Resources to help evaluate a pet's current nutrition and guide nutrition recommendations.
Species
Category
Type
Read/Watch time
Body Condition Assessment
The Purina Body Condition System is an easy and practical tool for assessing a pet's body composition.
1 min to 5 min
Fecal Scoring Assessment
The Purina Fecal Scoring Chart is a practical, easy-to-use tool that can help clients describe their pets’ stools.
Making a Diet Recommendation
Nutritional assessment uses an iterative process to make specific diet recommendations tailored to individual dogs and cats.
Nutritional Assessment
This short, screening diet history form is a practical, easy-to-use document that can help clients provide important information about their pets’ diets.
A practical, easy-to-use chart that helps localize diarrhea to the small or large intestine.
Dermatological Disorders, Gastrointestinal Disorders
Share these tips with pet owners to help them understand what makes a food elimination trial successful.
An extended nutritional evaluation is important for pets at risk for nutrition-related problems.
Muscle Condition Assessment
Muscle condition scoring is a hands-on method for evaluating lean body mass that can be used as part of nutritional assessments.
Pets should be evaluated for the presence of nutrition-related risk factors as part of a screening nutritional assessment.