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.​

Read about the strategies, including nutrition, Bryan Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR utilizes early in osteoarthritis management.

Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disorder in dogs and cats. Nutrition as a part of a multimodal management approach may help improve quality of life for pets with joint disease and may also be beneficial in supporting joint health in well pets.

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

Tailored nutrition may help slow the progression and manage the signs of mild age-related cognitive decline in dogs.

Nutrition can play a key role in the management of osteoarthritis in dogs.

Diet may play a role in hip dysplasia and in management of secondary osteoarthritis.

Nutrition can play a key role in the management of osteoarthritis in cats.

Diet may play a role in developmental orthopedic conditions and in management of secondary osteoarthritis.