

Resources
Hepatic Disorders
Portosystemic Shunts and Hepatic Encephalopathy
Targeted nutrition can help manage clinical signs and improve quality of life in pets with portosystemic shunts.
1 min to 5 min
Renal & Urinary Disorders
Protein-Losing Nephropathy in Dogs and Cats
Management of protein-losing nephropathy relies on nutritional modifications.
1 min to 5 min
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Food-Responsive Enteropathy (Diarrhea) in Dogs
A diet change is the leading nutritional strategy for managing dogs with food-responsive enteropathy.
1 min to 5 min

Nutrition Conversation Tips, Nutritional Assessment
Why the Veterinary Team Is the Best Source for Nutrition Information
Encouraging clients to turn to the veterinary team for their pet’s specific nutrition needs.
1 min to 5 min
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Volume 3: Putting Microbiome Science into Practice
Understand how changes in the microbiome can influence management of chronic enteropathy and what tools can positively impact case management, such as diet trials and fecal microbiota transfer.
16 min to 20 min

Adult Cat
Nutrition for Pregnant and Lactating Cats
In this brief video, Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), explains how feeding a high-quality diet formulated for growth and reproduction supports queens throughout pregnancy and lactation, and how calorie needs increase significantly as birth approaches.
1 min to 5 min

Dermatological Disorders, Ingredients in Pet Food
Zinc Responsive Dermatosis in Dogs
In this brief video, Michael (Mike) T. Robbins, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), reviews the two clinical syndromes of zinc responsive dermatosis and outlines how targeted nutritional strategies can support diagnosis and management, often leading to improvement within weeks.
1 min to 5 min
Microbiome
Volume 12: Systemic Effects of the Gut Microbiome
Learn how the gut microbiome shapes behavior, affects skin health, and influences feline chronic kidney disease—plus explore innovative strategies to modulate the microbiome for better outcomes.
16 min to 20 min

Immunity, Ingredients in Pet Food
Colostrum in Pet Food
Life stage and other factors can affect the immune system in dogs and cats. Research has shown that feeding a diet supplemented with colostrum may provide support during times of challenge by promoting a strong local and systemic immune response.
6 min to 10 min

Body Condition Assessment, Nutritional Assessment
Biological Age and Biological Clocks
Age is not a disease, but it is a risk factor for disease and pets’ aging trajectories will vary by individual. Biological age, measured by biological clocks, can indicate whether a pet is aging in a healthy, or unhealthy, manner.
6 min to 10 min

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Why Your Pet Is Not Being Prescribed Antibiotics for Diarrhea
Therapeutic protocols are modified when new information becomes available. One recent protocol change concerns antibiotic use for diarrhea. Share this handout with clients to help explain why antibiotic use for diarrhea is not recommended.
1 min to 5 min
Feeding Management
Volume 6: Feeding Behavior and Appetite Management
Learn about ways food preferences can develop, strategies to improve appetite in hospitalized patients, and how behavioral medicine can influence food consumption in dogs and cats at home.
16 min to 20 min