Nutrition

It has been estimated that at 25 to 33% of cats are either overweight or grossly obese, with the highest rates seen in middle-aged cats. Yet the 2003 AAHA Compliance Study (The Path to High-Quality Care) found that veterinarians are significantly under diagnosing feline obesity. Owners also may not recognize when their cat is overweight, nor be aware of the associated health risks. Obesity should be the easiest disorder to diagnose, but it is also one of the hardest to treat.

Enteral feeding tubes are an essential tool in the provision of nutritional support to animals unable or unwilling to consume sufficient calories on their own. Nutritional support should be considered for any animal that has been anorexic or has had inadequate voluntary caloric intake for ? 3 days, has lost ? 10% of their body weight or has other signs of malnutrition (e.g. poor hair coat, muscle wasting, poor wound healing, hypoalbuminemia, lymphopenia).

Adequate nutrition is essential for the critically ill patient. Nutrients are necessary to provide substrates for normal cellular functions, protein synthesis, and daily metabolic processes. The critical patient is often in a hypercatabolic state, so early nutrition is essential to prevent glycogen depletion, immune dysfunction, and loss of body mass, and to provide substrates for wound healing.

Salmonella fears trigger recall of some 22 veterinary formulations

There's no question that therapeutic diets benefit your patients, but they aren't cheap-and many clients are balking at the price.

Cincinnati -- Concerns about possible Salmonella contamination pushed Procter & Gamble to voluntarily recall two lots of an Iams veterinary formula of dry cat food.

This webinar will review current research findings on the use of nutraceuticals and probiotics in small animal clinical practice. (1 CE credit)

What type of diet may harm dogs with protein-losing enteropathies?

Buffalo, N.Y. -- Potential Salmonella contamination has prompted Feline's Pride to expand an existing recall of its raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens.

Guide helps communicate therapeutic diet needs to clients.

Buffalo, N.Y. -- Feline?s Pride has voluntarily recalled its raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens, natural chicken formula, because of possible Salmonella contamination.

Cincinnati, Ohio -- Recall now includes an expanded list of nutritional supplements sold nationally at various retailers.

Cincinnati, Ohio - The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), owner of Iams, is taking the final steps toward buying Natura Pet Products, according to both companies.

Chronic diarrhea is best managed with targeted therapy based on a specific diagnosis.

A weight-loss contest sparks unlikely friendships ad gives this veterinary technician a new perspective on life and her job.

The medical management of dogs with suspected small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, usually involves antibiotic therapy.

The medical management of dogs with suspected small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, usually involves antibiotic therapy.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been an important topic of discussion and research in canine and feline gastroenterology for more than 20 years.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been an important topic of discussion and research in canine and feline gastroenterology for more than 20 years.

A few tips on syringe feeding.

Pet obesity is a growing epidemic, and many pet treats contain ingredients that contribute to the problem.

Pacoima, Calif. -- A positive test result for Salmonella led to a voluntary recall of certain dog foods from Natural Balance Pet Foods.

What are the advantages of gastrojejunostomy tubes?

Cincinnati, Ohio -- Cats fed a new recalled food are at greater risk for developing signs of thiamine deficiency.

The liver is paramount in an animal's metabolism, playing a key role in regulating protein, carbohydrates, fat, viatmins, and minerals.

Obesity is the number one nutritional disorder in pets in the western world.

This paper reviews what is known about feline inflammatory bowel disease, with particular focus on the role of commensal and pathogenic intestinal bacteria as well as diet in the management of the disease.

Pet owners often use their veterinarians as a resource on pet foods.

A symposium discussing the role of diet and enteric bacteria in the development of feline diarrhea; the treatment of liver disease; a successful feline weight loss program; and facts and fallacies about pet foods.

A Q&A with veterinary nutritionist C.A. Tony Buffington