Dog and cat nutrition and weight, and the hard problem of getting owners to change how they feed. Conversations cover why overweight dogs look normal in the park, diet histories, plans built with owners, and the veterinary nurse's role in preventive care.
With Nicola Lakeman, a UK registered veterinary nurse since 1992 and principal editor of Aspinall's Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing. For vet and nursing students, practising vets and nurses, allied professionals, and owners wanting more than standard advice.
Latest Episodes
Why nutrition gets left out of the vet consult
Nicola explains why weighing the animal, scoring body and muscle condition and asking what it eats should happen at every visit, done by whoever is seeing the animal, ...
Why the dog in the park makes overweight look normal
Nicola explains why so many owners believe an overweight dog or cat is a healthy weight. When the dogs in the park have drifted heavier, overweight starts to look norm...
