Nurse-Led: Nutrition and Prevention in Veterinary Practice

Episodes

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  Why the dog in the park makes overweight look normal 03.11.2026 23m

  Nicola explains why so many owners believe an overweight dog or cat is a healthy weight. When the dogs in the park have drifted heavier, overweight starts to look normal. Breed standards ignore individual body frames, and feeding is how owners show love. The question at the centre is how a nurse can change the way a pet is fed without the owner hearing it as criticism of that love.You will come away with a hands-on way to let owners feel the ribs, waist and tail base under the fur. Nicola covers the four reward areas, with treats kept within 5 to 10% of daily calories, and the case for concordance over compliance. She also explains how team meetings, guidelines and checklists keep the whole practice consistent, how to take a fuller diet history, and how tape measurements and muscle scoring keep owners motivated when the scale won't move.00:00 Intro00:43 Why owners don't see the fat dog03:02 Hands on: ribs, waist and tail base04:08 Every change meets resistance06:46 Other ways to show love10:11 Scrap compliance, move to concordance12:27 Singing from the same song sheet15:49 What the diet history misses20:39 When the scale won't move