Part 1 Principles of clinical nutrition: inappropriate feeding - the importance of a balanced diet, E. Kienzle, D. Hall; feeding hospitalized dogs and cats, S. Donoghue, D. Kronfeld; techniques for external nutritional support, K. Simpson, C. Elwood; dietary fibre - perspectives in clinical management, J. Bauer, I. Maskell; feeding behaviours, V. Voith; natural food hazards, I. Burger. Part 2 Clinical nutrition in practice: canine gastrointestinal disease, R. Batt, C. Burrows; hepatic disease, C. Rutgers, J. Harte; feline renal disease, R. Moraillon, R. Wolter; canine renal disease, S. Brown; canine lower urinary tract disease, A. Hoppe; endocrine disorders, I. Maskell, P. Graham; skin disease, R. Harvey. Appendix: home-made diets, S. Donoghue, D. Kronfeld.