405: Nutritional related dermatopathies

About this episode

The episode discusses how nutrition impacts skin and coat problems in pets with insights from veterinary professionals.

Learn more and register for Fetch Encore: Nutrition Virtual Symposium here today. On this week's episode, host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, welcomes Robert Ward, BVM&S, MSc, MRCVS, DACVD, to talk all things nutrition dermatoses. Throughout the episode, Ward and Christman unpack how nutrition quietly drives many skin and coat problems in pets. From zinc-responsive dermatoses to vitamin, fatty acid, copper, and protein-related conditions, they explore when to suspect a nutritional link, how modern diets have changed the landscape, and why veterinary professionals can’t separate dermatology from what’s in the bowl.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Christman

Guest: Robert Ward

Topics covered

• nutrition
• dermatopathies
• pet health
• skin conditions
• veterinary medicine

Keywords

• nutrition
• dermatopathies
• pet skin health
• veterinary dermatology
• zinc-responsive dermatoses
• fatty acids
• vitamins
• copper
• protein

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fetch Encore, dvm360

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