Practical Nutrition for the Busy Veterinarian

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Approved for one hour California Statutory CEU

Learning Objectives / Lecture Overview:

Drs. Weeth and Morgan will briefly review nutrition fundamentals for veterinary patients as well as give updates on pending changes to pet food labels and ongoing concerns about grain-free diet and copper levels in commercial pet foods. They will also discuss ways to utilize the veterinary team to improve diet compliance and use a case-based approach to provide tips and techniques on incorporate nutrition into everyday practice.

Presented by: Lisa Weeth, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition) & Stewart Morgan, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Nutrition)

Lisa Weeth, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Dr. Lisa Weeth received both veterinary degree and residency training at the University of California, Davis. She has been in specialty practice offering in-person or telemedicine nutrition consultations since 2007 and since 2018 has been heading the Nutrition Department at Metropolitan Animal Specialty Hospital in Los Angeles, California. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Weeth is a frequent lecturer at regional, national, and international veterinary conferences; serves on the WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee; and  is on the Executive Board for the American Association of Veterinary Nutrition.

Dr. Stewart Morgan, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Nutrition)
Dr. Morgan is originally from the east coast. He was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. He went to Haverford College in Pennsylvania for his Bachelors, Stony Brook University for his Ph.D. in Genetics, Cornell University for his D.V.M. and to Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine for his residency training in Comparative Veterinary Nutrition.

Dr. Morgan has both small and large animal experience. He was an Assistant Professor at Western University College of Veterinary Medicine and the former Associate Manager of Scientific Affairs (for the United States) at Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

In Dr. Morgan’s spare time he likes to compete with his dogs, Brad and Glenn, who are Brittanys. He also likes spending time with his cat “Wakshlag”.

As a comparative veterinary nutritionist, Dr. Morgan is able to manage cases that respond to nutrition in both small and large animal patients. Examples of these include:
• Achieving ideal body condition in obese and overweight patients
• Managing patients of urocystolithiasis (bladder stones)
• Managing patients with kidney disease
• Managing patients with liver disease
• Managing patients with chronic enteropathies (lymphangiectasia, lymphocytic plasmacytic enteritis, etc)
• Managing patients with food allergy
• Managing patients with orthopedic disease
• Formulating home-prepared diets for small animal pets and rations for large animals
• Support for hospitalized patients
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