To supplement or not to supplement, that is the question …November 18, 2025Pet owners ask about supplements daily—are you confident in your answers? This article aim to help veterinarians with practical, experience-based guidance on evaluating supplements, navigating client questions, and recommending products that enhance patient health.
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VPN Plus+ ExclusiveFiber in Veterinary NutritionNovember 5, 2025In this session: Adam Rudinsky, DVM, MS, DACVIM, reviews the complicated arena of fiber and how to use it in practice. Dietary therapy is the foundation of all gastrointestinal disease management, and the most critical nutrient in a majority of cases is dietary fiber. Despite this importance, dietary fiber is a vexing area due to the complexity of what fiber is and does. This session covers how to assess fiber intake, strategically adjust dietary fiber supplementation, and implement it in practice. Dr. Rudinsky also reviews key concepts such as fermentability, viscosity, and solubility as well as the outcomes associated with these factors.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveObesity in Pets: A Practical Approach to Weight ManagementOctober 30, 2025In this session: Camille Torres-Henderson, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition), explores how obesity alters physiology, complicates comorbidities, and reduces lifespan—and how veterinarians and technicians can build effective partnerships with pet owners to reverse these effects. Using real cases, Dr. Torres examines the steps to create individualized diet plans, tackle begging behavior, and overcome common barriers in multi-pet households.
The science of appetiteOctober 28, 2025Understanding the physiological drivers of hunger and satiety can help pet owners and veterinary clinicians alike manage weight, understand picky eating, and select the best diets for individual patients.
Geroscience, senior pet nutrition focus of upcoming global symposiumSeptember 3, 2025Learn more about the 2025 Hill’s Global Symposium and how this year’s event explores nutritional strategies aimed at improving the quality and longevity of life for aging pets.
Nutritional nutraceuticals for the aging patientSeptember 3, 2025This feature focuses on the use of nutraceuticals for common ailments in aging pets, including cognitive dysfunction, muscle atrophy, and heart health.
Nutritional review of zoological companion animalsAugust 12, 2025This article discusses general nutritional recommendations for common zoological companion animals, including rabbits, rodents, ferrets, parrots, and pet reptile species. It will also review recently published data in this field of study.
Taking a bite out of pet obesityAugust 1, 2025Many owners struggle to recognize unhealthy weight in their pets. Fortunately, veterinarians remain the most trusted experts and information source for pet health. Discover strategies to help bridge the gap in client awareness.
Report: Misinformation, misconceptions can make pet obesity discussions difficultJuly 2, 2025A recent report provides a deep dive into the roles misinformation and misconceptions play in the global pet obesity crisis, with more than a quarter of pet owners surveyed, saying they lack understanding of what a healthy pet weight is.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveBreaking down barriers to the feline veterinary care crisisJuly 2, 2025Veterinarians have reported treatment delays or cessation among cats suffering from major health conditions, with dental issues and obesity being the most common. Additionally, more than one in three veterinarians report that mobility issues and kidney or urinary issues have gone untreated in cats.
