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The right nutrition can make the difference between a pet that’s going to thrive versus one that’s just going to survive. And in a recent study, 96% of pet owners said they trust their veterinarian’s advice when it comes to nutrition. But do you have all the right tools to have client conversations about nutrition?
CentreSquare by the Purina Institute provides:
- A one-stop online resource for the most up-to-date nutrition information backed by science
- Condensed, bite-sized content delivers answers quickly and succinctly in language your clients can understand.
- Easy to download/print/share information for you or for your clients.
Whether you have 5 minutes or 30 minutes, you will always find something helpful and relevant on CentreSquare®.
LIFE STAGE NUTRITION
Practical information about the nutritional needs of cats and dogs at each life stage, including growth, maintenance, reproduction and aging.
FOCUSED NUTRITION
Helpful information about the unique nutritional needs of dogs and cats with certain lifestyles or health challenges.
THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION
Useful information about the needs of cats and dogs with nutritionally sensitive health conditions.
UNDERSTANDING PET FOOD
Practical information about commercial pet foods and what goes into them.
NUTRITIONAL & CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Resources to help evaluate a pet’s current nutrition and guide nutrition recommendations.
NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS
Tips and tools for effective nutrition conversations with case scenario examples.
WSAVA NUTRITION MODULE
In this 4-module online nutrition course from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s Continuing Education Committee, you will learn the key aspects of WSAVA’s Global Nutrition Guidelines.
PURINA INSTITUTE DIGEST
Current information in the form of bite-sized articles written by leading experts in veterinary medicine.
Popular Resources
MER Calculator for Dogs
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.
DIGEST VOLUME 6
Learn about ways food preferences can develop, strategies to improve appetite in hospitalized patients, and how behavioral medicine can influence food consumption in dogs and cats at home.
Nutrition for Pregnant and Lactating Cats and Their Nursing Kittens
Nutrition plays a critical role in successful feline reproduction and in supporting development and growth of healthy kittens before and after birth.
Raw Food Diets
Raw food diets are popular with pet owners but the nutritional benefits are unproven, and most are unaware of the health risks that raw food can pose to pets — and people.
“Purina Institute and I share a passion and belief in the power of nutrition to impact pet health. As a veterinarian and educator, my goal is to promote nutrition education to make it easier for practitioners to implement nutrition in the care of their patients. The materials and tools on CentreSquare are designed to help have those conversations and make implementing nutrition knowledge easier as you care for pets every day.”
– Julie A. Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Board Certified Nutricionist® Professor, Veterinary Nutrition Associate Medical Director
“An easy spot for clinic members to gain fast access to any information the patient or parent needs at that moment. It is also a great tool to use just trying to gain more information for a personal interest.”
– Veterinary Assistant
Introducing the Purina Institute Handbook of Canine and Feline Clinical Nutrition
- Provides practical tips and tools to help busy veterinary teams incorporate nutrition into the management of common conditions
- Helps facilitate nutrition conversations with owners of dogs and cats with acute and chronic health conditions
- Written by over 40 global experts in veterinary nutrition, internal medicine, cardiology, dermatology, emergency and critical care, and more