The International Society of FelineMedicine (ISFM) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) have produced a set of guidelines to help all members of the veterinary team provide high quality feline nursing care that promotes wellness and successful recovery from illness or surgery while addressing the patient's physical and emotional wellbeing.

The guidelines have been published in the May 2012 issue of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS, 14; 337-349) and are available to all ISFM members in the usual way. In addition, the guidelines are freely available for anyone to download from JFMS online at the following link: http://jfm.sagepub.com/content/14/5/337.

The AAFP and ISFM Feline-Friendly Nursing Care Guidelines encourage veterinary team members to look at feline nursing care in ways they previously may not have considered and provide numerous practical tips gleaned from the many years of combined clinical experience of its eight authors.

Claire Bessant, Chief Executive of the ISFM said: 'As part of our mission to improve feline health and wellbeing worldwide, we will be making all guidelines published in JFMS free to download for all'.

For more information, visit www.isfm.net.

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