Modern Pet Diets: How to Approach the Nutrition Conversation as Pet Food Options Expand

Pet owners are increasingly turning to raw, homemade, and fresh diet formats. These diets may be a part of a veterinary team’s daily clinic conversations. Are these feeding strategies better than traditional kibble or canned pet food? Are there risks to these diet formats? This session will equip veterinary professionals with the tools to critically evaluate and discuss these popular diet formats. This session will deliver an evidence-based overview of raw, homemade, and fresh diets. We’ll unpack the science, explore the risks and benefits, and provide practical tips to help guide client decisions. Whether you're skeptical or supportive, this talk will help you engage confidently —no matter what’s in the bowl.

• We will review the risk and rewards of raw, homemade, and fresh pet food
• To empower you & your veterinary team to have more nutrition conversations with pet owners