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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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The Role of Diet in Managing Excess Weight

Excess Body Weight

The Role of Diet in Managing Excess Weight

A tailored nutritional approach can help overweight or obese pets lose weight.

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1 min to 5 min

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Health: The Role of Diet

Lower Urinary Tract Health

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Health: The Role of Diet

Nutrition plays a role in the maintenance of feline lower urinary tract health.

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1 min to 5 min

Nutrition for Active, Working and Sporting Dogs

Highly Active and Working Dogs

Nutrition for Active, Working and Sporting Dogs

Nutrition can play a key role in supporting the performance of highly active, working and sporting dogs.

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1 min to 5 min

Feeding Indoor Cats

Indoor Cats

Feeding Indoor Cats

Indoor cats can benefit from nutrition tailored to their unique needs.

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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

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

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

A Transformational Approach to Managing Fel d 1, the Major Cat Allergen

Cat Allergen Management

A Transformational Approach to Managing Fel d 1, the Major Cat Allergen

Learn about human allergies to Fel d 1, the major cat allergen, and how a dietary intervention for the cat can help reduce Fel d 1 and improve allergy management.

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20+ minutes

Managing Cat Allergens

Cat Allergen Management

Managing Cat Allergens

In this brief video, Martha G. Cline DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), shares a novel nutritional approach which can help neutralize the major cat allergen Fel d 1 and enhance the life of your patients.

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Health

Renal & Urinary Disorders

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Health

In this brief video, Michael (Mike) T. Robbins, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), explains how nutrition recommendations can play a critical role in supporting lower urinary tract health in cats, from encouraging hydration to choosing the right therapeutic diet.