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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Kittens should be fed to achieve normal growth and a lean, healthy body condition.

Maintaining a lean, healthy body condition in kittens can help prevent obesity and related health conditions in later years.