Feeding Finicky Felines: Maintaining weight on cats with CKD

Presented by Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP (feline practice)

Continuing education questionnaire

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Questions

1. Which of the following comorbidities have a bidirectional relationship? *
2. Frailty is a syndrome in which the patient has a decreased functional reserve that leads to which of the following? *
3. In addition to body weight, % weight change, body condition score and muscle condition score, a nutritional assessment includes which of the following? *
4. The cornerstones of care for cats of all ages are: *
5. Which of the following is NOT a potential cause for distress and reduced food intake in the hospital? *
6. A 12-year-old SF DSH cat presents with weight loss. At the previous visit, she weighed 6 kg with a BCS of 6/9. Today she weighs 5 kg and has a BCS of 4/9. Her % weight loss is: *
7. Lean muscle loss with increased risk for mortality is associated with all of the following EXCEPT: *
8. Life expectancy is longest for cats with which body condition scores? *
9. According to the ACVIM Consensus Statement on Pancreatitis in Cats, how soon should a feeding tube be placed if a cat fails to meet their caloric needs on appetite stimulants? *
10. Sarcopenic obesity refers to which of the following? *