This glossary defines the key phrases used to describe commercial pet foods and explains the roles of two important associations.​

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.

A novel dietary intervention for dogs with early stage myxomatous mitral valve disease

Learn about the history, uses, and benefits of amino acid-based enteral diets.

Preventing and managing excess weight can help dogs and cats lead better, and importantly, longer lives.

Prebiotics are dietary fibers that offer important nutritional interventions for preventive gut health and the management of health conditions.

Nutritional interventions tailored to the individual cat with CKD can play a key role in slowing disease progression, reducing signs of uremia, addressing homeostatic changes resulting from CKD, and improving quality of life as well as life span.

Learn about adverse food reactions and how hydrolyzed protein diets can be used for the management of certain skin and gastrointestinal conditions.