Water is an essential nutrient and is considered the nutrient most critical for survival. Losses in body water of just 10-15% can cause death, with animals able to tolerate much higher fat or protein losses.

Water is vital to health. How much water should pets drink, are there differences between cats and dogs, and how can pets be encouraged to drink?

Targeted nutrition can help manage clinical signs and improve quality of life in pets with portosystemic shunts.

Diet plays a key role in the management of canine chronic hepatitis.

Diet plays a key role in the management of copper-associated hepatitis.

Prompt and intensive nutritional support is fundamental to the treatment of hepatic lipidosis in cats.

In addition to medical management, intensive nutritional support is essential for cats diagnosed with cholangitis.

The water needs of pets should not be overlooked.