THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION

Nutritional strategies can improve recovery from orthopedic injuries in pets.

Food allergies and food intolerances are types of adverse food reactions.

Management of protein-losing nephropathy relies on nutritional modifications.

Diet elimination trials are the gold standard for the diagnosis of food allergies and food intolerances.

Diet modification is a key component of therapeutic plans for managing dogs and cats with intestinal dysbiosis.

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.

Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of lean body mass that occurs unrelated to disease. Targeted nutrition may help delay some changes in body weight and body composition of older pets.

Nutrition can be incorporated in a multimodal approach to managing atopic dermatitis in pets.