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Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition provides current, clinically relevant nutritional advice intended for use in daily canine and feline practice. Highly practical, the book emphasizes solutions for integrating nutrition into clinical practice, with introductory chapters covering the foundation and science behind the recommendations and extensive references for further reading. Written by a group of leading veterinary nutritionists, Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition is a valuable resource on the principles of animal nutrition and feeding practices in healthy or diseased dogs and cats.The book begins with an overview of basic nutrition, energy requirements, and the basics of product guides, pet foods, home-prepared diets and dietary supplements. Subsequent chapters delve into feeding the healthy dog and cat, nutrition for weight management, and nutritional principles for a variety of diseases, with the final chapters covering enteral and parenteral nutrition. Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition is a daily reference for veterinary practitioners, students, and residents seeking authoritative information on feeding animals.
List of contents
1. Integration of Nutrition into Clinical Practice.2. Basic Nutrition Overview.3. Determining Energy Requirements.4. Using Pet Food Labels and Product Guides.5. Commercial, Alternative, and Home-Prepared Diets.6. Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements.7. Feeding the Healthy Dog and Cat.8. Nutritional Management of the Hospitalized Patient.9. Enteral Nutrition and Tube Feeding.10. Parenteral Nutrition.11. Nutritional Management of Body Weight.12. Nutritional Management of Orthopedic Diseases.13. Nutritional Management of Renal Failure.14. Nutritional Management of Hepatic Diseases.15. Nutritional Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases.16. Nutritional Management of Lower Urinary Tract Diseases.17. Nutritional Management of Endocrine Diseases.18. Nutritional Management of Exocrine Pancreatic Diseases.19. Nutritional Management of Oncological Diseases.20. Nutritional Management of Cardiac Diseases.21. Nutritional Management of Skin Diseases
About the author
Andrea J. Fascetti, VMD, PhD, is a Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and a Diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Nutrition and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal).
Sean J. Delaney, DVM, MS, is an Assistant Clinical Professor - Volunteer in the Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, and founder of Davis Veterinary Medical Consulting, Inc. and Balance IT(r).
Summary
Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition provides current, clinically relevant nutritional advice intended for use in daily canine and feline practice. Highly practical, the book emphasizes solutions for integrating nutrition into clinical practice, with introductory chapters covering the foundation and science behind the recommendations and extensive references for further reading. Written by a group of leading veterinary nutritionists, Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition is a valuable resource on the principles of animal nutrition and feeding practices in healthy or diseased dogs and cats.
The book begins with an overview of basic nutrition, energy requirements, and the basics of product guides, pet foods, home-prepared diets and dietary supplements. Subsequent chapters delve into feeding the healthy dog and cat, nutrition for weight management, and nutritional principles for a variety of diseases, with the final chapters covering enteral and parenteral nutrition. Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition is a daily reference for veterinary practitioners, students, and residents seeking authoritative information on feeding animals.
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"Nevertheless, this text will still be a very valuable addition to all small animal veterinary practice libraries and would be particularly useful to veterinary students, veterinary nurses and technicians, general practitioners and specialists alike. The text is also priced very competitively and offers very good value for the money." ( The Veterinary Journal , 1 October 2013)
"It would be a valuable addition to the library of veterinary student, practitioners, and academicians." ( Journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association , 15 June 2012)
"In summary, as a reference for the basics of nutrition and for nutritional therapy of disorders this book is highly recommended for any practitioner working with small animals. Further, it will be an invaluable tool for furthering the education of veterinary students and residents and I hope this is the first of many future
editions as research in veterinary nutrition expands." ( Journal of Small Animal Practice , 1 April 2013)
"This book will make a valuable addition to any general practice library. While aimed at veterinary practitioners, students and residents of multiple disciplines, the broad content and provision of practical information also makes this an invaluable and useful reference for student and qualified veterinary nurses and anyone with an interest in companion animal nutrition." ( Veterinary Record , 3 November 2012)
"This book, written by more than twenty well known and qualified nutritionists, provides a lot of information for the practitioner . . . This is scientifically proven and great for compliance." ( Vets Today , 1 October 2012)
"In summary, as a reference for the basics of nutrition and for nutritional therapy of disorders this book is highly recommended for any practitioner working with small animals. Further, it will be an invaluable tool for furthering the education of veterinary students and residents and I hope this is the first of many future editions as research in veterinary nutrition expands." ( JSAP , 2012)
"Overall, Applied veterinary clinical nutrition is a very user-friendly textbook that will help veterinarians make accurate and useful recommendations for the nutritional treatment of common diseases in small animal medicine." ( AVJ , 2012)
