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NUTRITIONAL & CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS

Resources to help evaluate a pet's current nutrition and guide nutrition recommendations.

 

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  • purina fecal scoring chart

    Purina Fecal Scoring Chart

    The Purina Fecal Scoring Chart is a practical, easy-to-use tool that can help clients describe their pets’ stools.

    1 min to 5 min

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    Taking a Good Diet History

    The only way to know what each patient really eats is to ask ꟷ and document the information in the medical record.

    1 min to 5 min

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    Screening Diet History Form

    This short, screening diet history form is a practical, easy-to-use document that can help clients provide important information about their pets’ diets.

    1 min to 5 min

  • bowel form

    Why Distinguish Between Small and Large Bowel Diarrhea

    Identifying which part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is involved is a first step in diagnosing GI problems.

    1 min to 5 min

  • bowel form

    Distinguishing Characteristics of Small and Large Bowel Diarrhea Chart

    A practical, easy-to-use chart that helps localize diarrhea to the small or large intestine.

    1 min to 5 min

  • risk factors

    Nutrition-Related Risk Factors

    Pets should be evaluated for the presence of nutrition-related risk factors as part of a screening nutritional assessment.

    1 min to 5 min

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    Nutritional Assessment Is an Iterative Process: Screening Evaluation

    Assessing a patient’s nutritional status is a recurring process that entails more than taking a diet history.

    1 min to 5 min

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    Nutritional Assessment Is an Iterative Process: Extended Evaluation

    An extended nutritional evaluation is important for pets at risk for nutrition-related problems.

    1 min to 5 min