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The WSAVA Webinar Series is Supported by
WSAVA is once again teaming up with 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 accreditation will be available on selected lectures to anyone attending the live broadcast. CE accreditation will be available by following the instructions on each webinar.
Looking for content from the 2023 webinar series? it’s available for on-demand viewing and via the WSAVA academy.
This presentation will provide insight into managing canine and feline patients with nutrition. Nutritional management of common scenarios that present to small animal veterinary teams will be discussed, including senior patient care, acute gastroenteritis, chronic kidney disease, and feline lower urinary tract disease.
This lecture begins with a discussion of the veterinarian-client bond and the importance of optimal communication. The focus will then turn to challenges associated with communication in veterinary practice and offer strategies to address them with an emphasis on using a team approach.
This presentation reviews the canine intestinal microbiota in health and disease, including how to assess and support it, in a case-based context. The short- and long-term clinical impact of antibiotics on the intestinal microbiome also will be discussed.
This presentation will provide insight into the importance of nutritional assessment and managing canine and feline patients with nutrition. Nutritional management of common scenarios that are presented to small animal veterinary teams will be discussed, including senior patient care.
Pet owners may want to know more about pet food, but the conversations are sometimes challenging. Obstacles to diet discussions and their potential solutions will be addressed. Core communication skills and how to apply stages of change theory to nutrition consultations will be presented.
Strategies to optimize voluntary water intake of cats, and the subsequent production of less concentrated urine, can be important to the long-term management of some feline diseases. However, few of the commonly recommended strategies are supported with evidence. This lecture will cover what is known to be helpful, what appears to be unsuccessful, and what remains speculative.
Dietary elimination trials are critical for the diagnosis of potential adverse food reactions and allergies, particularly when dermatological signs are observed with concurrent gastrointestinal signs. This webinar will address diet selection, appropriate length, assessing and monitoring response, next steps at trial completion, and communication to improve adherence and manage owner expectations.
We are only able to respond to inquiries form veterinary professionals. We encourage pet owners to contact a local veterinarian.