THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION

Obesity has many adverse impacts on pet health. Dietary therapy is a cornerstone of weight management in dogs and cats.

Cachexia is the loss of lean body mass and body weight that occurs with disease, and targeted nutrition can help address this adverse condition.

Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of lean body mass that occurs unrelated to disease. Targeted nutrition may help delay some changes in body weight and body composition of older pets.

When unexplained weight loss occurs, assess the pet’s diet, energy needs, and appetite. Targeted nutrition can help the pet regain a healthy weight and body condition.

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.

Prompt and intensive nutritional support is fundamental to the treatment of hepatic lipidosis in cats.

In addition to medical management, intensive nutritional support is essential for cats diagnosed with cholangitis.