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
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.
Hepatic Disorders
Targeted nutrition can help manage clinical signs and improve quality of life in pets with portosystemic shunts.
Diet plays a key role in the management of canine chronic hepatitis.
Diet plays a key role in the management of copper-associated hepatitis.
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?
6 min to 10 min
Food allergies and food intolerances are types of adverse food reactions.
Prompt and intensive nutritional support is fundamental to the treatment of hepatic lipidosis in cats.