Hydration Fixation: Beyond the Water Bowl

Dr Shelly Adrian received her DVM from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007.  She went on to a rigorous one-year private practice internship, mainly focused on Emergency Medicine, at the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center in San Diego, CA.  She remained with that clinic for an additional two years as an emergency veterinarian.  In 2010, she entered general practice, and continues to practice in coastal San Diego.  Shelly’s areas of interest include nutrition, internal medicine, and emergency medicine.

In 2015, Shelly joined Nestle Purina Pet Care as a Veterinary Communications Manager and was named a Senior Veterinary Communications Manager in 2019. Her current responsibilities include supporting several veterinary schools as well as providing education on behalf of the veterinary sales team. Shelly also took on the role of US Ambassador for the Purina Institute in 2021 and works to further communication to the veterinary community regarding the science behind nutrition.

Shelly resides with her physicist husband in San Diego, California, and has three dogs: a 77-pound “greyhound-lookin’ thing” named Nutmeg, a young “Monkey” golden retriever mix, who she found on Petfinder.com, and their newest puppy “Walnut”.

CE: Hydration Fixation: Beyond the Water Bowl

Description: Water is the most essential nutrient. The objective of this lecture is to review water balance in cats and sicuss the methods for calculating daily water requirements including the influence of diet composition on fluid intake.