Pet Nutrition Consulting - Services for Veterinarians

Services for Veterinarians

Prescription food products - Eukanuba, Hill’s, Purina, and Royal Canin each make excellent prescription food products. A qualified nutritionist with no ties to any company can recommend the best prescription diet for your patient’s particular needs.
Which prescription food would be best for my patient? -There can be significant differences between similar use products among manufacturers. A professional, with knowledge of all products can identify differences to help you prescribe the most beneficial food.
New products – New prescription diets are introduced to the market regularly. New over-the-counter products are being introduced daily and busy practitioners may not be able to stay abreast of new products, nutrition research results, or what supplements are safe and effective.
Home-prepared diets - The popularity of home-cooked diets is increasing. The diets your clients are using can be analyzed to determine nutrient content, unbalanced diets can be corrected, or new, balanced diets, can be formulated for your patients.
No commercial product meets your patient’s needs - There are times when a commercial prescription diet is not available, such as chronic pancreatitis cases with renal disease, or perhaps a food allergic dog with renal disease. Additionally, some dogs and cats will not accept the available commercial prescription foods. Custom formulated, fully balanced diets can be formulated to support the management of medical conditions.
Multiple medical conditions – Some of these cases can be difficult to feed. We can make sound nutrition recommendations or “best possible” suggestions for managing these complicated cases.
Parenteral nutrition – Partial parenteral nutrition, administered peripherally, is very easy to accomplish in your veterinary practice. Total parenteral nutrition is sometimes needed. Formulations can be provided to you or to your compounding pharmacist to provide the proper nutrient ratios for your critical care patients.

How are fees handled?
Your clinic will be responsible for consulting fees. You have the option of passing costs to your client with or without added fees as you see fit.
OR
You may refer your client directly to Pet Nutrition Consulting. As the referring veterinarian, you will receive copies of all information provided to your client.

How to reach us
For medical cases, print out the Veterinary Consultation Form, fill it out and fax it, with pertinent blood chemistries and urinalysis, to: 865-577-0233

You can also scan and email the form to: contact@petnutritionconsulting.com

If you wish to speak directly to someone, telephone 865-235-4356 (Eastern time zone).

Fee Schedule

A nutrition consult consists of telephone contact (our expense), email and/or fax communication to identify the needs of your client. The healthiest possible solution that fulfills your requirements will be offered. Your nutrition questions will be answered and unbiased advice and knowledge will be shared. Follow-up is included, to assure success of the plan we have devised. One hour of professional time will be dedicated to each case. Supplements can be recommended where needed for optimal health. Weight loss programs can be formulated.

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	Nutrition Consultation	$100.00

Home-prepared diets will be analyzed to assure that they meet nutrition requirements of AAFCO and the NRC for dogs and cats. Combinations of home-cooked and commercial diets can be analyzed. Suggestions to improve or balance a diet will be provided if the diet is inadequate. Follow-up is included to assure that the plan we devise is working for your client and patient. One hour of professional time will be available for questions and discussion.

	Diet Analysis	$100.00

Balanced home-prepared diet recipes for healthy pets can be formulated with ingredients that your patient will eat and that are readily available for use. Finding safe sources of ingredients is included. One hour of professional time will be available for follow-up and questions.

	Home-Cooked Diet Formulation	$150.00

Dogs or cats with medical problems such as diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, renal insufficiency, etc., need specialized diets. Some pets will not eat commercially prepared diets. In some cases an appropriate commercial diet is not available for a medical condition, or a combination of medical problems. I will work with you and your client to assure that the diet formulated is complementing your medical management of the case. Two hours of professional time will be available for discussions with you and/or your client.