ROYAL CANIN To Host Nutrition And Weight Management Lectures At BVNA
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Research shows that 73% of hospitalised dogs suffer from an energy deficit² and with nutrition being an important part of managing these patients, ROYAL CANIN will be informing Veterinary Nurses how they can play a key role in providing this care at this year’s BVNA.
On Friday 7 October, ROYAL CANIN’S Sarah Collins DipAVN(Medical)RVN, VTS(ECC), Cert CFVHNut will be hosting two lectures on assisted feeding. The first (Nutrition Stream, 1:00pm-2:00pm) will explore how, once a patient is stable, nutritional support can significantly impact morbidity and mortality¹.
Sarah Collins, Veterinary Marketing Executive, explained: “Inadequate nutrition may lead to malnutrition which can have negative effects on wound healing, immune function and ultimately on overall prognosis. The consequences of malnutrition are very different in healthy cats and dogs compared to ill ones, with ill or traumatised patients catabolising lean body mass when they are not provided with sufficient calories. This lecture will go on to explain how Veterinary Nurses can select a suitable diet and put a thorough feeding plan in place.”
The Assisted Feeding Part 2 lecture (Nutrition Stream, 4:00pm-5:00pm) looks into anorexic or inappetant patients and cases where an animal is unlikely to feed, such as fractured mandible. Sarah will delve into the advantages and disadvantages of different feeding tubes and how an appropriate tube can be chosen.
ROYAL CANIN’S Weight Management Specialist, Shelley Holden RVN, Cert SAN, will also be delivering the lecture ‘Weight Clinics – managing the challenging case’ (Friday 7 October, Nutrition Stream, 9:30am-10:30am). Shelley will highlight the difficulties in getting patients to lose weight to nurses already running dedicated clinics in practice. Shelley will discuss adhering to weight loss plans, challenges that owners can face and how to educate them on the importance of making changes for their pet.
For further information about ROYAL CANIN®, visit vetportal.royalcanin.co.uk
References & Further Reading:
1. Holden D. (2003) Nursing Guide to Veterinary Intensive Care. Peterborough: Henston.
2. Remillard et al. (2001) An investigation of the relationship between caloric intake and outcome in hospitalized dogs. Vet Ther. 2001 Fall;2(4):301-10.
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For further information, please contact Holly Broadway, Hannah Keddie or Emma Huskins on 02380 382970 or email [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected].
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About ROYAL CANIN®
ROYAL CANIN® diets provide precise nutritional solutions to your pet’s needs. Each of our products is based on our extensive knowledge of cats and dogs, gained through years of studies at our own centre, partnerships with leading veterinary schools and universities, and continued input from veterinarians and breeders worldwide. One food doesn’t suit all. We take into account age, activity, breed, size and lifestyle when creating our diets - and we’re constantly innovating in order to keep providing your pet with food that meets their exact dietary requirements. ROYAL CANIN® are official partners of the RCVS Knowledge Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine group in 2016. For more information about ROYAL CANIN®, visit vetportal.royalcanin.co.uk.
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