

Resources

Excess Body Weight, Nutrition Conversation Tips
Addressing Pet Obesity When an Owner is Resistant to Change
Watch Dr. Sarah Abood and Dr. Julie Churchill role-play a veterinarian’s conversation with a client who is reluctant to feed her overweight cat, Frank, a different diet or to eliminate his treats.
1 min to 5 min

Feeding Philosophies, Nutrition Conversation Tips
Discussing Non-Traditional Pet Food Diets: Owner is Open to Suggestions
Watch Dr. Julie Churchill and Dr. Sarah Abood role-play a conversation between a veterinarian and a client who is concerned whether the homemade diet she is feeding her cat is nutritionally adequate.
1 min to 5 min

Feeding Philosophies, Nutrition Conversation Tips
Discussing Non-Traditional Pet Food Diets: Owner is Resistant to Change
Watch Dr. Sarah Abood and Dr. Julie Churchill as they portray the conversation between a veterinarian and a client who is resistant to changing her dog’s raw food diet.
1 min to 5 min

Ingredients in Pet Food
Postbiotics in pet foods
Postbiotics are an example of a dietary intervention that may improve microbiome, gastrointestinal, and host health.
6 min to 10 min

Ingredients in Pet Food
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) in pet food
Although medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) do not supply essential fatty acids and thus should not be the only dietary fat source in pet food, 1 studies show supplementing MCTs in the diet can provide health benefits to some dogs.
6 min to 10 min

Feeding Management
Feeding the finicky feline
Encouraging picky cats to eat can be frustrating for veterinary health care providers and pet owners alike. Managing medical conditions and stress and implementing strategies to improve food intake can help finicky felines meet their energy and nutrient needs. These strategies apply to hospitalized cats and cats in a home environment.
6 min to 10 min
Renal & Urinary Disorders
Volume 4: Diet Can Make a Difference: Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease
Read about the role of nutrition in the management of canine and feline chronic kidney disease, and about factors that impact food intake and renal diet acceptance in cats.
16 min to 20 min

Cognition Assessment
Epilepsy Questionnaire
This screening form provides a practical, easy-to-use questionnaire that can help clients provide important information for the diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy in dogs.
1 min to 5 min
Treats & Supplements
Probiotic Taxonomy and Taxonomic Changes
Probiotic taxonomy can seem daunting to veterinary health care teams and pet owners alike. Understanding taxonomic changes, or changes to the genus and/or species name of a probiotic, can help improve communication with owners about supplements.
6 min to 10 min

Musculoskeletal Disorders
Nutrition and joint health in pets
Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disorder in dogs and cats. Nutrition as a part of a multimodal management approach may help improve quality of life for pets with joint disease and may also be beneficial in supporting joint health in well pets.
6 min to 10 min

Kitten, Practice Scenario
KITTY, an Already-Spayed Kitten
Meet Kitty, a kitten newly adopted from an animal shelter.
Practice Scenario
TIGGER, a Senior Cat With PU/PD
Get to know Tigger, a senior cat with polyuria, polydipsia and periuria.