Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition

Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition provides current, clinically relevant nutritional advice intended for use in daily canine and feline practice. Highly practical, the book emphasizes solutions for integrating nutrition into clinical practice, with introductory chapters covering the foundation and science behind the recommendations and extensive references for further reading. Written by a group of leading veterinary nutritionists, Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition is a valuable resource on the principles of animal nutrition and feeding practices in healthy or diseased dogs and cats.


The book begins with an overview of basic nutrition, energy requirements, and the basics of product guides, pet foods, home-prepared diets and dietary supplements. Subsequent chapters delve into feeding the healthy dog and cat, nutrition for weight management, and nutritional principles for a variety of diseases, with the final chapters covering enteral and parenteral nutrition. Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition is a daily reference for veterinary practitioners, students, and residents seeking authoritative information on feeding animals.

* Supplies authoritative information from the leading veterinary nutritionists

* Offers practical strategies for incorporating nutritional principles into daily clinical small animal practice

* Provides a reliable resource on feeding practices in both healthy and diseased dogs and cats

* Covers basic background information such as energy requirements and pet food choices as well as clinically oriented topics like weight management and nutritional management of disease

* Helps veterinary practitioners of all experience levels to confidently and competently make nutritional recommendations

Andrea J. Fascetti, VMD, PhD, is a Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and a Diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Nutrition and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal).

Sean J. Delaney, DVM, MS, is an Assistant Clinical Professor – Volunteer in the Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, and founder of Davis Veterinary Medical Consulting, Inc. and Balance ITR.