Decades of research into the microbiome and nutritional interventions such as prebiotics and probiotics reveals how diet influences the gut microbiome and ultimately contributes to pet health.​

Neutered cats are predisposed to becoming overweight or obese.​

Up to 63% of pet cats and 59.3% of pet dogs are overweight or obese, and this condition is linked with serious health risks. However, many pet owners do not recognize their dog or cat is overweight or how nutrition can help manage healthy weight–and a healthier life—for their pet.

Meet Kitty, a kitten newly adopted from an animal shelter.

Diet, a controllable factor that influences the gut microbiome, offers a daily opportunity to contribute to gut health.

A tailored nutritional approach can help overweight or obese pets lose weight.

Kittens should be fed to achieve normal growth and a lean, healthy body condition.

Neutering may increase a pet’s risk for becoming overweight or obese.

Maintaining a lean, healthy body condition in kittens can help prevent obesity and related health conditions in later years.