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Equipment for feeding includes appropriate feeds, containers and a nutritional plan

PEG tube is a:

It is not important to transition an animal onto a new diet plan over 7 days

Maintaining feeding tubes includes:

Total Parenteral nutrition (TPN) can be feed via the following route:

What equipment when bottle feeding a kitten?

Adequate hydration and normal body temperature (39°–41°C) must be established before initiating crop feeding to prevent desiccation of the crop food and GI stasis

Creating a nutrition plan includes providing a complete and balanced diet for patients, establishing nutrient goals, selecting an appropriate food, and determining how much to feed

When bottle feeding puppies and kittens, you lay them on their backs

Crop feeding allows fast, accurate feeding for birds.

Hills u/d ® is indicated in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia and pancreatitis

Royal Canin Feline Renal ® Diet contains EPA and DHA, a complex of antioxidants and a low phosphorus level. A restriction in phosphorus intake is essential to slow down the development of renal disease

From picture below of Hills Feline c/d ® calculate the amount in grams a cat weighing 5.4kilograms

A gastrotomy tube is placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach

A benefit of hand feeding is to able to take note of the interest in the diet being provided

Using the guide below calculate the following. A cat with a current weight of 6.5kg needs to lose 1.5kg. How much Royal Canin Feline Obesity Management would you feed?

A Kitten has been diagnosed with contagious upper respiratory disease, it needs to be encouraged to eat while in hospital, how can this be achieved?

What size crop needle is needed for a Cockatiel

Before recommending a prescription diet a number of factors should be taken into account

In the picture below identify the species that the teat is used for