THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION

Cats with heart disease often appear healthy until their heart is failing. Once diagnosed with heart failure, nutritional modifications can help support heart health.

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) caused by taurine deficiency in cats was once a common diagnosis for feline heart disease. Today, DCM accounts for less than 10% of feline heart disease. Good nutrition plays many roles in heart health.

Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) often appear healthy. If clinical signs do occur, then nutritional modifications can be an important part of patient care.

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.

Nutritional management is a cornerstone of health care for cats with chronic kidney disease.

Nutrition plays an important role in reducing the risk of recurrence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in cats.

Nutrition plays an important role in managing struvite urolithiasis and reducing the risk of recurrence in cats.

Nutrition plays an important role in managing idiopathic cystitis and reducing the risk of recurrence.

Although urinary tract infections are not directly affected by diet, they are associated with other conditions that are nutritionally responsive.