The Purina Institute is hosting a free, one-hour webinar to share the latest insights into the nutritional management of complex medical cases on Wednesday, 12th July at 6pm BST.

Led by Aarti Kathrani, a senior lecturer in small animal internal medicine at the Royal Veterinary College, and Jennifer Larsen, Professor of Clinical Nutrition at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, the presentation will focus on how veterinary professionals in general practice can manage nutritional recommendations for patients that have two or more health conditions with competing or overlapping nutritional needs.

During the webinar, Aarti and Jennifer will share practical insights into making effective clinical decisions when selecting diets for patients with multiple conditions and reflect on how this can support the management of these cases.

They will explore scenarios where the optimal diet for one condition may not be suitable for a concurrent condition, requiring clinicians to prioritise.

The speakers will also address how nutrition and feeding management can be modified to ensure medication delivery without compromising therapeutic efficacy.

The webinar will also address the issue of pet owners seeking non-veterinary recommendations or relying on internet research for advice (something which apparently 78.6% of pet owners do¹).

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Reference

1. Kogan, L., Oxley, J.A., Hellyer, P., & Schoenfeld, R., & Rishniw, M. (2018). UK pet owners’ use of the internet for online pet health information. Veterinary Record, 182(21), 601.

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