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1 | AAVN & CAVN RESOURCE LIST | |||||
2 | Category | Resource Name | Brief Description | Website | ||
3 | Clinical Resources | Body Condition Score | Used for health and weight monitoring; scale 1-9 depicted with illustrations & descriptions. | Dog BCS Chart | ||
4 | Cat BCS Chart | |||||
5 | Clinical Resources | Muscle Condition Score | Used for health monitoring; 4-point system depicted with illustrations and descriptions. | Dog MCS Chart | ||
6 | Cat MCS Chart | |||||
7 | Clinical Resources | Fecal Score charts | Used for GI health monitoring; 7-point system depicted by photos. | Hills Fecal Score Chart | ||
8 | Purina Fecal Score Chart | |||||
9 | Clinical Resources | Food puzzles for pets | DYI food puzzles, digital images, short videos, plus pdf instructions for pet owners. | www.foodpuzzlesforcats.com | ||
10 | Clinical Resources | Indoor Pet Initiative | Resources and strategies for creating stimulating and healthy pet environments. | Indoor Pet Initiative | ||
11 | Clinical Resources | Mark Morris Institute (MMI Nutrition Guide) | Searchable database for Hill's, Purina, Royal Canin veterinary therapeutic product guides. Free to register and use. | Mark Morris Institute | ||
12 | Clinical Resources | Pet Nutrition Alliance | Resources, tools and education for health care teams and pet owners. | Pet Nutrition Alliance | ||
13 | Clinical Resources | Waltham Growth Charts for puppies | Track puppy growth from 12 weeks to adulthood using charts designed for male or female dogs of different breed sizes. Used to monitor weight gain at a health rate. | WALTHAM™ Puppy Growth Charts | ||
14 | Clinical Resources | Waltham Growth Charts for kittens | Track kitten growth from 8 weeks to adulthood. Suitable for all breeds with an adult weight of 2-7 kg. Used to monitor weight gain at a health rate. | WALTHAM™ Kitten Growth Charts | ||
15 | Clinical Resources | WSAVA Toolkit (BCS & MCS charts) | Comprehensive resources for veterinary health care teams to perform nutritional assessments. Handouts for pet owners looking to make informed decisions about pet food. | Nutrition Guidelines - WSAVA | ||
16 | Clinical Resources | Body Condition Score charts for pets (also birds, rabbits, guinea pigs) | Also other fact sheets and resources. UK branche organization for pet food | Useful links & resources | UK Pet Food | ||
17 | Clinical Resources | Lafeber Vet: exotics nutrition info | LafeberVet: for exotic animal veterinary medicine professionals | |||
18 | Clinical Resources | Pet Obesity Prevention | Figures and guidelines on pet obesity | Association for Pet Obesity Prevention | ||
19 | Databases & Regulatory Resources | AAFCO | Association of American Feed Control Officials | AAFCO | ||
20 | Databases & Regulatory Resources | Canadian Nutrient File | computerized bilingual database reporting +150 nutrients in over 5500 foods. | Canadian Nutrient File (CNF) - Search by food | ||
21 | Databases & Regulatory Resources | eClinPath | Educational resource (online textbook) on veterinary pathology. | eClinpath | ||
22 | Databases & Regulatory Resources | FDA Recall List | Animal feed and pet food recall or withdrawal postings (archived by date and year). | Recalls & Withdrawals | FDA | ||
23 | Databases & Regulatory Resources | FEDIAF | Fédération Européenne de l'Industrie des Aliments pour Animaux Familiers translates to the European Pet Food Industry Federation. It is the trade body representing the European pet food industry. | FEDIAF | ||
24 | Databases & Regulatory Resources | NRC | National Research Council provides comprehensive guidelines for nutritional requirements of dogs and cats (growth, reproduction, adult maintenance). | National Research Council Canada | ||
25 | Databases & Regulatory Resources | USDA Food Data Central | FoodData Central (FDC) is the center of the USDA-based food-composition information web | USDA FoodData Central | ||
26 | Continuing Education | CommuniVet | Online animal health CE and information resources based in Canada | CommuniVET | ||
27 | Continuing Education | Hills Veterinary Academy | Online platform offering educational courses and nutrition-based resources. | the Hill's Veterinary Academy | ||
28 | Continuing Education | Purina Institute | Online platform offering educational courses and nutrition-based resources. | Purina Institute | ||
29 | Continuing Education | Purina Veterinary Diets (Daily Nutrition Matters) | Online nutrition educational program with 18 self paced modules with 17 hours of race approved CE | Daily Nutrition Matters | ||
30 | Continuing Education | Royal Canin Academy | Online nutrition resources; free-access to articles, e-books, infographics and videos. RACE accredited CE courses and curriculum | Royal Canin Academy | ||
31 | Continuing Education | Today’s Veterinary Practice | Online journal with peer-reviewed nutrition articles. | https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/ | ||
32 | Continuing Education | Today's Veterinary Nurse | Online journal with peer-reviewed nutrition articles. | Today's Veterinary Nurse | Peer-Reviewed Journal for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians | ||
33 | Continuing Education | VIN | Veterinary Information Network provides real-time support, CE courses, articles, conference proceedings, and discussion forums for veterinary health care teams. | VIN | ||
34 | Continuing Education | VetFolio Microbiome and Nutrition Certifications | Online platform offering educational courses. | https://www.vetfolio.com/ | ||
35 | Blogs | OVC Nutrition “Before The Bowl” | Ontario Veterinary College Nutrition team's social media blog featuring nutrition-related resources. | Before the Bowl – Pet Nutrition at OVC | ||
36 | Blogs | Skept Vet | Blog written and maintained by Dr. Brennon McKenzie. Critiques and curated evidence on many topics, including nutrition and supplements. | The SkeptVet | ||
37 | Blogs | Tuft’s Nutrition “Petfoodology” | Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine's educational website offers articles and resources for pet owners and health care teams. | Petfoodology by Tufts University | ||
38 | Blogs | Worms & Germs Blog | Educational blog focusing on animal health and disease; hosted by Ontario Veterinary College's Centre for Public Health and Zoonses. | Worms and Germs | ||
39 | Veterinary Nutrition Organizations | AAVN – American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition | International association of veterinarians, technicians, animal nutrition scientists, students focused on nutrition and animal health issues. | American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition | ||
40 | Veterinary Nutrition Organizations | ACVIM – Consensus Statements | Diagnostic and management guidelines set by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine | ACVIM | ||
41 | Veterinary Nutrition Organizations | CAVN – Canadian Academy of Veterinary Nutrition | Professional Canadian organization of nutrition residency-trained and board-certified veterinary nutritionists, VTS-nutrition technicians, and VTS-candidate technicians. Activities are focused on providing nutrition resources and CE opportunities for health care teams and resources for pet owners. | Canadian Academy of Veterinary Nutrition | ||
42 | Veterinary Nutrition Organizations | CAVD – Canadian Academy Veterinary Dermatology | Professional Canadian organization of board-certified dermatologists, practitioners, and technicians interested in veterinary dermatology. Activities are focused on providing derm resources (including elimination diet trial handout). | https://www.cavd.ca/ | ||
43 | Veterinary Nutrition Organizations | AVNT - VTS Nutrition | Professional International organization of veterinary technicians / nurses/ technologists who have completed their veterinary technician specialty in nutrition. The AVNT provides a process by which veterinary technicians, technologists and nurses may become certified as a VTS in the field of nutrition. | Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians | ||
44 | Veterinary Nutrition Organizations | ESVCN - European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition | European counterpart of AAVN | ESVCN.ORG | ||
45 | Veterinary Nutrition Organizations | ECVCN - European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition | European counterpart of ACVIM-CA Nutrition | ECVCN | ||
46 | Evaluating Supplements | Consumerlab.com | Independent, third-party evaluator of dietary supplements. Subscription service; online database. | Consumer Lab | ||
47 | Evaluating Supplements | NASC | National Animal Supplement Council | National Animal Supplement Council | NASC | ||
48 | Evaluating Supplements | USP | United States Pharmacopia | US Pharmacopeia (USP) | ||
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