Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
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Renal & Urinary Disorders
Nutrition can play an important role in the management of canine struvite urolithiasis.
1 min to 5 min
Although urinary tract infections are not directly affected by diet, they are associated with other conditions that are nutritionally responsive.
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.
Cardiovascular Disorders
View a short video about the ACVIM classification of heart disease.
Pancreatic Disorders
Nutrition plays an important role in the management of hyperlipidemia in dogs.
Watch this video to learn how a novel nutritional approach can help in the management of canine epilepsy.
Dermatological Disorders
Nutritional management usually leads to resolution of clinical signs for dogs with zinc-responsive dermatosis.