by John P. Loftus, PhD, DVM, DACVIM
Obesity is a major contributor to chronic pain in our veterinary patients. Through our on-going webinar series, Companion is committed to providing you with comprehensive resources for managing pain and providing the best patient care.
Key talking points included in the webinar:
- Incidence/prevalence of obesity
- Physiology and the systemic and disease consequences of obesity
- Body condition scoring or “BCS”
- Pets with pre-dispositions to becoming overweight
- Client education and awareness
- Calculating energy requirements to choose food quantities & therapeutic diets
Please note that the original speaker will not be available to answer questions submitted for on-demand webinars. Our medical team will answer any questions to the best of their availability, but this may not be possible depending on the question submitted.