Medicine for the Technician
6th Annual Gulf-Atlantic Veterinary Conference
Megan Brashear, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Hospital Administrator
VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists
Nutrition may be a topic veterinary technicians are comfortable discussing with clients when it comes to diet choices and obesity, but are you comfortable advocating for hospitalized patients that are unable or unwilling to eat? This lecture will cover the barriers patients face in the hospital to eating, different types of temporary and permanent feeding tubes, how to calculate nutritional needs for hospitalized patients, and the importance of feeding early and often.