and a Kahoot session. Attendees had time to ask questions and discuss the cases. The day ended with a cocktail and networking.
Susana Domínguez opened the session with 'Nobivac NXT: El nuevo referente en vacunación felina'. She is a Scientific Sales Specialist CABU at MSD Animal Health. She graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and has 15 years of experience in veterinary practice. She has also taught in the Dermatology consultation of the UCM Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Her work has kept her closely connected to feline medicine and veterinary dermatology.
Félix Vallejo then looked at the place of endoscopy in routine feline care. His presentation was titled 'Endoscopia: ¿Qué puede ofrecerme la endoscopia en el paciente felino en la práctica diaria? Desde la laparoscopia hasta la endoscopia flexible, pasando por la óptica rígida'. He covered laparoscopy and flexible endoscopy, as well as rigid optics. Vallejo is an Avepa-accredited specialist in feline medicine. He holds master's degrees in Dentistry and Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He directs The Cat's Smile and the medical team at Clínica Veterinaria IVC Evidensia Marqués de Viana.
Vallejo returned later to address a difficult diagnostic question in 'Leucemia: ¿Realmente es tan difícil el diagnóstico? Test rápidos, PCR de ADN proviral y RT-PCR de ARN: ¿son lo mismo?'. The session compared rapid tests with PCR methods, including proviral DNA PCR and RNA RT-PCR. It focused on differences that matter when vets assess feline patients.
Sofía Peciña represented oncology with the case-based presentation 'Electroquimioterapia: ¿Dónde puedo usarla y cómo? A propósito de un caso clínico'. Peciña holds an MSc in Feline Medicine and a GpCert in Oncology from the ISVPS. She also has a master's degree in Management from the University of Lleida. She is a member of Gemfe and Gevonc. She is working toward Avepa accreditation in feline medicine and pursuing a doctorate in feline internal medicine at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
The meeting also covered problems that can be misread in ordinary consultations. Peciña and Domínguez jointly presented 'No te olvides que: no todo es asma, cuando un gato tose'. Vallejo examined feline dental disease in 'Odontología: Más allá de la gingivoestomatitis crónica felina. De la periodontitis a la reabsorción dental felina. ¿Cómo iniciarme en la radiología dental felina?'. The discussion moved beyond chronic gingivostomatitis to periodontitis. It also addressed dental resorption and dental radiology.
The diagnostic section ended with Sara Valero's presentation 'TAC: Utilidades diagnósticas de la TC en la región torácica del paciente felino'. She graduated from the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and has postgraduate qualifications in computed tomography and diagnostic imaging. Valero is a member of Gedi and is seeking Avepa accreditation in diagnostic imaging. She collaborates with the Hospital Clínico Veterinario de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and works with IVC Evidensia's teleradiology team.
The focus on precise testing came during a wider medical news period that included an earlier RSV report. That publication concerned human patients rather than cats. The Madrid session dealt with veterinary practice and choosing between clinical tools for different feline conditions. The European Medicines database also recorded fresh veterinary-medicine updates during September 2026, adding regulatory context to a month when vaccines and diagnostics drew professional attention. Treatment choices were also prominent topics.
The Madrid programme brought together vaccines and minimally invasive procedures, along with cancer treatment and infectious-disease testing. It also addressed dentistry and respiratory complaints, while imaging rounded out the agenda. The event linked everyday consultation work with advanced diagnostics, and attendees could question the speakers directly.
