THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION

Diet elimination trials are the gold standard for the diagnosis of food allergies and food intolerances.

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.

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.

Nutrition can be incorporated in a multimodal approach to managing atopic dermatitis in pets.

Nutritional management usually leads to resolution of clinical signs for dogs with zinc-responsive dermatosis.

The terms “food allergy” and “food intolerance” are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. How do they compare, and how are they diagnosed and managed?

Food allergies and food intolerances are types of adverse food reactions.

Nutritional management plays a key role in caring for dogs with chronic kidney disease.

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