Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
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Brain & Cognitive Disorders
Multimodal strategies that include targeted nutrition may help manage signs and slow progression of cognitive dysfunction syndrome in dogs.
1 min to 5 min
Feeding a diet containing medium chain triglycerides may be a useful adjunct to anticonvulsant medications in dogs with refractory idiopathic epilepsy.
Gastrointestinal Disorders
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.
Restricting dietary fat is a critical nutritional modification in the management of dogs with lymphangiectasia.
Diet plays an important role in the management of dogs with protein-losing enteropathy.
Addition of dietary fiber is key to managing dogs with fiber-responsive colitis and chronic idiopathic large bowel diarrhea.
Abnormal Body Condition
Obesity has many adverse impacts on pet health. Dietary therapy is a cornerstone of weight management in dogs and cats.
Cachexia is the loss of lean body mass and body weight that occurs with disease, and targeted nutrition can help address this adverse condition.