Ernährungsberatung in der Kleintierpraxis – ein Arbeitsfeld für spezialisierte Tierärzte

Bergler, Reinhold; Wechsung, S.; Kienzle, Ellen; Hoff, Tara; Dobenecker, Britta

doi:10.15654/tpk-150154

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“…In a very recent study by Bergler et al. (), 90% of veterinarians detected an increase in owners’ questions about feeding pets, yet only 50% considered themselves competent enough to answer these questions. Veterinarians are convinced that a nutritional recommendation is integral to medical management (Towell et al., ), and owners are willing to pay more if products or services are supplied by their veterinarian (Lue et al., ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

First detailed nutritional survey in a referral companion animal population

Vandendriessche

Picavet²,

Hesta

2017

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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Optimal nutrition in every life stage and certainly in diseased animals will contribute greatly to improve overall health and quality of life. The 5th VA guidelines have been designed to help veterinarians to implement a nutritional assessment into every patient, every time it comes into their practice. This nutritional survey in referral patients was conducted by one person skilled in acquiring detailed nutritional information and evaluating nutritional status. Two goals were set as follows: first to gain more insight into the nutritional status and management of referred patients and second to gain more insight in the nutritional recommendations given by the treating veterinarian. Using an online survey program, a detailed nutritional survey was designed using the 5th VA guidelines as a roadmap. Ultimately, 100 surveys were completed using referral patients with following results: only 15% of referred patients were cats; obesity occurrence was high with 53% of cats and 35% of dogs being overweight or obese; eleven per cent of animals had an abnormal MCS; and five of seven dogs with an abnormal MCS dogs died within 6 months. Several nutritional risk factors were undiagnosed and consequently untreated in these patients. Therefore, continued efforts must be made to educate practicing veterinarians into using the nutritional guidelines. The routine use of these guidelines by veterinarians will ultimately improve the nutritional status of all companion animals and might reduce the prevalence of diseases where poor nutrition or management has a contributing role.

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confidence: 98%

First detailed nutritional survey in a referral companion animal population

Vandendriessche

Picavet²,

Hesta

2017

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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“…Nutrition is an important topic in veterinary practice (Bergler et al., 2016 ; Vandendriessche et al., 2017 ). Increased awareness of nutrition‐related diseases and popularity of alternative diets have made veterinarians indispensable for early detection of nutritional imbalances and risk factors (Dillitzer et al., 2011 ; Laflamme et al., 2008 ; Rajagopaul et al., 2016 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite these efforts, routine implementation of nutritional consultations and assessments remains limited, and dietary recommendations are often provided after development of nutrition‐related diseases (Bergler et al., 2016 ; MacMartin et al., 2015 ; Rolph et al., 2014 ; Siebert et al., 2016 ). For instance, routine assessment of body composition is uncommon; therefore, leaving development of sarcopenia or obesity to go unnoticed, impairing nutrition's preventive role (Bruckner & Handl, 2020 ; Freeman, 2012 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Nutritional consulting in regular veterinary practices in Belgium and the Netherlands

Blees

Vandendriessche

Corbee

et al. 2021

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Background Increased interest in nutrition by dog and cat owners stresses the importance of providing tailored nutritional guidance for each patient by veterinarians. The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has provided guidelines to help veterinarians implement this in every‐day patient care, by screening patients for the presence of nutritional risk factors, establishing tailored nutritional plans and providing adequate patient follow‐up tools. Objectives This study aimed to assess the use of nutritional assessments in companion animal practices, and to investigate differences between Dutch and Belgian veterinarians. Methods A survey was conducted among Dutch and Belgian veterinarians. Of the 423 respondents, 53% were from Belgium, and 47% were from the Netherlands. Results Only 21% had prior knowledge of the WSAVA nutritional assessment guidelines. General trends in the usage of nutritional assessments were similar in the examined countries. Aside from weighing, diet evaluation by collecting dietary information and body condition or muscle condition scoring were used infrequently, mostly due to insufficient knowledge of the methods. Nutritional recommendations were often made as part of a treatment plan, and were mostly made by veterinarians, but in Dutch practices also by veterinary nurses. Conclusion Despite the fact that nutritional recommendations are a regular part of treatment plans, nutritional risk factors may be missed due to a lack of completely performed nutritional assessments. It remains important to promote the benefits of regular nutritional assessments to veterinarians, which will improve patients’ health.

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“…Providing tools, such as BCS charts and instruction videos, and making veterinarians aware of these tools may improve their use (Bergler et al, 2016;WSAVA global nutrition guidelines, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The barriers identified in this study point to possible areas of improvement in that regard. Veterinarians feel insecure about their knowledge on nutrition and weight loss plans, and they have poor confidence about follow-up questions that pet owners might have (Belshaw et al, 2018;Bergler et al, 2016). Despite the inclusion of nutrition education in veterinary curriculum, many practitioners feel this is insufficient and face challenges in starting evidence-based discussions with clients (Kamleh et al, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%