Preventative Pet Nutrition Open House
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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!
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 supplements3. Probiotics, prebiotics
4. Anti-oxidants5. Vitamins & Minerals6. 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….
Facebook.com/westsidefamilypet