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Purchase Benefits
What is included with this book?
A fully updated edition of the student-friendly guide to veterinary nutrition
Diet and nutrition are essential aspects of veterinary care. Proper care and feeding of companion animals can improve health outcomes and prevent disease, and meeting the altered dietary needs of a sick animal can facilitate recovery and improve quality of life. For veterinary technicians, nurses, and other veterinary practitioners, a working knowledge of companion animal nutrition is an essential component of overall patient care.
Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses offers an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the key concepts and elements of veterinary nutrition. With detailed coverage of the fundamentals of veterinary nutrition in addition to nutritional management for most common small animal diseases, the 3rd edition incorporates all the essentials of veterinary nutrition and diet for veterinary patients of any age or health status.
Readers of the third edition of Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses will also find:
Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is ideal for all veterinary technician students, working veterinary technicians, nurses, and students working towards specialty certification in veterinary nutrition.
Ann Wortinger, BIS, LVT, VTS, was an Organizing member for the AVNT, and one of the first VTS (Nutrition). She on faculty at Appalachian State University in the Veterinary Technology Program, based in Boone, North Carolina. She works and resides outside metro Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (nutrition), is Founder and Past President of the Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians, an independent nutrition consultant, and Director of Veterinary Nursing Development, Well Haven Pet Health.
Section 1: The Basics of Nutrition
1) Nutrients and Energy2) Water3) Carbohydrates4) Fats5) Proteins 6) Vitamins7) Minerals8) Digestion and Absorption9) Energy Balance10) Prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics11) Nutrition calculations
Section 2: Nutritional Requirements of dogs and cats
12) History of pet foods13) Reading pet food labels14) Nutrient content of pet foods15) Types of pets foods16) Raw food diets17) Grain-free and boutique diets18) Pet food preservatives19) Homemade diets20) Resources for alternative diets
Section 3: Feeding Management for dogs and cats
21) Feeding regimens for dogs and cats22) Body condition scoring23) Pregnancy and lactation in dogs24) Pregnancy and lactation in cats25) Neonatal puppies and kittens26) Growth in dogs27) Growth in cats28) Adult maintenance in dogs29) Adult maintenance in cats30) Feeding the healthy senior dog and cat31) Performance in dogs32) Feeding requirements of cats33) Nutrition Myths34) Cost of feeding
Section 4: Nutritional disease management for dogs and cats
35) Gastrointestinal36) Critical Care nutrition37) Assisted feeding in dogs and cats38) Liver 39) Respiratory Urinary Tract – cat and dog40) Dermatology41) Fatty acids in disease management42) Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases (DM, Hyperthyroidism, etc.)43) Cancer44) Trauma and Infection45) Cardiovascular Diseases (including nutrition and DCM) 46) Musculoskeletal47) Weight Management48) Cachexia and sarcopenia49) Dental Health50) Pancreatitis51) Pancreatic Insufficiency52) Hyperlipidemia53) Brain Health/Cognitive Dysfunction54) Kidney disease
Section 5: Feeding Management for other Companion Animals
55) Avian1. Chickens56) Small Pet Mammals1. Rabbits2. Ferrets3. Horses4. Guinea pigs5. Rats6. Mice57) Equine
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