Biotics in Small Animal Gastroenterology: From Fibre to Faecal Transplants

Internal Medicine | 50 mins

The gastrointestinal microbiome plays a key role in both health and disease, yet knowing how and when to use “biotics” in clinical practice can be challenging. This webinar provides an evidence-based overview of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and dietary fibre, and their role in managing small animal gastrointestinal disease.

Presented by Prof. Silke Salavati, the session explores dysbiosis, the impact of antibiotics on the gut microbiome, and the current evidence for biotic use in acute and chronic GI conditions, including diarrhoea, colitis and chronic enteropathies. Practical guidance is given on product selection, clinical indications and limitations of the evidence.

The webinar also introduces faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as an emerging therapy, covering indications, donor selection, preparation and administration, alongside real case examples. This session is ideal for veterinarians looking to apply microbiome-focused therapies in a practical, safe and evidence-based way.

Meet the speakers

Silke Salavati

Internal Medicine Specialist

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Dr. Salavati graduated from the Justus-Liebig University (JLU) in Giessen (Germany) in 2003. She has completed her German doctoral thesis (Dr.med.vet) in Giessen, validating a breath test to assess canine gastric emptying against scintigraphy. She has completed a rotating internship and a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the same university, whilst continuing to be interested in research topics concerning small animal gastroenterology. Apart from holding the DipECVIM-CA title, she also completed a PhD at the Royal Veterinary College, London (UK), investigating the clinical and immunological effects of a single-strain probiotic in canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). From 2013 to 2016 she was a Junior lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the JLU, before she took her current position as a Senior lecturer for Small Animal Internal Medicine at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences in Edinburgh (Scotland). She continues to have a great interest in canine and feline gastroenterology, investigating novel aspects to evaluate visceral pain and inflammation, connections to other organ systems and establishing novel treatment approaches in canine chronic enteropathies. So far, she has >30 publications in various journals around these topics, and has written several book chapters in small animal internal medicine textbooks. Dr.med.vet., PhD, DipECVIM-CA, FHEA, MRCVS

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