Lecturer in Veterinary Nursing, Royal Veterinary College WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee member
As with any medical intervention, there are always risks of complications and this is no different with nutritional interventions. Minimising such risks depends on regular nutritional assessment,...
‘Ageing encompasses a complex set of processes, gradually leading to increased vulnerability and damage at the cellular and organ level with eventual death of the organism’ (Cupp et al, 2007: 133)....
NO and NG tubes provide short-term enteral nutritional support, generally for up to 5 to 10 days, and are suitable for use in patients for whom sedation or general anaesthesia is contraindicated...
The following week, Dominic was brought back into the surgery with his companion. Rabbits living with a bonded companion can find social isolation stressful, so hospitalisation of both animals is...
Following small group introductions (Figure 1), the workshop began with a review of nutritional assessment and discussion surrounding the importance of nutrition and deleterious effects of...