帮助评估宠物当前营养状况以及指导营养建议的资源。
营养评估
准确而全面的饮食史是营养评估的一部分,可帮助确定宠物的整体饮食是否全面均衡,以及是否为特定宠物的最佳方案。完整性对于制定和提供有效的饮食建议也非常重要。此外,详尽的饮食史还能提供有关人类家庭成员在与宠物互动时如何使用食物的信息。
在通过问题向客户收集信息时,仅仅提出恰当的问题并不够,不过知道该提什么问题仍然非常重要。事实证明,问题的措辞方式会影响客户所给出答复的数量和质量。运用漏斗式提问技巧(也就是从广泛的问题开始,逐渐缩小范围)提出各种开放式问题,这有助于获得更多的高质量信息。
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