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May 8, 2025
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Prioritizing Protein: Nutritional Considerations for the Sick Pet

by Catherine Ruggiero, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Course Description: Dietary protein is important in both health and disease, and nutritional intervention often includes recommendations to adjust protein consumption. However, this is not always an easy recommendation to make in the clinical setting; assessing and quantifying protein intake can be challenging, and implementing changes in dietary protein is rarely straightforward. This lecture will focus on practical methods of assessing protein intake and recommending modifications in dietary protein for canine and feline patients with protein-responsive medical conditions.

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Live session is RACE-Approved for 1 Hour of CE

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Dr. Catherine Ruggiero is a board certified veterinary nutritionist® and senior manager of Scientific Communications at Hill’s US. She completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine training at the University of Missouri in 2014. Prior to that, she received a Bachelor of Science at St. Lawrence University and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences at Fordham University. She was an associate veterinarian at a small animal veterinary practice in Upstate New York for just over three years before returning to the University of Missouri to pursue residency training in small animal clinical nutrition. Upon completion of an ACVN residency program in 2019, Dr. Ruggiero joined Hill’s Pet Nutrition. She currently lives in beautiful New York State with a perfect dog, a black cat, and a wonderful human partner.

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June 12, 2025
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Answering Common Pet Owner Nutrition Questions: Evaluating nutrition information to educate pet owners

by Michael Robbins, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Course Description: Over the hour, we will discuss common pet owner concerns when it comes to nutrition and give you guidance on how to confidently address those concerns. We will overview pet food and supplement regulation and safety in the beginning of the presentation. This will be followed with how to evaluate pet food and pet food companies, the limitations as well as cues you can glean from pet food labels, and the importance of understanding nutrients versus ingredients when it comes to pet nutrition.

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RACE-Approval Pending

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Dr. Robbins received his DVM in 2015 from the University of Tennessee. Here Dr. Robbins found his love of nutrition and began his professional journey. Following graduation, he completed a rotating small animal internship at BluePearl. He then traveled to Raleigh, NC to complete a residency in small animal clinical nutrition. During his time at NC State, Dr. Robbins oversaw nutritional recommendations for all ICU patients; formulated and managed many assisted enteral feeding cases; assisted in teaching rounds, wet labs, and didactic lessons; and provided veterinary nutritional consultation. Dr. Robbins then began working in the pet food industry in 2019 and became and ACVIM Diplomate in Nutrition in 2021. During his career in industry, he has focused mainly on supporting and managing education, building relationships with key opinion leaders, providing veterinary nutritional insight in key marketing areas, and began his journey with Purina as a Veterinary Communications Manager in 2022.

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July 10, 2025
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PURRfecting the Feline Exam: Expert Tech Tips for Smooth & Successful Visits

by Margaret Gruen, DVM, MVPH, PhD, DACVB, Fear Free Certified

Course Description: Join us for an insightful session with Dr. Margaret Gruen, where she will share valuable tips, tools, and strategies to improve feline veterinary visits. This program will emphasize the vital role of veterinary technicians in ensuring a positive experience for both cats and their owners.

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RACE-Approval Pending

This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just a little more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free!  Click HERE for more details

Dr. Margaret Gruen completed her veterinary degree at the University of Illinois. She came to North Carolina State University for an internship, followed by a residency, in veterinary behavior. She completed a master’s in veterinary public health and became a board-certified veterinary behaviorist. After a few years on the faculty at NC State, she decided to pursue a PhD with a focus on understanding the behaviors associated with pain in cats with naturally occurring arthritis. She then spent 2 years at Duke University, where she codirected the Canine Cognition Center, and has now returned to NC State as an assistant professor of behavioral medicine.

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