Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
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Renal & Urinary Disorders
Nutrition plays an important role in reducing the risk of recurrence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in dogs.
1 min to 5 min
Nutrition can play an important role in the management of canine struvite urolithiasis.
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.
Pancreatic Disorders
Nutrition plays an important role in the management of hyperlipidemia in dogs.
Dermatological Disorders
Nutritional management usually leads to resolution of clinical signs for dogs with zinc-responsive dermatosis.
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nutrition can play an important role in diagnosis and management of dogs with chronic enteropathy.