UPDATES FOR OUR
SBVVMA AUGUST 2025 MEETING
Navigating Supplements in
Veterinary Medicine
August 14, 2025 at 7 pm
PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY AT 4 PM
Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation from Dr. Avi Shaprut, sponsored by Purina. We will be meeting at Cafe Fiore in downtown Ventura.
Appetizers + Cash Bar 7 pm
Business Meeting 7:30 pm
Presentation 7:45-8:45 pm with questions after
TOPIC: Navigating Supplements in Veterinary Medicine
Objectives: We will discuss regulation, quality and efficacy data for new supplement products that enter the market.
SPEAKER BIO:
Dr. Avi Shaprut originates from Long Island, New York. After graduating Michigan State University Veterinary School in 1998, Dr. Shaprut practiced in New York for 2 years. He then set out for the West Coast, and in 2000 he called San Diego home.
For 16 years Dr. Shaprut enjoyed the challenges of full-time small animal practice. His special interests are nutrition, abdominal ultrasound, cardiology, and internal medicine. When the practice he worked in for 10 years was sold Dr. Shaprut decided it was the perfect time to tackle some new challenges. A long-time proponent of good nutrition, he decided to work for Nestlé Purina PetCare where he now enjoys his position as Veterinary Communications Manager, supporting veterinary teaching hospitals and providing technical support for Purina’s sales consultants. Dr. Shaprut also has a long-standing passion for technology and innovation in the veterinary field and beyond. On weekends he continues to practice as a relief veterinarian in San Diego. He lectures at UC Davis & Oregon State Universities, Western University, at specialty hospitals, and at multiple regional vet med association meetings.
Avi spends his free time with his wife and two young kids. He enjoys traveling, being outdoors, especially near the ocean, playing soccer with his son, and spending time at the gym. He also attends to the needs and whims of his two rescue dogs, Duke & Storm, and his two cats, Skye & Joey.
Dinner Menu:
Appetizers + Cash Bar
Salad -
Entree - Please choose one of three options at registration:
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Dessert -
Business Meeting notes:
1. We are looking for New Board Members! This organization is run by volunteer members. Please let us know if you need more information or are interested.
2. If you know a colleague is not receiving these emails, please have them contact us to make sure their email is up to date on our website. TY!
Please note: Attendance is limited to veterinarians licensed in California and working or residing in Ventura county and in the Santa Barbara-Carpenteria-Goleta coastal region of Santa Barbara county, and retired former members of the SBVVMA.
