NUTRITIONAL & CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Resources to help evaluate a pet's current nutrition and guide nutrition recommendations.
Resources
Body Condition Assessment
Evaluating Your Dog’s Body Condition
Assess your dog's Body Condition in just 3 simple steps.
1 min to 5 min
Body Condition Assessment
How to Perform a Body Condition Assessment - Cat
Assess a cat's Body Condition Score in just 3 simple steps.
1 min to 5 min
Nutritional Assessment
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
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
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
Making a Diet Recommendation
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
Nutritional Assessment
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
Nutritional Assessment
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
Body Condition Assessment
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
Muscle Condition Assessment
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
Nutritional Assessment
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