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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. 

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. 

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.

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.

Nutrition plays a central role in the multimodal management of cats with pancreatitis, helping to avoid malnutrition and its associated negative effects.

The most common uroliths in cats are composed of struvite and calcium oxalate. Andy Sparkes, BVetMed, PhD, Dipl ECVIM, MANZCVS, MRCVS, reviews common approaches to managing uroliths and strategies for reducing their recurrence. 

Andy Sparkes, BVetMed, PhD, Dipl ECVIM, MANZCVS, MRCVS, explains why nutrition and hydration strategies are necessary components of multimodal management of cats with feline idiopathic cystitis. 

Increased water intake can benefit all cats, but especially those with renal and urinary tract conditions. Discover what strategies can be used to encourage greater water intake and how to tell if they are successful. 

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.

Learn how agenda setting, a specific communication strategy, can improve client satisfaction, their adherence to veterinary recommendations, and appointment efficiency.

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.

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.