Top tips for feeding the veterinary cancer patient

In this lecture, the speaker will outline nursing tips to help you support the cancer patient in all veterinary scenarios. We will begin by looking at the current data available to support nutrition in human cancer patients and reflect on which aspects are relevant to our veterinary patients. This lecture will discuss causes for anorexia and nursing tips to help encourage cancer patients to eat whilst receiving anti-cancer treatment.

Learning objectives:
Understand the common causes of anorexia in patients receiving anti-cancer treatment
Learn tips to enable successful food intake 
Establish which diets are best for veterinary cancer patients
Outline suitable pharmaceuticals that assist with appetite and anti-sickness

Presented at London Vet Show 2024

Please note this session is not RACE-approved but you can still earn a CPD certificate