Co-morbidity of overweight and obesity in dogs and cats
Obesity is a nutritional disease of concern in both canine and feline pets, with up to 35% of adult dogs and cats in the United States reported to be either overweight or obese.
Emi Kate Saito
VMD, MSPH, MBA, Dip. ACVPM (Epidemiology)
Dr. Saito qualified from the Veterinary Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. She was awarded a Masters in Public Health by Emory University in 2001 and studied for her MBA at the University of Colorado between 2010-2012. She has worked for Banfield’s Applied Research and Knowledge team since 2013, following a period when she worked for both the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of the Interior as an epidemiologist. She has wide experience of wildlife and regulatory livestock diseases and has published several papers on these topics.
Contributions from Emi Kate Saito
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Emergency visits to primary care veterinary hospitals
This paper will present some basic epidemiology of dogs seen for emergency care at a network of primary veterinary clinics in the United States of America.
Prevalence of chronic gastrointestinal signs in cats
One of the most frequent reasons for cats to be presented…
Occurrence of congenital conditions in puppies
The addition of a puppy into a household is a fun and exciting time for new pet owners.