Companion Animal Nutrition Summit
Hear from global thought leaders as they discuss the latest advances in pet nutrition and much more.

Events

5 Topics
Gut Barrier Function and Immune Tolerance in Healthy and Allergic Dogs
Discover what is currently known about the role of acute intestinal injury in the development of chronic enteropathies and food allergies in dogs.
30-60 minutes

Adverse Food Reactions, Immunity
Canine Food Allergy: Pathogenesis and Offending Allergens
Learn how immune system dysregulation and reduced tolerance to otherwise innocuous food components result in development of food allergies in dogs.
30-60 minutes

3 Topics
The Relationship Between the Intestinal Microbiome, Dysbiosis, and Inflammation in Dogs and Cats
Chronic enteropathy in dogs and cats is characterized by overlapping unspecific features that often result from persistent dysbiosis and irreversible changes in intestinal function. Learn why different patients respond differently to therapy.
30-60 minutes

Gut Microbiome, Nutrition
Comparative Aspects of Nutrient Effects on the Intestinal Microbiome in Humans and Other Animals
Scientists’ understanding of the host-microbiome relationship has evolved substantially during the past 15 years, revealing a complex interplay among diet, host genetics, microbiota, and health.
30-60 minutes

3 Topics
Mechanisms of Developing Food Allergy: Gut-Skin Crosstalk
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.
30-60 minutes

4 Topics
Impact of Nutrition on Allergy and Tolerance in Dogs
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.
30-60 minutes

Gut Health, Immunity
New Approaches to Immunomodulation and Diagnostics
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.
30-60 minutes

Chronic Kidney Disease, Immunity
Immune Complex-Mediated Glomerular Disease in Cats and Dogs
An overview of immune complex-mediated glomerular diseases of dogs and cats, including glomerular anatomy, classification, causative agents, pathogenesis, diagnostics, and clinical implications.
30-60 minutes

3 Topics
Gut-Kidney Axis: CKD and Constipation
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.
30-60 minutes

Lower Urinary Tract Disease, Nutrition
Inflammation in Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
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.
30-60 minutes

4 Topics
Companion Animal Nutrition Summit 2024 Proceedings
Expand your knowledge on how nutrition can be leveraged to modify inflammation and immunity.
30-60 minutes

Immunity, Nutrition
Role of Immunonutrients in Critical Care
Arginine deficiency leads to severe metabolic abnormalities and immune dysfunction in human, feline, and canine patients. Learn about arginine deficiency syndrome, its consequences, and arginine replacement therapy in human medicine.
30-60 minutes