Preventative Nutrition = Ideal Weight & Evidence Based Supplements

Preventive Nutrition is the key to wellness & vitality!

(Pet) Food is an emotional issue….

Canine Wellness as taught by “Travis”for 14 years

OCD of shoulder Hip dysplasia Osteoarthritis

Pulpitis of Upper Canine tooth Laryngeal Paralysis Cognitive disease/Hearing loss

Feline Wellness as taught by “Buck” over 22 years

Periodontal Disease Dental Resorptive lesions

Kidney disease Hyperthyroidism

Lung mass Arthritis/Paralysis Cognitive disease

What diseases can we prevent with nutrition?

Dentistry Obesity/weight management Osteoarthritis (esp large breeds)

Food allergies, intestinal disease Cancer, heart, kidney, _____, ______ Breed specific diseases

Preventing dental problems with nutrition

Internal organ problems are caused by dental disease

Kidney, heart, diabetes, pancreatitis, discospondylitis, others

In a national survey only 4% of clients brush their pets teeth daily!

Proven effective ingredients

Chlorhexidene Hexametaphosphate Zn gluconate “Friction” = tooth brushing, rawhides, chewing

NOT hard bones!

Prevention by Nutritional Products

Daily brushing is still the best!

Veterinary Oral Health Council

vohc.org

Getting & keeping pets at their ideal weight

Purina Study May 2002

Showed that ideal weight dogs lived an average of 15% longer and had fewer health problems

If a Labrador’s expected life is 12-13 yrs and it stays lean its entire life should add 2 yrs)

www.purina.com/science/research/DogMoreYears.aspxwww.purina.com/science/research/DogMoreYears.aspx

Body Condition Score (BCS) is a vital step in our nutritional assessment of pets

Dangers of ObesitySkin infectionsBreathing difficulty/Respiratory problemsJoint problemsDiabetes MellitusHeart problems

1) How is Ideal weight defined?

2) What % of pets do we see that we consider to have reached their ideal weight?

The tough questions!

How do we get dogs to lose weight?

Keys to Ideal weight

HAVE AN EXPERT ASSESSMENT DONE

KNOW THE CALORIES in everything your pet eats = watch those treats!

MEASURE EACH FEEDING (feed 2x /day)

DON’T LEAVE FOOD OUT for munching/grazing

PROVIDE CONSISTENT exercise

What about cats?

My personal challenges!

Just how does one go about exercising a cat??????

Osteoarthritis

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exercise andwt loss

EPA & JointSupplements

NSAIDS

Osteoarthritis Treatment

1. Fish oils (EPA & DHA)

2. Joint supplements

3. Probiotics, prebiotics

4. Anti-oxidants

5. Vitamins & Minerals

6. Kelp, herbs, garlic, yeast, enzymes, etc

Evidence based supplements

Osteoarthritis Inflammatory skin disease Kidney & heart disease, cancer

and now even dental disease (AVDS meeting Oct 09)

Bauer JE. I Am Vet Med Assoc 2006, 229:680-684. Caterson B, et al. Hills European Symposium Genoa, Italy, Apr 2005:14-18. Smith CE, et al. J Vet Inter Med 2007, 21:265-273. Soukup, Jason DVM AVDC American Veterinary Dental Forum Oct 2009

Fish Oils = EPA & DHA is documented for the treatment of

Fish oil challenges/Issues

Dosing of EPA 20mg/lb EPA 60lb dog = 7 human capsules for ant-inflammatory dose

Quality, purity, odor, cost Flax seed/oil is NOT well converted by pets

to EPA Most over the counter products are fine but

daily compliance (pills vs liquids vs Rx foods) is the issue

Consumerlab.com

Joint supplements

Challenges/Issues

In a major study 84% of labeled human products were not what the label stated

Not FDA regulated

Proven active ingredients = Glucosamine & Chondroitin sulfate, ASU, perna green lipped mussel

Need to get these from your veterinarian only until better regulation/testing becomes available

Consumerlab.com

Breed specific nutrition???

Retrievers orthopedic disease, weight management

Yorkshire Terriers periodontitis, knees, weight management

Beagles weight management Boxers higher rates of cancer Pugs teeth issues, weight & soft palate

problems

Preventive Nutrition is the key to wellness & vitality!

• “Iron Dogs” 5 to 20% over ideal

• “Biggest 4 Pawed Losers” 20% or more over ideal

• “Fat Cats” over 20% of ideal

• “Iron Cats” 5 to 20% over ideal

• “Special care” arthritis, etc

Dog Pack Challenge a 3 or 5 dog team in same category

Some pets are just so embarrassed….

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