Madrid hosted a specialist feline medicine session on September 23. Vaccination, cancer treatment, diagnosis and imaging shaped a programme built around everyday veterinary work.
Feline medicine took centre stage in Madrid on September 23. IVC Evidensia España and MSD Animal Health España brought clinicians together for a specialist training session. The programme went well beyond routine care, covering vaccination, endoscopy, oncology, feline leukaemia, dentistry, coughing and computed tomography. The focus stayed on decisions vets make in everyday consultations.
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.
IVC Evidensia is described in available industry data as operating more than 1,500 clinics and hospitals across 12 countries, with about 22,000 employees.
The programme's strongest feature was its range.
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, flexible endoscopy and 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.
MSD Careers describes Animal Health as a dedicated business focused on animal health and the needs of veterinary customers. That background helps explain the company’s participation in professional education alongside clinical organisations such as IVC Evidensia.
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 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, a GpCert in Oncology from the ISVPS and 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, 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 with choosing between clinical tools for different feline conditions. The European Medicines database also recorded fresh veterinary-medicine updates during September 2026. That added regulatory context to a month when vaccines, diagnostics and treatment choices were prominent professional topics.
The Madrid programme brought together vaccines, minimally invasive procedures, cancer treatment, infectious-disease testing, dentistry, respiratory complaints and imaging. It linked everyday consultation work with advanced diagnostics. Attendees could also question the speakers directly.
The session offered practical professional education. It stayed close to daily work while showing how feline care draws on several areas of medicine. No separate official organiser's release with the full Madrid programme was identified in the available independent material. The event details therefore remain based mainly on the session account rather than a standalone press release.
