Dr Nicole Rous joins pureANIMAL again to discuss acute diarrhoea management in dogs and cats.

Topics discussed include:

• Common cause of acute diarrhoea in dogs and cats.
• Why are dogs so susceptible to dietary changes?
• Biggest misconceptions when treating diarrhoea in pets.
• Supporting pet parents in making informed decisions to manage their pet's diarrhoea.
• What foods should we be feeding pets with gastrointestinal symptoms?
• The difference between cats and dogs.
• The weed, feed and reseed framework.
• The benefits of Saccharomyces boulardii.
• Dr Nicole explains postbiotics - what are they and how they work?
• Gut soothing herbs that can be added to the management of acute diarrhoea.
• The future of microbiome mapping.
• Dr Rous talks through the items pet parents should have in a home first-aid kit to manage diarrhoea.

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In this episode encore we discuss the management of digestive disorders with pureANIMAL ambassador Dr Caroline Mansfield. Topics discussed include:

• What made Dr Mansfield want to become a veterinarian and what sparked her interest in gastroenterology.
• Projects Caroline has been involved in throughout her career.
• Dr Mansfield’s current canine microbiome and chronic enteropathy study.
• Effects of diet on diet-responsive enteropathies.
• Dr Caroline talks about her project on ‘Modifying the gut-brain axis to improve outcomes in shelter animals’.
• Probiotic benefits in decreasing stress in dogs.
• Common feline digestive disorders Dr Mansfield gets presented with and how she manages them.
• When are probiotics indicated in feline digestive disorders?
• When to reach for prebiotics or synbiotics?
• Dr Caroline specifies the indication for Metronidazole.

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This month we welcome back Dr Meng Siak to talk about chronic ear infections. Topics discussed include:

• Why do ear infections become chronic?
• Common predisposing factors for chronic otitis externa.
• Primary causes that can result in recurrent ear infections.
• Dr Meng explains how some conditions can result in otitis media.
• Why do some infections become resistant to antibiotics?
• Secondary causes of chronic otitis externa.
• Dr Siak discusses how he would approach acute cases differently to chronic cases.
• Recommendations on the best way to perform ear flushes.
• The importance of yearly maintenance plans.
• Meng talks about permanent side effects of recurrent ear infections.
• Ear canal ablations as part of managing difficult cases.

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