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Pet Nutrition Alliance advocates nutritional assessments
The new Pet Nutrition Alliance is advocating that every pet receive a nutritional assessment at every veterinary visit.
Nutrition matters
Regular nutritional assessment and counseling can be vital in preventive pet health care, but it’s often overlooked or skipped during veterinary…
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Nutritional conversations, front and center
Veterinarians can navigate nutrition and diet conversations by leveraging some simple tools such as sending out a nutritional assessment before…
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LEGENDS: Innovator in nutrition
Small animal medicine and the pet food industry were still in their infancy in the early 20th century when Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr. began developing…
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Website provides tools for pet nutrition
The Pet Nutrition Alliance has developed a website to provide veterinary professionals with credible resources on pet nutrition.
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Alliance seeks to offer insight into pet nutrition
The Pet Nutrition Alliance aims to become the go-to source for “nonbranded” information on pet nutrition, independent of manufacturers.
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Association develops global guidelines for pet nutrition
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association announced in mid-March that it has developed global guidelines for nutritional
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Researchers recognized for excellence in orthopedics, nutrition
During the 2016 Merial–National Institutes of Health Veterinary Scholars Symposium, held July 28-31 at The Ohio State University, the AVMA and…
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Industry Initiatives
Veterinary technicians and other hospital team members can expand their knowledge of canine and feline therapeutic nutrition
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Partnership continues promoting preventive care
Dr. Diane R. Eigner, director of The Cat Doctor in Philadelphia, said that staff members at her practice go out of their way to educate clients about…
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Hill’s unveils therapeutic diet for pets with cancer
Prescription Diet ONC Care from Hill’s Pet Nutrition is designed to meet the nutritional needs of cats and dogs with cancer.
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NAVC kicks off the year
The topics ran the gamut: military and police dogs, kidney disease in cats and dogs, pet parasites and pet nutrition, small animal
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Program prompts veterinarians, clients to address pet obesity
The AVMA and Hill's Pet Nutrition partnered last year in creating the program to encourage veterinarians and pet owners to improve pets'
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Pet dental health campaign 2002 continues strong
Since 1995, the AVMA, American Veterinary Dental Society, and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. have co-sponsored Pets Need Dental Care, Too campaign
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Hill's products recalled for excess vitamin D
Hill's Pet Nutrition has recalled certain dog foods because they potentially contain excess vitamin D resulting from a supplier error.
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Hill's donates genome data to promote feline health
Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. announced July 20 the donation of its feline genome database to Morris Animal Foundation for the advancement of feline…
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In March, Hill's expands canned dog food recall
Hill's Pet Nutrition has expanded the scope of its recall of a variety of canned dog foods as the Food and Drug Administration continues to…
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Taking the chronic out of enteropathies
Veterinarians have many tools in their toolbox to treat chronic enteropathies in dogs and cats, particularly nutritional management, and a new…
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Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award
Nominations are open through Oct. 15 for the Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award
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Student investigators acknowledged for research
The 2016 Merial–National Institutes of Health National Veterinary Scholars Symposium, held July 28-31 at The Ohio State University, provided a forum…
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Communicating with clients key to preventive care
While gearing up to launch a consumer campaign, Partners for Healthy Pets is stepping up efforts to help practitioners promote preventive care to…
Obesity: A toolkit for veterinarians
Get practical tools to teach companion-animal and equine clients about obesity, and enlist them as partners in reducing their animals' weight.
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New institute supports genome mapping studies
In August, Ralston Purina Company announced the establishment of the Purina Pet Institute in St Louis.
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AAHA co-hosts historic conference with Canadian colleagues
Veterinary profession's anniversary celebrated, preparations made for the future
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Assessing pet supplements
A third of all U.S. households with dogs use supplements, as do about a fifth of households with cats, according to a report on pet supplements from…