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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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    MER Calculator for Cats

    Using your patient’s age group with current weight and body condition score, this feeding calculator will provide estimated daily caloric needs to reach or maintain ideal body condition.

    1 min to 5 min

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    The Purina Body Condition System

    The Purina Body Condition System is an easy and practical tool for assessing a pet's body composition.​

    1 min to 5 min

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    Feline Body Condition System Sheet

    A visual aid to the Purina Body Condition Score System for cats.​

    1 min to 5 min

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    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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    Components of Nutritional Assessment

    Nutritional assessment uses an iterative process to make specific diet recommendations tailored to individual dogs and cats.

    1 min to 5 min

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    Use Muscle Condition Scoring to Detect Muscle Loss in Patients

    Muscle condition scoring is a hands-on method for evaluating lean body mass that can be used as part of nutritional assessments.

    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

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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