THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION

Cats with heart disease often appear healthy until their heart is failing. Once diagnosed with heart failure, nutritional modifications can help support heart health.

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) caused by taurine deficiency in cats was once a common diagnosis for feline heart disease. Today, DCM accounts for less than 10% of feline heart disease. Good nutrition plays many roles in heart health.

Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) often appear healthy. If clinical signs do occur, then nutritional modifications can be an important part of patient care.

Nutritional interventions tailored to the individual cat with CKD can play a key role in slowing disease progression, reducing signs of uremia, addressing homeostatic changes resulting from CKD, and improving quality of life as well as life span.

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

Diet modification can play either a central or an adjunct role in a multimodal approach to managing cats with chronic enteropathy.

Nutrition plays an important role in a multimodal management plan for cats with pancreatitis.

Short-term diet modification is an important part of managing acute gastroenteropathy in cats.

Nutritional interventions are an important part of the management of cats with chronic gastroenteropathy.