Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 200-206 , November 2008

Nutritional Management of Feline Gastrointestinal Diseases

  • Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, Dip ACVIM-SAIM

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, Dip ACVIM-SAIM, 3942 Parrot Cove, College Station, TX 77845

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PII: S1938-9736(08)00075-5

doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2008.08.003

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 200-206 , November 2008