Dermatology
Diets and the Dermis: Nutritional Considerations in Dermatology
Dermatologic patients are often managed with topical and systemic pharmacologic therapies, but nutrition should be evaluated in all animals presenting with skin disease.
Nutrition
Featuring Fiber: Understanding Types of Fiber and Clinical Uses
Understanding the different types of fiber and how to determine the fiber content of commercial diets for cats and dogs can guide optimal diet selection.
Hepatology
To Feed or Not to Feed? Controversies in the Nutritional Management of Pancreatitis
Any nutritional intervention in the treatment of pancreatitis is predicated on the veterinarian distinguishing acute or chronic pancreatitis from other causes of gastrointestinal signs.
Nutrition
Role of Dietary Fatty Acids in Dogs & Cats
The type of fatty acids fed to a patient, as well as the total amount of fatty acids in the diet, have the additional potential to improve or impair health.
Nutrition
The Protein Paradigm: Assessing Dietary Protein in Health and Disease
While most commercial diets following AAFCO standards meet the amino acid and protein needs for almost all dogs and cats, home-prepared diets should be evaluated closely.
Nutrition
Nutritional Management of Chronic Enteropathies in Dogs
Client and pet preferences should be taken into account to ensure the best compliance with therapeutic recommendations.
Nutrition
Canine Performance and Rehabilitative Nutrition, Part 2
In dogs, nutrition is increasingly used to modify the response to tissue injury as part of a multimodal approach.
Nutrition
Canine Performance Nutrition
Justin Shmalberg, DVM, Diplomate ACVN Dogs frequently engage in performance-based competitive and recreational activities, ranging from flyball to sled pulling to agility, and nutrition is increasingly used to maximize an animal’s potential and stamina.
