VPN Plus+ ExclusiveDiagnostic Testing for Feline GI Disease: From Laboratory Tests to Review of Histopathology ResultSeptember 10, 2025In this session: Maria Jugan, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), walks you through a case of a cat presenting with chronic gastrointestinal signs in a stepwise manner, looking at diagnostic testing in each stage. It starts with the initial evaluation and tests used to both confirm primary GI disease and noninvasively assess disease severity, with tools readily available to primary practitioners. It progresses to more focused testing to localize disease and evaluate for non-GI disease that cannot be achieved through initial screening. It concludes with reviewing the case’s histopathology results.
Education Center - SponsoredTest Match: Two Anti-Itch Drugs Face Offby • ElancoReducing pruritis is critical to enhancing quality of life for both patients and their people, hence the ongoing search for effective treatments. Ilunocitinib, a recently FDA-approved Janus kinase inhibitor, gave a powerful performance in a head-to-head match-up with Apoquel®.
Nutrition and GI disease: Assessing ingredients in complete and balanced dietsJanuary 2, 2020In both companion animal and human nutrition, the concept of gut health is a point of major focus in foods and supplements. Veterinarians are often faced with the challenge of prescribing the right diets that fit both the pet’s needs and its owner’s resources.
