NUTRITIONAL & CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS
NUTRITIONAL & CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Resources to help evaluate a pet's current nutrition and guide nutrition recommendations.
Resources
Body Condition Assessment
Evaluating Your Cat’s Body Condition
Assess your cat's Body Condition in just 3 simple steps.
1 min to 5 min
Body Condition Assessment
Feline Body Condition System Sheet
A visual aid to the Purina Body Condition Score System for cats.
1 min to 5 min
Client Communication, Nutritional Assessment
Addressing Communication Challenges With Clients
Learn why effective communication about pet nutrition is essential for improving pet health outcomes, building client trust, and fostering collaboration between pet owners and veterinary health care teams.
1 min to 5 min
Client Communication
Communication Skills for Owner Adherence
Learn how agenda setting, a specific communication strategy, can improve client satisfaction, their adherence to veterinary recommendations, and appointment efficiency.
1 min to 5 min
Feeding Management, Nutritional Assessment
Appetite Management in Hospitalized Dogs and Cats
Hospitalized patients are at risk for malnutrition, whether they are experiencing an acute or chronic condition. Recognition and treatment of malnutrition should be prioritized in hospitalized dogs and cats to improve health outcomes.
1 min to 5 min
Cognition Assessment
Epilepsy Questionnaire
This screening form provides a practical, easy-to-use questionnaire that can help clients provide important information for the diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy in dogs.
1 min to 5 min
Body Condition Assessment
3D Body Condition Score Tool
A 3D interactive tool for easy body condition assessment of dogs and cats.
1 min to 5 min
Dermatological Disorders, Gastrointestinal Disorders
Feeding for Success: Tips for an Effective Food Elimination Trial
Share these tips with pet owners to help them understand what makes a food elimination trial successful.
1 min to 5 min
Body Condition Assessment
The Purina Body Condition System
In this brief video, Martha G. Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), provides us with an overview of this practical tool, used by veterinary professionals, for assessing and monitoring the body condition of dogs and cats.
1 min to 5 min
Body Condition Assessment, Nutritional Assessment
Biological Age and Biological Clocks
Age is not a disease, but it is a risk factor for disease and pets’ aging trajectories will vary by individual. Biological age, measured by biological clocks, can indicate whether a pet is aging in a healthy, or unhealthy, manner.
6 min to 10 min