We welcome back Dr Matthew Muir with a masterclass on functional veterinary medicine looking specifically at feline nutrition. microbiome and chronic disease.

Topics discussed include:

• How do we start providing better care to cats, especially with regards to their diet?
• All diseases start in the gut, is this also true for cats?
• In nature, what would cats self-select to eat and how does that compare to commercial diets?
• Feeding management vs diet composition and their impact on diabetes mellitus.
• The impact of low protein diets on cats.
• What macronutrient ratio should we be aiming for in a cat's diet?
• How do diet needs change from kittens to senior cats?
• The role ultra-processed foods play in chronic disease.
• Can diets help manage chronic enteropathies?
• The importance of hydration in cats and does it change depending on their diets?
• How does nutrition impact mental health disorders in cats?
• What does a functional preventative protocol look like for a general practitioner?

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Dr Matt's resources:

https://icatcare.org/resources/five-a-day_felix_full_report.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6390407/

https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/How-to-Make-the-Trip-to-the-Vet-Hospital-Fear-Free_EDITED.pdf

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In this episode encore, Dr Sarah Howard talks to Dr Caroline Moeser about probiotics in practice.

Topics include:

• How Caroline became a vet and ended up at Guide Dogs Australia
• Caroline’s main interests in Veterinary medicine
• Dr Moeser talks about how probiotics can shape the gut microbiome and how they have helped the dogs at Guide Dogs Australia
• How probiotics has helped reduce the incidence of diarrhoea at Guide Dogs
• When is the right time to introduce the dams and pups to probiotics?
• Can probiotics help with allergic skin disease?
• The link between a healthy microbiome and development of behavioural conditions
• Besides prebiotics and probiotics, Caroline talks about other things that can help to keep a healthy microbiome
• Dr Moeser discusses faecal transplants in dogs, its indications and benefits
• Microbiome analysis in dogs

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In this episode encore, Dr Meng Siak talks about PEA and allergic skin disease. Topics discussed include:

• Dr Meng discusses what PEA is and how it works.
• How does PEA relate to the endocannabinoid system?
• The properties of PEA and where they act within the body.
• Meng goes over the literature that is available for PEA.
• What dermatology cases would PEA be beneficial for?
• Dr Siak discusses whether PEA can reduce the requirement for pharmaceuticals.
• What side effects can be expected with the use of PEA?
• Safety of PEA and interactions with other drugs.
• Dr Meng shares his practical advice on how to use PEA.

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