Foods for inpatients

Re: Foods for inpatients

NuttyNu — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:59:45 GMT

we provide them with Whiska for the cats or sensitivity (RCW) pouches or hills adult vbiscuits. we give kittens Hills kitten food. DOgs are given Pal,/pedigree chum or sensitivity tins. We can also offer them free samples of food if they are a biscuit dog. Chicken,and fish is aslways a must for the freezer! tuna is also kept for fussy animals, A/D, Liquivite also for the hand feeding or syringe feeding animals. Special diest are either brought in by owner or are ordered in or use stock for them and normally the animal will go home with a small amount as well to continue with special diets.

Re: Foods for inpatients

Vicky RVN — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:40:44 GMT

We give everything RCW sensitivity (wet or dry, whichever they prefer). Unless they are on presc diet. We also have a supply of frozen chicken and fish along with cans of pilchards in tomato sauce. And if they won't eat any of that there is always a/d! Or o' brings in their fav food if they won't eat. One man turned up with a battered fish from the chippie for his cat! Smelt yummy! Some o' will bring in their own food cos they'd rather they have that. All ops get offered sensitivity before they go home.

Re: Foods for inpatients

Emily Hibbs — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:42:37 GMT

We use RCW sens control (tins and dried) for dogs - only had a couple who don't seem to like this!! Also have JWB turkey/lamb and rice pouches which go down a treat as well as Chappie and for cats either RCW sens control/whiskas, also keep in a few tins of tuna and cat/dog liquivit and the prescription diets.

Re: Foods for inpatients

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:12:18 GMT

That's what we use too. Hills i/d or like you said, specific prescription foods where needed. i/d is gentle on the stomach for recovery of getting over anaesthetics etc.

Re: Foods for inpatients

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:18:49 GMT

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Surely the hospitalisation charge should cover the cost of the food. The only time we get the client to bring in some food is when the animal won't eat what we have.

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Surely its better for the patient to stay on their own food rather than change to an unusual diet, which may upset things further, so if we don't have it in stock we would ask the owners to bring in the food. I was being a bit flip with my remark about no cost to the practice!

If they aren't eating then they would go onto something more tasty like sensitivity or recovery, then if still not eating we would give fresh chicken or sardines/tuna.

Our basic hospitalisation charge covers the nursing, kennel cleaning and laundry of the vet beds, as well as the food but if they go onto a more specialised diet then they get charged for that.

Re: Foods for inpatients

starbucks — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:33:29 GMT

we tend to give routine inpatients either hills I/D tinned, or Hills biscuits. We usually have a bad of prescription food open for specific cases like C/D, R/D and a few tins of tuna for the picky cats!!

Re: Foods for inpatients

Kay Eminson — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:24:24 GMT

Whiskas or Chum

Unless they are in for non routine reasons so they will have the urinary or renal or sensitivty foods.

Always have a supply of frozen fish and chicken and tins of tuna or sadines or those to dont want to eat

Re: Foods for inpatients

Kim Buckley — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:17:35 GMT

Surely the hospitalisation charge should cover the cost of the food. The only time we get the client to bring in some food is when the animal won't eat what we have.

Re: Foods for inpatients

Fiona Leathers — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:05:54 GMT

Have a variety - always ask the clients what their pet eats & try to keep it to that. Even better get tht owner to bring their food in with them - no cost to practice!

Re: Foods for inpatients

Kim Buckley — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:49:06 GMT

We give cats whiskas or felix if that's what they prefer. Otherwise they get royal canin senstivity control