

Resources

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
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

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
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Feline Chronic Gastroenteropathy
Nutritional interventions are an important part of the management of cats with chronic gastroenteropathy.
6 min to 10 min
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Developmental Orthopedic Conditions
Diet may play a role in developmental orthopedic conditions and in management of secondary osteoarthritis.
1 min to 5 min
Renal & Urinary Disorders
Canine Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis
Nutrition plays an important role in reducing the risk of recurrence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in dogs.
1 min to 5 min
Renal & Urinary Disorders
Canine Struvite Urolithiasis
Nutrition can play an important role in the management of canine struvite urolithiasis.
1 min to 5 min
Hepatic Disorders
Feline Hepatic Lipidosis
Prompt and intensive nutritional support is fundamental to the treatment of hepatic lipidosis in cats.
1 min to 5 min

Adult Cat, Kitten
Kittens and Adult Cats: The Importance of Staying Lean
Maintaining a lean, healthy body condition in kittens can help prevent obesity and related health conditions in later years.
1 min to 5 min

Puppy
Large Breed Puppies: Rapid Growth Is Not Optimal Growth
Controlling the growth rate of large and giant breed puppies is critical for their long-term skeletal health.
1 min to 5 min

Puppy
Large Breed Puppies: Excessive Calcium Is Detrimental to Healthy Bone Development
Intake of the correct amount of calcium is key in large breed puppies.
1 min to 5 min

Puppy
Puppy Growth Rates
Breed size affects the growth rate of puppies.
1 min to 5 min