Nutrition

Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Nutrition), technician learning and development manager at Ethos Veterinary Health, explains common misconceptions regarding pet nutrition.

A look at the physiology of hunger and the role of ghrelin, dubbed the hunger hormone.

A new study looks at how veterinarians can comfortably step in to facilitate weight loss, borrowing from successful human programs to help.

Do your research, cut through the advertising, and offer your clients your science-based opinion to quell the fears about diets you recommend.

A ketogenic diet rich in medium-chain triacylgylycerols achieved clinically meaningful levels of ketosis and helped prevent seizures in dogs with epilepsy, according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.

Help your veterinary clients learn about food allergies inside and out so their pet can feel better, inside and out.

Some DVMs are weak on supplements, with pet owners doing their own questionable research and dosing and feeding their pets accordingly for such conditions as cancer, osteoarthritis and kidney disease. It's high time for you to dig into the science, says Dr. Ernie Ward, and see how they can help with pets' chronic conditions.

Curious about cats' outdoor meanderings-and what they might consume along the way? This program is for you!

Fresh from the 2016 Nestl Purina Companion Animal Nutrition Summit, a look at what we know about this plant's powers in people and pets.

Four new types of treats will be available to pair with the companys therapeutic diets.

Fresh from the 2016 Nestl Purina Companion Animal Nutrition Summit, lets look at a few culinary curiosities your veterinary clients might be begging for.

Temperature, pulse, respiration, pain assessment and nutritional assessment. Face it, assessing nutrition and serving up solid recommendations is vital to keep your veterinary patients healthyand your "foodie" clients happy.

Document outlines criteria agency staff will use to determine if enforcement action on sales of therapeutic diets by pet stores and online retailers is needed.

Fresh from the 2016 Nestle Purina Companion Animal Nutrition Summit: Exploring the impact of fatty acids and probiotics on anxiety in your canine veterinary patients.

Just like us humans, cats no longer have to live in a guns-at-the-ready world to survive, as in the Old West. Today's cats have it so easy! So easy, their waistlines are exhibiting way too much westward-and eastward, southward and northward-expansion. What can we learn from cats' feral roots?

Help clients navigate the murky information about supplements and keep their pets feeling their best.

Consider these talking points for veterinary clients who say, "Heck no, GMO!"

A cool kitchen gadget that's all about the cats (OK, dogs too).

Proper diet is important throughout equine gestation, but its especially critical in the first and third trimesters.

Results highlight the increasing weight of increasing weight as well as a lack of standard definition in the veterinary industry.

Getting the right balance of nutrients is key. Here's a tool to help.

Cornell study finds obese cats still love you even when you restrict their food intake.

These cases require special dietary requirements, but diet must be tailored to each patient.

Use these 5 steps to build an effective pet weight-loss program at your veterinary hospital.

Veterinary clients can go to opposite sides of a spectrum in diet preferences for their pets. But who's really in control?

Your veterinary patient needs to lose a few pounds, now! Understanding clients' decision-making processes makes buy-in easier.

When to suspect that food is at fault-and what to do about it.

Here are five ways to improve your senior pets healthand maybe even his life expectancyby helping him get back to the things he used to do.

Off-the-shelf advice from a veterinary nutritionist.

Help veterinary clients 'see' when their pets are overweight in order to get patients to a healthier weight.