Companion Animal Nutrition Summit

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    Gut-Kidney Axis: CKD and Constipation

    Jessica Quimby, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)


    Learn how the relationship between the gastrointestinal tract and the kidneys, known as the gut-kidney axis, is relevant to a discussion of constipation and chronic kidney disease in cats.

    30-60 minutes

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    Immune Complex-Mediated Glomerular Disease in Cats and Dogs

    Jessica Hokamp, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)


    An overview of immune complex-mediated glomerular diseases of dogs and cats, including glomerular anatomy, classification, causative agents, pathogenesis, diagnostics, and clinical implications.

    30-60 minutes

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    Pathophysiology of Early and Progressive CKD in Cats

    Bianca Lourenço, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)


    Progression of chronic kidney disease in cats is multifactorial, poorly understood, and highly variable. Learn more about the eight factors that have been implicated in renal inflammation, fibrosis, and disease progression.

    30-60 minutes

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    Epilepsy, the Gut and the Ageing Brain

    Holger A. Volk, DVM, PhD, PGCAP, DECVN


    A review of dietary management strategies to improve brain health, slow brain ageing, and help manage neurologic and cognitive disorders in dogs.

    30-60 minutes