RE: Nutrition

bexxy123 — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 19:43:23 GMT

Hi, there's lots of info you can get from reps, royal canin for example do great weight loss charts etc for the clients and staff and there's all-sorts of tips and tricks for clinics. Do you know the calculations for bcs and weight loss? Do you know anyone that's done a nutrition certificate as they may be best to speak to about what diets are best- as although there are many good ones obviously reps tend to say all theirs are the best but our practice uses several brands as we prefer individual types from each brand depending on ingredients, allergies and proteins, pallatabilty etc Also remember it's no good to change a pets diet completely for a month or two if they can't afford it and will just hop straight back and over feed again. Sometimes if money is an issue just telling them overfeeding is wasting money is enough for them to realise if they help the dog lose weight they will get extra pennies in their pocket. I always follow up a weight clinic with a first reweigh after a week.....it will remind them to do what you have suggested and will make sure they don't lose weight too fast. Personally I feed my own dog chappie wet and dry as it's the only thing that he gets consistently normal poo with, the more expensive gastro/sens diets were bad for him, but every dog is different. Hope that helps a bit.