

Resources

Client Communication, Nutritional Assessment
Addressing Communication Challenges With Clients
Learn why effective communication about pet nutrition is essential for improving pet health outcomes, building client trust, and fostering collaboration between pet owners and veterinary health care teams.
1 min to 5 min

Client Communication
Communication Skills for Owner Adherence
Learn how agenda setting, a specific communication strategy, can improve client satisfaction, their adherence to veterinary recommendations, and appointment efficiency.
1 min to 5 min

Abnormal Body Condition, Excess Body Weight
Communicating With Pet Owners About Canine and Feline Obesity
Positive, productive client conversations about pet obesity are possible through the use of communication strategies focused on health-related outcomes, quality of life, and the importance of the human-animal bond.
1 min to 5 min

Brain & Cognitive Disorders
A Comprehensive Approach to NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF CANINE IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY
Metabolic dysfunction in the brain is both a cause and a consequence of epileptic seizures. Learn how diet, as part of a comprehensive approach to managing epilepsy, may reduce seizure frequency and improve a dog’s quality of life.
20+ minutes

Feeding Management, Nutritional Assessment
Appetite Management in Hospitalized Dogs and Cats
Hospitalized patients are at risk for malnutrition, whether they are experiencing an acute or chronic condition. Recognition and treatment of malnutrition should be prioritized in hospitalized dogs and cats to improve health outcomes.
1 min to 5 min

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Dietary Strategies for Dogs and Cats With Chronic Enteropathies
Learn about the role of nutrition in managing dogs and cats with chronic enteropathies. The different categories of diets available and which patients may benefit most from their use are discussed.
1 min to 5 min

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nutritional Management of Acute Gastroenteritis
Learn why multimodal therapeutic plans for dogs and cats with acute gastroenteritis need to include nutritional support alongside treatment of the underlying cause, correction of fluid deficits, and control of nausea and/or pain.
1 min to 5 min

Pancreatic Disorders
Nutrition and Pancreatitis in Cats
Nutrition plays a central role in the multimodal management of cats with pancreatitis, helping to avoid malnutrition and its associated negative effects.
1 min to 5 min

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nutrition and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) for Chronic Enteropathies
Learn how increased knowledge of the intestinal microbiome has resulted in increased use of nutritional strategies and adoption of fecal microbiota transplantation to manage chronic enteropathies in dogs.
1 min to 5 min

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Antibiotic-Responsive Enteropathy: Does It Exist?
Discover how chronic enteropathy management has evolved as more is learned about the intestinal microbiota, the impact of antibiotics on it, and the concern for development of bacterial resistance to antimicrobials.
1 min to 5 min

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Diagnosis and Clinical Interpretation of Intestinal Dysbiosis
Jan Suchodolski, Dr. med. vet., PhD, AGAF, DACVM, explains why intestinal dysbiosis is relevant to dogs and cats with chronic enteropathy, how its presence can be assessed, and what management options are available.
1 min to 5 min
Renal & Urinary Disorders
Feeding Management for Dogs With Chronic Kidney Disease and Proteinuria
Discover the critical role of nutrition, especially dietary modification and feeding management, in caring for dogs with chronic kidney disease and proteinuria.
1 min to 5 min