Managing Difficult Chronic Enteropathy Cases

Speakers:

Jan Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM

Julia Fritz, DECVCN, FTÄ Tierernährung und Diätetik

Fabio Procoli, DMV, MVetMed, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA (Internal Medicine), MRCVS

Linda Toresson, DVM, PhD

Jenessa Winston, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Event date: 30 March 2023

In this roundtable discussion with Q&A, leading experts discuss key aspects of managing challenging chronic enteropathy cases in canine and feline veterinary patients, focusing on practical and evidence-based advice for veterinarians. Among the specific topics addressed are:

Methods for evaluating the presence of dysbiosis
Dietary modification as the first-line approach to managing chronic enteropathy
Current evidence regarding the use of antibiotics for chronic enteropathy
Evidence-based indications for pre-, pro-, and synbiotics in chronic enteropathy
When fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is appropriate

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