Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
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Dermatological Disorders
Diet elimination trials are the gold standard for the diagnosis of food allergies and food intolerances.
1 min to 5 min
Food allergies and food intolerances are types of adverse food reactions.
Brain & Cognitive Disorders
Nutrition may help reduce stress-related anxiety and behavioral disorders in pets.
Multimodal strategies that include targeted nutrition may help manage signs and slow progression of cognitive dysfunction syndrome in dogs.
Feeding a diet containing medium chain triglycerides may be a useful adjunct to anticonvulsant medications in dogs with refractory idiopathic epilepsy.
Nutritional management usually leads to resolution of clinical signs for dogs with zinc-responsive dermatosis.
Nutrition can be incorporated in a multimodal approach to managing atopic dermatitis in pets.