Feline Medicine
Sunday April 18, 2027
8:30am – 4:30pm Mountain Time
Speaker:
Dr. Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline), Bytown Cat Hospital, Ottawa
Description:
Feline Medicine
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Speaker Biography:
Dr. Susan Little received her Bachelor of Science degree from Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada) and her DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada). She has been board certified in Feline Practice since 1997. She is part owner of two feline specialty practices in Ottawa, Canada. She has served on the board of the International Council for Veterinary Assessments (ICVA, formerly NBVME), the American Association of Feline Practitioners (now the Feline Veterinary Medical Association), and the Winn Feline Foundation (now the EveryCat Foundation).
She is a peer reviewer for veterinary journals, the author or co-author of many journal articles, and an internationally recognized expert speaker on feline medicine. She has served on the advisory boards of several veterinary industry companies. Dr. Little is the recipient of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Small Animal Practitioner Award (2010), the NAVC Small Animal Speaker of the Year Award (2013), and the International Society of Feline Medicine/Hill's Pet Nutrition Award for outstanding contributions to feline medicine (2013).
In 2026, Dr. Little was named one of Dalhousie University's Notable Alumni (https://www.dal.ca/alumni/news-and-spotlights/alumni-news/dal-recognizes-thirteen-new-individuals-notable-alumni.html). She is the editor and co-author of The Cat – Clinical Medicine and Management (2nd edition, 2024) and August's Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Volume 7, and is currently working on August Volume 8. Along with Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn, she co-originated and co-hosts two podcasts on feline medicine. PurrPodcast is for the veterinary team, and CatCafe podcast is for cat owners. The podcasts began in 2018 and have published over 200 episodes to increase awareness about the health and welfare needs of cats.
Contact Information
Bytown Cat Hospital, 422 McArthur Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1K 1G6
Office phone: 613-741-2460
Mobile: 613-884-2460
E-mail: SusanLittleDVM@gmail.com