Canine and feline nutrition and dietetics - A guide for the general practitioner

The centrality of nutrition in the state of health of pets has emerged only in the recent years, both to prolong their life expectancy and to prevent the onset of serious diseases such as obesity, diabetes mellitus or liver lipidosis. The goal of this book is that each veterinarian can clearly answer the questions that are most frequently asked by the owners: Which type of food to choose? How to navigate between the different products on the market? The text also provides real recipes to be proposed in synergy with the nutritional handbooks of various food manufacturers, to consciously choose and be able to compare the nutritional characteristics of different products on the market. Nutrition is a fundamental aspect in the relationship between owners and pets and for this reason the text also gives great importance to aspects related to behavior and alimentary disturbances on an emotional basis.

Strengths 

• The right compromise between knowledge, scientific information and convenience;
• The innovative and original collaboration between nutritionist and behaviorist allows to descant on anorexia, bulimia and other pathologies related to emotions as well as the relationship between stress and gastrointestinal function;
• The book also presents some simple recipes to be used in daily practice

Authors

Debora Guidi

Veterinary Nutritionist, ECVCN Resident 

Collaborator Raimondo Colangeli

DVM, Expert in Behavioral medicine, Vice President ANMVI (Associazione Nazionale Medici Veterinari Italiani)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Nutrients and Nutritional Needs

Chapter 2 Nutrition in the Different Stages of Life

Chapter 3 The Foods

Chapter 4 Food Management During Pathologies

Chapter 5 The Recipes

Chapter 6 Alimentary Behavior