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BSAVA Guide to Nutrition
Author Georgia Woods-LeeVeterinary professionals are often called upon to provide guidance on appropriate nutrition for animals under their care. Since nutrition is the cornerstone of all good veterinary care it should ideally form part of the discussion with every pet owner seeking advice about their pet. As veterinary professionals, our advice to our clients should always be based on sound scientific evidence, whenever available, excellent clinical reasoning and informed risk management. Given the wealth of information available to pet owners, it is the responsibility of veterinary professionals to assist them in making decisions about what to feed their pet. As well as ensuring that minimum nutritional requirements are met, the chosen diet should ideally provide optimal nutrition. Updated in 2023, this guide now includes 4 new sections on alternative protein-based diets, plant-based diets, obesity care and restricted activity.
Written by Georgia Woods-Lee and edited by Marge Chandler and Alex J. German.
A free webinar The essential ingredients for a good nutritional recommendation is now available to provide additional support.
Last updated: August 2023. If you previously bought the full guide you should automatically have access to the new chapters.
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Canine life stage nutrition
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023Author Georgia Woods-LeeCanine life stage nutrition
- Life stage growth and growth charts
- Feeding healthy adults
- Senior nutrition
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Canine nutritional challenges
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2022Authors: Georgia Woods-Lee and Marjorie ChandlerDietary dangers and dilemmas: the vet’s point of view
- In the context of current trends and choices being made by caregivers, understand how caregivers’ nutritional choices can impact patient’s physical and emotional health
- Consider the communication skills needed to keep clients with you, so as to maintain positive influences on the patient’s wellbeing
- Apply the principles of dog friendly interactions in the context patient nutrition
Dietary dangers and dilemmas: the nurse’s point of view
- In the context of current trends and choices being made by caregivers, understand how caregivers’ nutritional choices can impact patient’s physical and emotional health
- Consider the communication skills needed to keep clients with you, so as to maintain positive influences on the patient’s wellbeing
- Apply the principles of dog friendly interactions in the context patient nutrition
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Nutrition
Dry versus wet food in cats: what is the better choice? Author Cecilia Villaverde
In this article, EBVS Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition, Cecilia Villaverde, explains the pros and cons of feeding dry or wet food to cats.
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Nutrition
A tasty treat Author John BonnerDogs in the UK are getting the first taste of a novel foodstuff that is likely to appear with increasing frequency on their owners’ dinner plates over the next few years. Insect protein may have to become a regular part of our diet if we are to feed an ever-growing global population without destroying the planet. John Bonner reports…
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Nutrition for cats with gastrointestinal issues
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2020Author Alexandra Taylor
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BSAVA Science: Knowledge, attitudes and application of nutrition assessments by the veterinary health care team in small animal practice
BSAVA Webinar LibraryAuthors: Luisa Dormer, Rachel Lumbis, Georgia Woods-Lee and Marge ChandlerWelcome to the BSAVA science webinar series – taking a closer look at some of the papers published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP). In this webinar, Luisa Dormer (Scientific Editor at the BSAVA) is joined by Rachel Lumbis, Georgia Woods-Lee and Dr Marge Chandler to discuss the paper Knowledge, attitudes and application of nutrition assessments by the veterinary health care team in small animal practice, the BSAVA Guide to Nutrition and the WSAVA Global Nutrition Guidelines, toolkit and assessment tools.
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The essential ingredients for a good nutritional recommendation
BSAVA Webinar LibraryAuthor Georgia WoodsIn this free webinar, Georgia Woods provides an introduction to the BSAVA Guide to Nutrition, looking at the aims of a nutritional recommendation and the quality of the current evidence in this field.
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Nutrition
BSAVA Manual of Canine PracticeAuthor Marge ChandlerDogs are often considered to be omnivores, meaning that they will eat both plants and animals; however, they do have some nutritional limitations. This chapter considers nutritional assessment, life-stage feeding, choosing a food and obesity.
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Principles of nutritional support
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Surgical PrinciplesAuthor Daniel L. ChanAppropriate nutritional support has long been considered essential for the recovery of postoperative, critically ill and injured human patients. Whilst there is convincing evidence of the deleterious effects of malnutrition in people, the optimal nutritional strategies for critically ill and postoperative animals remain controversial and are largely unknown. Despite the lack of definitive answers, it must be emphasized that recommendations for nutritional support of critically ill animals are based on current understanding of the metabolic response to injury and the limited clinical information available. This should not discourage the implementation of nutritional support for critically ill or injured animals. In fact, with proper patient selection, sound nutritional planning and careful monitoring, nutritional support can be an integral part of the successful recovery of many critically ill animals. This chapter covers Metabolic responses; Identifying the need for nutritional support; Nutritional assessment; Nutritional plan; Modes of nutritional support; and Complications of providing nutrition in the critically ill.
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Clinical nutrition
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Advanced Veterinary NursingAuthors: Rachel Lumbis and Daniel L. ChanSmall animal veterinary nutrition initially focused on the essential nutrients and minimal requirements needed to meet the basic biological needs of animals. It was later recognized that health and vitality could be further improved by modifying nutrient levels to the lifestage, lifestyle and breed of an individual animal. In addition, the metabolic changes associated with certain disease states could be corrected or controlled by adjusting levels of key nutrients. Complete nutrition is essential for maintaining good health and plays an important role in modulating many common diseases in animals. Clinical nutrition entails understanding basic nutritional principles and the application of nutrition in optimizing health and well being. This chapter considers diets for dogs and cats with specific conditions such as Hepatic disease; Renal disease; Cardiac disease; Pancreatitis; Diabetes mellitus; Neoplasia; Obesity; Skin disease; Urolithiasis; Gastrointestinal disease; and Degenerative joint disease. The chapter also considers a nutritional assessment, nutritional plan, special conditions, enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition and monitoring for the hospitalized patient.
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