Services for Veterinarians

• Please feel free to call with nutrition questions. There is no fee associated with direct contact with Pet Nutrition Consulting. (865.235.4356, eastern time) or info@petnutritionconsulting.com.
  
  
• We are very familiar with all of the commercial veterinary and prescription diets, and are aware of subtle differences, strengths of specific products, etc.
  
  
• Commercial (over-the-counter) dog and cat foods. We are also familiar with, and try to keep up with the myriad of products that are available. Need a little background info to give your clients? Give us a call; we will be happy to help.
  
  
• Feeding tubes and parenteral nutrition. Calculations for total or partial parenteral nutrition can be made for your patients, and recommendations for tube feeding can be given. There may be a small fee for these services.
  
  

How are fees handled?
Your clinic can be responsible for consulting fees. You have the option of passing costs on to your client with or without added fees as you see fit.
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You may refer your client directly to Pet Nutrition Consulting. As the referring veterinarian, you will be kept apprised of recommendations, receive copies of recipes, and can contact us at any time regarding your patient.

How to reach us
For medical cases, please print out the Veterinary Consultation Form, fill it out and email or fax it with pertinent medical records to: 865.577.0233 (will go to fax mail box) or 865.577.8892 for direct connect to a fax machine.

Printable Veterinary Consultation Form (PDF)
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Fee Schedule

Diet analysis consists of telephone contact, email, and/or fax communication to identify the needs of your individual pet or pet family. Home-prepared diets will be analyzed to assure that they meet nutritional requirements of AAFCO and the NRC for dogs and cats. Combinations of home-cooked and commercial diets can be analyzed (where nutrient information is available for the desired commercial foods). One hour of professional time will be dedicated to your feeding plan, answering questions, and making recommendations.

	Diet Analysis	$125.00

Feeding protocol development consists of telephone contact, email, and/or fax communication to identify the needs of your individual pet or pet family. Home-prepared recipes, to include supplements and commercial food combinations will be balanced to improve or correct deficiencies or nutrient excess. This service can help sporting, working, agility, service and show dogs, etc, through analysis and adjustment of feeding protocols. This service is also recommended to those where feeding protocols have been analyzed (see above), and results necessitate changes for the healthy life of the dog or cat.

	Feeding Protocol Development	$125.00

Dogs and cats with medical problems such as diabetes, renal disease, chronic pancreatitis, food intolerances, heart disease, high blood lipids, etc, need specialized diets. Some pets will not eat commercially prepared diets, while some families choose to prepare the food themselves. Occasionally, a combination of medical issues require formulated recipes because no commercially available diet exists to meet the individual needs of the dog or cat. Pet Nutrition Consulting will work through and with your veterinarian to assure that the formulated diet is appropriate to aid and support the medical management of your pet’s condition. Follow-up is required; to be sure the plan is in keeping with changes in your pet’s condition. Two hours of professional time will be available for updates and discussions with you and your veterinarian. Additional hours in excess of two will be billed at the rate of $100 per hour. Diet reformulations will be billed at $100 per recipe.

	Custom Home-Cooked Medical Diet Formulation	$250.00

Pet Nutrition Consulting has evolved into a service that has been consulted to assist with very critical and complex cases. Some are life threatening emergencies, while some require day-to-day and week-to-week monitoring with the family and/or with the veterinarian until the crisis is over. All such cases are welcomed, regardless of the day or the hour, and appropriate time is devoted to the care of these patients. Two hours of professional time in addition to recipe formulations is included. One nutritionist will be assigned to each case for consistency. Hourly rates in excess of two hours will be billed at $150.00 per hour for nights and weekends, and $100.00 per hour during regular business hours.

	Private Nutritional Support	$300.00+

Printable Veterinary Consultation Form (PDF)
If you need Acrobat Reader to view the PDF, click here.

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