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.

Nutrition can play an important role in helping to manage the clinical signs that occur when the heart no longer adequately compensates for changes associated with heart disease.

A novel nutritional intervention can help improve heart function and slow disease progression in dogs with early stage MMVD.

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.

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

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?