You Are What You Eat: The Veterinary Perspective

 
You Are What You Eat:
The Veterinary Perspective

Co-Hosted by Integrity Veterinary Center (Northampton, MA)
Martha MaloneyHuss, DVM, DACVIM  • Claire Weigand, DVM, DACVIM • John Loftus, PhD, DVM, DACVIM

Sunday, September 14, 2025 • 1 - 2:30 pm
Easthampton Store Community Room

FREE • IN PERSON

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The focus of this workshop will be a discussion of the role of nutrition in both health and illness. Specialists from the Integrity Veterinary Center will highlight a few diseases in which diet plays a critical role. They will discuss the pros and cons of home cooked diets, and the controversies of feeding boutique diets. Obesity will be addressed, with the acknowledgement that this is a disease and should be treated as such. The presenters will also discuss some short term, home cooked diet options for acute gastroenteritis. 

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MEET YOUR HOSTS:

Martha MaloneyHuss, DVM, DACVIM
(Oncology)
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Dr. Martha MaloneyHuss is a board-certified medical oncologist, and the founder and medical director of IVC. 

Dr. MaloneyHuss attended Smith College for her undergraduate studies, followed by Cornell University for veterinary school. She completed a rotating internship at Ocean State Veterinary Specialists in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, a medical oncology internship at Oregon State University, and a Translational Research Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She then completed a medical oncology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and achieved board certification with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology) in 2019. 

Dr. MaloneyHuss prefers a patient-focused and team-based approach to veterinary oncology. The aim of oncology treatment at IVC is to help your pet be as comfortable and happy as possible, and to maintain that comfort and quality of life for as long as we can. Dr. MaloneyHuss’ focus with treatment is on quality of time over quantity of time, while aiming for maximum quality time. 

Outside of work, Dr. MaloneyHuss enjoys running, gardening, baking, and spending time with her family. She has two cats (Professor Starfish and Admiral Stompers), who spend most of their time napping in various sunbeams.
 

Claire Weigand, DVM, DACVIM
(Internal Medicine)
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Dr. Claire M. Weigand is a board-certified Internal Medicine Specialist and the Chief of Staff of IVC. She graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, did a rotating small animal internship at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, then returned to Auburn for her Internal Medicine Residency. She was an assistant professor at Atlantic Veterinary College and Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine prior moving to Massachusetts. She has been a happy resident of the Pioneer Valley since 1999.

Dr. Weigand has over 25 years of experience in Internal Medicine, and enjoys the long term relationships she forges with her patients, clients, and referring veterinarians. In her spare time, Dr. Weigand enjoys kayaking, gardening, snowshoeing, crocheting, and spending time in nature with her dogs. Her cats believe that she should spend more time catering to their every need.
 

John Loftus, PhD, DVM, DACVIM
(Internal Medicine, Nutrition)
Pronouns: he/him/his

Dr. Loftus is board-certified in both Small Animal Internal Medicine and Nutrition, and most recently served as section chief of the Internal Medicine Department at Cornell University. He was raised in Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He earned a BS in Animal Science and his PhD in Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Science, focusing on immunology. 

He moved to Ithaca in 2008 to attend Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating with his DVM degree in 2012. He completed a small animal rotating internship, clinical nutrition residency, and small animal internal medicine residency at Cornell University Hospital for Animals. He is delighted to return to Western MA and join Integrity Veterinary Center. He’s looking forward to developing long-term relationships with clients and their pets. When not working, he spends his time with his wife, two young boys, their dog, and two cats.