Table 1: Criteria indicating a need for nutritional support

Body weight and condition assessment Muscle wasting (inadequate protein

intake) Loss of more than 10% of body weight Poor hair and coat quality Poor/slow healing

Factors predisposing malnutrition Anorexia (anticipated fasting)>3days Underlying disease - Trauma - Sepsis - Peritonitis - Diarrhoea - Pancreatitis - Severe or multiple wounds - Severe burns

Hypo-albuminaemia Lymphopenia Coagulopathy

Laboratory findings

Anorexia.

Malnutrition.

Post-surgery.

Pregnancy, lactation, growth.

RECOMMENDED FOR DOGS WITH

Hepatic encephalopathy.

Acute pancreatitis and hyperlipidaemia.

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR

Feed according to veterinary nutritional assessment.

1 can is equivalent to 131g of Gastrointestinal dry product. It is recommended to divide the daily intake into 2 meals. Water should be available at all times.

RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE & FEEDING DURATION

Dog s weight thin normal overweight

grams cans grams cans grams cans

2kg 161 1/2 142 1/4 123 1/4

5kg 321 3/4 282 3/4 244 1/2

10kg 540 1 1/4 475 1 1/4 410 1

15kg 732 1 3/4 644 1 1/2 556 1 1/4

20kg 908 2 1/4 799 2 690 1 3/4

25kg 1073 2 1/2 945 2 1/4 816 2

30kg 1231 3 1083 2 3/4 935 2 1/4

35kg 1381 3 1/4 1216 3 1050 2 1/2 40kg 1527 3 3/4 1344 3 1/4 1161 2 3/4

CONVALESCENCE