Nutritional management of heart disease (Proceedings)

Knowledge about management of heart disease in Veterinary Medicine has grown tremendously in the last two decades.

Is that cat too fat? Feline obesity and a program for weight loss (Proceedings)

Obesity is the number one nutritional disorder in pets in the western world. Twenty five percent of cats seen by veterinarians in the USA and Canada are overweight or obese.

Dear Kara: Nutritional considerations for canine osteoarthritis (Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition)

Extending quality of life for cancer patients

Q: Please provide a review on palliative care for animals diagnosed with cancer.

Dear Kara: Transitioning foods (Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition)

Kara answers questions about transitiong pets to different types of food

Homemade diets: Attributes, pitfalls, and a call for action

Clients have become increasingly interested in the nutrition of their pets, noticeably more so since the recent pet food recalls.

FDA eyes 2009 for pet-food registry

Washington — The Reportable Food Registry, which the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was to implement by Sept. 27 as a means of providing earlier warning of possibly tainted human or animal food products, will be delayed under the agency's discretionary power until the spring of 2009, the FDA announced.

AKC, Pfizer team up to battle pet obesity

New York — The AKC Humane Fund and Pfizer Animal health organized a new informational Web site at www.stopcanineobesity.com.

Dear Kara: Urinary problems (Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition)

Kara answers questions about urinary problems