Species
Category
Type
Read/Watch time
Nutritional Assessment
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
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.
Adult Dog, Practice Scenario
Get to know Ziva, an 8-year-old, spayed-female Golden Retriever.
Practice Scenario, Senior Dog
Meet Rusty, a senior dog who may have mild cognitive decline.
Practice Scenario, Puppy
Say hello to Teddy, a 4-month-old, male, Great Dane puppy.
Meet Champ, a travelling, occasionally stressed canine athlete.
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.