Resources
Feeding Management
Feeding the finicky feline
Encouraging picky cats to eat can be frustrating for veterinary health care providers and pet owners alike. Managing medical conditions and stress and implementing strategies to improve food intake can help finicky felines meet their energy and nutrient needs. These strategies apply to hospitalized cats and cats in a home environment.
6 min to 10 min
Renal & Urinary Disorders
Volume 4: Diet Can Make a Difference: Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease
Read about the role of nutrition in the management of canine and feline chronic kidney disease, and about factors that impact food intake and renal diet acceptance in cats.
16 min to 20 min
Cognition Assessment
Epilepsy Questionnaire
This screening form provides a practical, easy-to-use questionnaire that can help clients provide important information for the diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy in dogs.
1 min to 5 min
Kitten, Practice Scenario
KITTY, an Already-Spayed Kitten
Meet Kitty, a kitten newly adopted from an animal shelter.
Excess Body Weight, Nutrition Conversation Tips
Addressing Pet Obesity When an Owner is Unaware of the Problem
Watch Dr. Julie Churchill and Dr. Sarah Abood role-play a veterinarian’s conversation with a client who is unaware her dog Benny is obese.
1 min to 5 min
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Why Your Pet Is Not Being Prescribed Antibiotics for Diarrhea
Therapeutic protocols are modified when new information becomes available. One recent protocol change concerns antibiotic use for diarrhea. Share this handout with clients to help explain why antibiotic use for diarrhea is not recommended.
1 min to 5 min