Foreword by Helen Farrant vii
Abbreviations viii
Introduction x
Acknowledgements xi
Part I The Role of the Nurse in the Veterinary Practice 1
1 Ethics 3
2 Consulting Room and Literature 6
3 The Consultation 9
4 Diagnostic Clinics 19
5 Marketing 29
6 Named Nurse and Protocol Writing 32
Part II Nutrition and Diet 35
7 Food and Feeding 37
8 Feeding Behaviours 51
9 Nutrition for Puppies and Kittens 56
10 Nutritional Assessment 67
11 Dietary Transitions 72
12 Methods of Increasing Water Consumption 74
13 Dietary Supplements 76
14 Rabbit Nutrition 80
Part III Behavioural Issues 85
15 Puppy and Kitten Behaviour 87
16 Noise Phobias and Fireworks 100
Part IV ‘Well Pet’ Clinics 107
17 Vaccination Clinics 109
18 Post-Neutering Clinics 111
19 Senior Pet Clinics 113
Part V Medical Clinics 117
20 Arthritis 119
21 Cancer 129
22 Cardiac Disorders 135
23 Cognitive Dysfunction 143
24 Dental Problems 146
25 Diabetes 153
26 Epilepsy 161
27 Gastrointestinal Disorders 164
28 Hepatobiliary Disorders 176
29 Obesity 185
30 Pancreatic Disorders 196
31 Renal Disorders 202
32 Nutrition-Related Skin Disorders 211
33 Urinary Tract Disorders 218
Appendix 1 Diet history sheet 233
Appendix 2 Unit Conversion Tables 235
Glossary 238
Index 241
Nicola Ackerman is Senior Medical Nurse at The Veterinary Hospital Group Ltd in Plymouth and holds a Certificate in Small Animal and Exotic Nutrition. She was the 2010 BVNA Veterinary Nurse of the Year, and the 2011 Blue Cross Veterinary Nurse of the Year.
This book will enable VNs to become more involved inclinics and will ensure their skills are utilised. Certainlya book for every VN to have in the library. (BSAVA, 1 March 2014) To summarise, The Consulting Veterinary Nurse will be auseful book for many nurses, especially those who have a keeninterest in clinical nutrition, and those looking to promotenutrition within the practice ... It may also offer somesuggestions for medical clinics that may not have otherwise beenconsidered. (The Veterinary Record, 1 October2013) From handling senior pet clinics to client compliance andeducation, this covers clinics organized for a range of animalconditions and is written by an experienced senior vet nurse. Anyveterinary collection will find this filled with specifics. (Bookwatch, 1 January2013) The Consulting Veterinary Nurse is a highlyinformative, well-written book and deserves its place in thepractice library or, better still, the nurses consultationroom. (Veterinary Record, 2 February 2013)
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