Nutritional Management of Hospitalized Small Animals

Daniel L. Chan is Professor of Emergency, Critical Care and Nutrition at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK where he is the Head of the Section for Emergency and Critical Care and of the Nutritional Support Service. He is a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition.

Contributors vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 Nutritional assessment in small animals 1 Kathryn E. Michel 2 Estimating energy requirements of small animal patients 7 Daniel L. Chan 3 Routes of nutritional support in small animals 14 Sally Perea 4 Nasoesophageal feeding tubes in dogs and cats 21 Isuru Gajanayake 5 Esophagostomy feeding tubes in dogs and cats 29 Laura Eirmann 6 Gastrostomy feeding tubes in dogs and cats 41 Isuru Gajanayake and Daniel L. Chan 7 Jejunostomy feeding tubes in dogs and cats 54 F. A. (Tony) Mann and Robert C. Backus 8 Minimally invasive placement of postpyloric feeding tubes 65 Matthew W. Beal 9 Tube feeding in small animals: diet selection and preparation 80 Iveta Becvarova 10 Intravenous access for parenteral nutrition in small animals 92 Sophie Adamantos 11 Parenteral nutrition in small animals 100 Daniel L. Chan and Lisa M. Freeman 12 Pathophysiology and clinical approach to malnutrition in dogs and cats 117 Jason W. Gagne and Joseph J. Wakshlag 13 Appetite stimulants in dogs and cats 128 Lisa P. Weeth 14 Adverse food reactions in small animals 136 Cecilia Villaverde and Marta Hervera 15 Nutritional management of short bowel syndrome in dogs and cats 152 Daniel L. Chan 16 Refeeding syndrome in small animals 159 Daniel L. Chan 17 Feeding small animal patients with gastrointestinal motility disorders 165 Karin Allenspach and Daniel L. Chan 18 Immune modulating nutrients in small animals 172 Daniel L. Chan 19 Nutritional management of superficial necrolytic dermatitis in dogs 183 Andrea V. Volk and Ross Bond 20 Nutritional support in acute kidney injury in dogs and cats 193 Denise A. Elliott 21 Nutritional support in hepatic failure in dogs and cats 199 Renee M. Streeter and Joseph J. Wakshlag 22 Nutritional management of the septic patient 210 Daniel L. Chan 23 Nutritional support during acute pancreatitis 219 Kristine B. Jensen and Daniel L. Chan 24 Nutritional support in the mechanically ventilated small animal patient 228 Daniel L. Chan 25 Nutritional support in exotic pet species 234 Jeleen A. Briscoe, La Toya Latney and Cailin R. Heinze Index 247