Decoding pet diet trends: Communicating with confidence

Presented by Jenna Manacki, DVM, residency-trained in clinical nutrition and Becky Hunt, RVT, VTS (Nutrition)

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Name

First name *

Last name *

License number *

Province where you practise *

Email *

Questions

What are common reasons owners choose alternative diets for pets? *

Social media influence

Advertising claims

Distrust in the “big” pet food diet companies

All of the above

True or False: Recipes found in cookbooks or online are almost always improperly balanced and are inappropriate for long-term feeding. *

True

False

Which of the following is an appropriate reason for an owner to pursue a home cooked diet? *

Time constraints to preparing a home prepared diet

Palatability concerns with a commercial diet

The high cost of whole food diets

Mistrust of commercial diets

Which of the following ingredients is a grain? *

Barley

Peas

Chickpeas

Lentils

True or False: Diet-induced dilated cardiomyopathy is no longer a concern for dogs eating grain free diets. *

True

False

Which of the following aspects are important when assessing a raw food diet? *

Who is formulating the diet?

Is the company using pathogen mitigation techniques?

Does the food contain pieces of bone or recommend bones as part of the diet plan?

All of the above

Which of the following is NOT part of a nutritional assessment? *

Muscle condition score

Body condition score

Dietary history

Vaccination history

Which commercial diet recommendation would NOT be appropriate for a 3-month-old Shih Tzu puppy? *

A kibble formulated for adult maintenance

A canned diet formulated for the growth of all dog breeds including those with an adult weight greater than 70 lbs

A canned diet formulated for all life stages excluding the growth of large breed dogs

A kibble formulated for small breed puppy growth

True or false: It is inappropriate for a client care representative to discuss a diet history with an owner before an appointment. *

True

False

All of the following are appropriate resources to give an owner regarding pet nutrition EXCEPT: *

A blog to a nutrition service at a veterinary college

The WSAVA Nutrition toolkit handouts

A Facebook post from a social media influencer

A handout written by a board-certified veterinary nutritionist or nutrition-specialty technician