In this adaptation of the Purina Institute Microbiome Forum Round Table 2025, learn about qualities of therapeutic gastrointestinal diets, including digestibility, protein, and fiber content, and other components of multimodal management of chronic enteropathy.

Diet modification can play an important role in a multimodal approach to managing dogs with immunosuppressant-responsive enteropathy.

Diet plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of cats with food-responsive enteropathy.

Addition of dietary fiber is key to managing dogs with fiber-responsive colitis and chronic idiopathic large bowel diarrhea.

Therapeutic protocols are modified when new information becomes available. One recent protocol change concerns antibiotic use for diarrhea. Share this handout with clients to help explain why antibiotic use for diarrhea is not recommended.

In this adaptation of the Microbiome Forum Round Table 2026, read about management modalities for puppy and kitten acute diarrhea, focusing on nutrition and intestinal microbiome support, and long-term ramifications of GI disease.

Obesity has many adverse impacts on pet health. Dietary therapy is a cornerstone of weight management in dogs and cats.

Nutrition can play an important role in the management of canine struvite urolithiasis.

Nutrition plays an important role in reducing the risk of recurrence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in dogs.

Although urinary tract infections are not directly affected by diet, they are associated with other conditions that are nutritionally responsive.

Read about urolithiasis in dogs and how nutritional intervention—therapeutic urinary diets and increased total daily water intake—can help in its management.

Discover expert strategies for tackling challenges, such as poor appetite, in the nutritional management of feline CKD. Learn why individualized plans matter and how to inspire owner participation to enhance treatment outcomes.