Certification in Veterinary Integrative Therapeutic Nutrition

Course overview

This course was originally developed by Barbara Fougere, DVM, Barbara Royal,DVM, Susan Wynn, DVM, DACVN and Natasha Lilly, DVM. Their background combines experience in clinical work and cases, pet food industry collaborations, nutrition software development, study, research and literature publications, authorship and pioneering work in nutrition, international university affiliations and professorships and worldwide leadership in progressive and effective therapeutic veterinary nutrition. Integrative therapeutic nutrition provides a bridge between conventional veterinary commercial food options, supplements and pharmaceuticals, and fresh food nutrition options, and assesses both commercially available and individual recipe options for health conditions. With a clinically relevant approach to the effect of food on health from the microscopic to macroscopic, current research is incorporated, along with species specific metabolic information, and a growing database of clinical successes to describe best practices in an integrative nutritional prescription. Relevant data on both macro- and micro-nutrients and practices for each medical condition will be evaluated and discussed.