NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS
Nutritional Assessment
NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS
Tips and tools for effective nutrition conversations with case scenario examples.
Nutrition Conversation Tips, Nutritional Assessment
How to Make a Dietary Recommendation for a Healthy Cat
A cat’s nutritional needs can change over time, particularly as a cat progresses through the senior years. This role-play video shows a veterinarian engaging an owner of a senior cat about appropriate diet, feeding management, and monitoring.
- Providing specific feeding instructions.
- Recommending the addition of wet food to help the senior cat maintain hydration.
- Stressing routine body condition scoring to detect unintended weight loss or gain.
- Recommending twice-yearly exams for a senior cat.
- Planning follow-up.
- Summarizing key action items before the visit ends.
Related Tools and Content:
Feeding Senior Cats
Nutrition tailored to the unique needs of senior cats can help them live longer, healthier lives.
MER Calculator for Cats
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.
How to Perform a Body Condition Assessment - Cat
Assess a cat's Body Condition Score in just 3 simple steps.
Choosing to Feed Wet or Dry Cat Foods
Feeding either wet or dry commercial cat foods, or a combination of both, will provide cats with a complete and balanced diet.
Creating Collaborative Care Through Nutrition Conversations Webinar
To help you have nutrition conversations that build client trust, the Purina Institute invites you to watch this free webinar.
How to Make a Dietary Recommendation
Identifying the four key components of an effective dietary recommendation.
Milestones That Should Spark a Nutrition Conversation
Throughout a pet’s life, there are multiple events that should trigger a nutrition conversation.
To Share With Pet Owner:
Evaluating Your Cat’s Body Condition
Assess your cat's Body Condition in just 3 simple steps.
Feline Body Condition System Sheet
A visual aid to the Purina Body Condition Score System for cats.