This WSAVA Webinar Series is Supported by
WSAVA is once again teaming up with the Purina Institute to bring you the latest expert-led content – this time on advances in companion animal nutrition.
The series has been designed to be relevant to the entire companion animal veterinary team, and is supported by WSAVA’s Diamond Partner, The Purina Institute. To find out more about the content and speaker for each webinar, and to register, follow the links below. If you cannot watch the webinar live, no need to worry. Register and you can view the webinar on-demand afterwards.
RACE-approved continuing education credits are available for live webinars, while on-demand viewers can receive a certificate of attendance. A QR code linking to CE and attendance certificates will be provided during the live event.
Looking for content from the 2023 and 2024 webinar series? it’s available for on-demand viewing and via the WSAVA academy.
This presentation will cover common causes of osteoarthritis (OA) and co-morbidities with an emphasis on obesity and nutritional approaches to maintain ideal body weight in working dogs as well as reducing weight in dogs that are sedentary. Approaches to managing and rehabilitation related to generalized OA, back pain, ruptured cruciate ligaments, shoulder and elbow disorders will be covered. Nutritional approaches including commonly used supplements and food and when to choose each will be covered. Nutritional approaches to OA in cats will also be covered.
This presentation will cover the common causes of epilepsy in dogs, typical approaches to diagnosis, pharmaceutical treatment and use of nutrition as adjunctive therapy. Long term management of dogs that are responsive to therapy as well as refractive to treatment will be discussed. Specifically, the metabolism of medium-chain triglycerides will be covered and how they have been shown to reduce the frequency of seizures in affected dogs.
This presentation focuses on the clinical management of nutrition in hospitalized dogs and cats, highlighting its importance in improving recovery outcomes. Topics include assessing the nutritional status of in-patients, addressing challenges like appetite loss, and implementing effective feeding protocols to support critically ill or recovering animals.
In this talk, we will explore effective strategies for feeding cats, particularly those that are picky eaters. We will address how to prevent food aversions and ensure a balanced, nutritious diet for cats, both in clinical and hospital settings.
This presentation will address common gastrointestinal disorders that are treated with antibiotics. The dysbiosis index will be introduced and described and current research studies that show the short and longer term impact of antibiotics on the gastrointestinal microbiome will be presented. Alternative therapeutic approaches including nutrition will be presented.
This presentation will cover the most common lower urinary tract disorders in cats including idiopathic cystitis, struvite and calcium urolithiasis. The incidence and underlying pathophysiology of each will be presented. Common nutritional approaches for acute and long-term management will be discussed as well as likelihood of recurrence. How to communicate to cat owners about diagnosis and management will also be discussed.
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