Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
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Hepatic Disorders
Targeted nutrition can help manage clinical signs and improve quality of life in pets with portosystemic shunts.
1 min to 5 min
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.
Brain & Cognitive Disorders
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.
Nutrition may help reduce stress-related anxiety and behavioral disorders in pets.