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Helpful information about the unique nutritional needs of dogs and cats with certain lifestyles or health challenges.

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HYDRATION IN PETS: Strategies To Manage Water Balance In Cats And Dogs

Hydration

HYDRATION IN PETS: Strategies To Manage Water Balance In Cats And Dogs

Water is an essential nutrient and is considered the nutrient most critical for survival. Losses in body water of just 10-15% can cause death, with animals able to tolerate much higher fat or protein losses.

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20+ minutes

Nutrition and Heart Health

Heart Health

Nutrition and Heart Health

The heart is a vital organ that relies on specific nutrients and a continuous supply of energy to support and maintain a regular rate and rhythm, yet the role of nutrition in pets’ cardiac health is often overlooked.

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6 min to 10 min

Nutrition and Urinary Tract Health in Cats

Lower Urinary Tract Health

Nutrition and Urinary Tract Health in Cats

Feline lower urinary tract diseases (FLUTDs) have a multi-factorial etiology. Diet can play an important role as part of the overall management.

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6 min to 10 min

Managing the Gut Microbiome

Microbiome

Managing the Gut Microbiome

Diet, a controllable factor that influences the gut microbiome, offers a daily opportunity to contribute to gut health.

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1 min to 5 min

A Transformational Approach to Managing Cat Allergens

Cat Allergen Management

A Transformational Approach to Managing Cat Allergens

Learn about a breakthrough discovery and a transformational nutritional approach to managing the major cat allergen – helping to keep allergic cat owners and their cats together! ​

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1 min to 5 min

Keep the cat, change the care pathway: A transformational approach to managing Fel d 1, the major cat allergen

Cat Allergen Management

Keep the cat, change the care pathway: A transformational approach to managing Fel d 1, the major cat allergen

Learn about a novel nutritional approach to reducing levels of the major cat allergen at its source, helping to improve cat allergy symptoms in sensitive individuals without removing the cat from the home.​

Feeding Pets for Weight Loss

Excess Body Weight

Feeding Pets for Weight Loss

Up to 63% of pet cats and 59.3% of pet dogs are overweight or obese, and this condition is linked with serious health risks. However, many pet owners do not recognize their dog or cat is overweight or how nutrition can help manage healthy weight–and a healthier life—for their pet.

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6 min to 10 min

Understanding Mild Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Dogs and the Role of Diet

Healthy Cognition in Aging

Understanding Mild Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Dogs and the Role of Diet

Tailored nutrition may help slow the progression and manage the signs of mild age-related cognitive decline in dogs.

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1 min to 5 min

More Than a Meal: Putting Purina's Microbiome Science into Practice

Microbiome

More Than a Meal: Putting Purina's Microbiome Science into Practice

Decades of research into the microbiome and nutritional interventions such as prebiotics and probiotics reveals how diet influences the gut microbiome and ultimately contributes to pet health.​

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20+ minutes

A Novel Approach to Managing Allergies to Cats - Mechanism of Action

Cat Allergen Management

A Novel Approach to Managing Allergies to Cats - Mechanism of Action

How a novel nutritional approach can help manage cat allergens, allowing allergic cat owners to spend more quality time with their cats.​

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1 min to 5 min

Hydration in Pets

Hydration

Hydration in Pets

Water is vital to health. How much water should pets drink, are there differences between cats and dogs, and how can pets be encouraged to drink?

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6 min to 10 min

Hydration in Pets

Hydration

Hydration in Pets

The water needs of pets should not be overlooked.

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1 min to 5 min