NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS

Tips and tools for effective nutrition conversations with case scenario examples.

Nutrition Conversation Tips, Nutritional Assessment

How to Start a Nutrition Conversation With a Client

Regardless of why any pet is coming to the clinic — for a wellness check, an ongoing medical condition, or an age-related issue — a nutrition discussion is going to give valuable insights into the pet’s feeding management, his or her home environment, and much more.

Helping the client prepare for their appointment
Using photos as a conversation starter

Related Tools and Content:

Components of Nutritional Assessment

Nutritional assessment uses an iterative process to make specific diet recommendations tailored to individual dogs and cats.

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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.

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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.

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Nutritional Assessment Is an Iterative Process: Extended Evaluation

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

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Nutrition-Related Risk Factors

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

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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.

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