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 Dog
Between what they find on the shelf and recommendations from family, friends, store employees, and online sources, clients are faced with an overwhelming number of dog food choices. Guiding clients to the most appropriate food helps the pet thrive and establishes the veterinary team as a trusted nutrition resource. This role-play video shows how to initiate and engage the client in this important nutrition conversation.
- Recommending a pet food brand. What pet and client factors influence the choice of pet food? What is negotiable from the client’s perspective?
- Recommending the amount to feed. What factors influence a dog’s calorie requirements? How should treats be incorporated into a pet’s daily calorie allowance?
- Anticipating questions.
- Planning follow-up.
- Summarizing key action items before the visit ends.
Related Tools and Content:
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.
Decreased Energy Needs in Pets After Spaying or Neutering
Neutering may increase a pet’s risk for becoming overweight or obese.
Puppies and Adult Dogs: Feeding Treats
Excessive treating can increase the pet’s risk of becoming overweight.
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.
Fitting Nutrition Conversations Into Short Appointment Times
How to talk about nutrition with clients without changing the team’s current workflow.
Nutrition Conversation Tips and Tricks
Successful nutrition conversations start with an agenda everyone agrees upon.