Nutritional Counseling
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The right diet should do more than provide calories for your dog or cat. It should work synergistically with the digestive, metabolic, and immune systems to maximize his health and longevity. Shuler Veterinary Clinic offers a complete line of veterinary diets designed to promote recovery from illnesses, manage long-term diseases, and maintain healthy weights. Providing proper nutrition not only keeps your pet healthy but can also allow the body to recover faster from injury or disease and help bolster the immune system.
Before making any changes to your pet’s food on your own, please consult with us so that we can determine the best therapeutic diet for your specific case. Our veterinary office addresses the nutritional needs of the dog or cat as a whole and only use specialized foods such as Royal Canin®️, Hill’s Prescription Diets®️, and Purina Veterinary Diets®️ which are exclusively available through veterinary hospitals. Our veterinary diets deliver high-quality, premium nutrition with exceptional palatability.
The science of pet nutrition has advanced to the point that there are now preventive diets, breed specific diets, and “Early Care” diets (Royal Canin®️). Ask us which food is right for your pet. Our trained “Fit-For-Life” Weight Management Certified staff is available to help you choose the right Royal Canin USA®️ veterinary diet to keep your pet happy, healthy, and active.
How are food ingredients utilized by the body?
For Development and Maintenance
Proteins, minerals, trace elements, vitamins and some lipids (fats) provide the building blocks for tissue development and continued maintenance of body systems.
For Energy
Carbohydrates and lipids (fats) power the metabolism.
As a Preventative
This is achieved with specific nutrients incorporated into food rations such as antioxidants and nutraceuticals. Nutrients can contribute to the prevention of renal infections or digestive disorders, for example, and have an anti-aging effect.
As Medicine
Certain nutrients added to food support the therapeutic or convalescence process, helping pets recover from a number of ailments.
What advantage does it have over OFA (Orthopedic Foundation of America)
Traditional hip screening imaging (OFA radiographs) consists of a single radiographic view: the hip extended view, otherwise known as the OFA view. This single view is used to obtain information regarding the existence of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip joint. This view is subjectively scored for osteoarthritis (which develops later in the disease process) and often cannot assess the underlying joint laxity that is causing the arthritis. Due to the often late development of visible disease, OFA radiographs are recommended to be taken only in dogs 2 years of age or older.
PennHip radiographs consist of 3 views: the distraction view, the compression view and the hip-extended view. The distraction view and compression view are used to obtain accurate and precise measurements of joint laxity and congruity, respectively. The hip-extension view is also reviewed to obtain supplementary information regarding any existing OA. Due to these additional, quantitative measurements, canine hip dysplasia can be detected much earlier and can be performed in dogs as early as 16 weeks old.
