Managing Difficult Chronic Enteropathy Cases
Speakers:
Jan Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM
Julia Fritz, DECVCN, FTÄ Tierernährung und Diätetik
Fabio Procoli, DMV, MVetMed, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA (Internal Medicine), MRCVS
Linda Toresson, DVM, PhD
Jenessa Winston, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Event date: 30 March 2023
In this roundtable discussion with Q&A, leading experts discuss key aspects of managing challenging chronic enteropathy cases in canine and feline veterinary patients, focusing on practical and evidence-based advice for veterinarians. Among the specific topics addressed are:
- Methods for evaluating the presence of dysbiosis
- Dietary modification as the first-line approach to managing chronic enteropathy
- Current evidence regarding the use of antibiotics for chronic enteropathy
- Evidence-based indications for pre-, pro-, and synbiotics in chronic enteropathy
- When fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is appropriate
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