Purina Institute Events

Alison Manchester, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Chronic enteropathy in dogs is a common clinical problem with a poorly understood pathogenesis. Learn how transcriptomic studies are providing new insights into the mechanisms that contribute to clinical signs of chronic enteropathy.

Katie Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM, Nutrition)

Epithelial barrier dysfunction, oxidant injury, and inflammation are common to both atopic dermatitis and chronic inflammatory enteropathy in dogs. These shared features are attractive targets for nutritional approaches to patient management.

Stefan Unterer, Dr. med. vet., Dr. habil, Dipl. ECVIM-CA

Discover what is currently known about the role of acute intestinal injury in the development of chronic enteropathies and food allergies in dogs.

Domenico Santoro, DVM, MS, DrSC, PhD, DACVD, DECVD, DACVM

Learn how immune system dysregulation and reduced tolerance to otherwise innocuous food components result in development of food allergies in dogs.

Liam O’Mahony, PhD, PD

Both gut and skin host highly interactive ecosystems that contribute to immune responses. Learn how dysbiosis of the skin microbiome correlates with atopic dermatitis and food allergies in people.

Jessica Quimby, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Learn how the relationship between the gastrointestinal tract and the kidneys, known as the gut-kidney axis, is relevant to a discussion of constipation and chronic kidney disease in cats.

Jodi Westropp, DVM, PhD, ACVIM

Is feline idiopathic cystitis merely inflammation of the bladder urothelium? What is the etiology of the inflammation? Learn the answers to these questions and others, including how to help affected cats.

Jessica Hokamp, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)

An overview of immune complex-mediated glomerular diseases of dogs and cats, including glomerular anatomy, classification, causative agents, pathogenesis, diagnostics, and clinical implications.

Bianca Lourenço, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Progression of chronic kidney disease in cats is multifactorial, poorly understood, and highly variable. Learn more about the eight factors that have been implicated in renal inflammation, fibrosis, and disease progression.