Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
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Dermatological Disorders
Nutritional management usually leads to resolution of clinical signs for dogs with zinc-responsive dermatosis.
1 min to 5 min
Abnormal Body Condition
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.
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nutrition can play an important role in diagnosis and management of dogs with chronic enteropathy.
A diet change is the leading nutritional strategy for managing dogs with food-responsive enteropathy.
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.
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.