Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
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Gastrointestinal Disorders
Short-term diet modification is an important part of any treatment plan for acute gastroenteropathy.
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Nutrition and feeding practices are critical to the supportive care of dogs with megaesophagus.
Feeding practices and environmental management may help reduce the risk of gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) development.
Diet modification is a key component of therapeutic plans for managing dogs and cats with intestinal dysbiosis.
Short-term diet modification is an important part of managing acute gastroenteropathy in cats.
Water, dietary fiber and diet digestibility are important to the nutritional management of cats with constipation, obstipation and megacolon.
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.