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Addressing Pet Obesity When an Owner is Resistant to Change

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.

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1 min to 5 min

Discussing Non-Traditional Pet Food Diets: Owner is Open to Suggestions

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.

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1 min to 5 min

Discussing Non-Traditional Pet Food Diets: Owner is Resistant to Change

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.

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1 min to 5 min

Postbiotics in pet foods

Ingredients in Pet Food

Postbiotics in pet foods

Postbiotics are an example of a dietary intervention that may improve microbiome, gastrointestinal, and host health.

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6 min to 10 min

Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) in pet food

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.

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6 min to 10 min

Feeding the finicky feline

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.

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6 min to 10 min

Volume 4: Diet Can Make a Difference: Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease

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.

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16 min to 20 min

Epilepsy Questionnaire

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.

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1 min to 5 min

Probiotic Taxonomy and Taxonomic Changes

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.

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6 min to 10 min

Nutrition and joint health in pets

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.

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6 min to 10 min

KITTY, an Already-Spayed Kitten

Kitten, Practice Scenario

KITTY, an Already-Spayed Kitten

Meet Kitty, a kitten newly adopted from an animal shelter.

TIGGER, a Senior Cat With PU/PD

Practice Scenario

TIGGER, a Senior Cat With PU/PD

Get to know Tigger, a senior cat with polyuria, polydipsia and periuria.