A Joint Effect: Nutrition and Osteoarthritis

Every day veterinarians are seeing dogs that have osteoarthritis and are overweight or even obese. Veterinarians and even pet parents can recognize overweight/obese pets, but they do not consider it a true disease state, but in fact, these dogs are suffering with two chronic disease states. Learn how to communicate this “joint effect” and use nutrition to successfully prevent and treat the overweight/obese canine with osteoarthritis.

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SPEAKER: Donna Raditic, CVA, DACVN

Donna M. Raditic is a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition and was a Professor for both the Nutrition and the Integrative Medicine Services at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Currently she is a member of East Coast Think Tank https://www.vetnutrition.com/research-of-pet-foods/ established by Veterinary Nutritional Consultations, Inc. which offers independent information and consulting about companion animal nutrition and pet supplements.  With a career that includes being a general practitioner, veterinary nutritionist, academician, to consultant she offers unique perspectives on the role of nutrition, supplements and integrative veterinary care for companion animals.

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