Dr. David Maggs

Title

“Herpes is Forever - Diagnosing and Treating Cats with Feline Herpesvirus”

Description

Although we know that cats can become infected with feline herpesvirus (FHV-1) for life, we are getting better at treating those that have chronic or recurrent corneal and conjunctival disease as a result of this infection. This lecture will emphasize the very latest information on new topical and systemic drugs for treating cats with FHV-1. Does lysine help?  What about Famvir? Are there any new topical antiviral drugs? What is the best test for FHV-1?

Biography

Dr. Maggs received his veterinary degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 1988 and then spent five years in mixed animal practices there and throughout Great Britain. He completed small animal and equine internships at Colorado State University and a comparative ophthalmology residency at the University of Missouri, where he remained on faculty before joining the University of California-Davis in December 2000. He is on the editorial board of the Veterinary Ophthalmology journal and is co-author of the forthcoming edition of Slatter's Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology.  Dr. Maggs' special interests include ophthalmic surgery and infectious ocular disease, particularly feline herpesvirus.