Dr. Taryn Pestalozzi, DVM, residency-trained in Nutrition, joins the podcast to talk about how she approaches difficult pet weight-loss conversations. Dr. Pestalozzi and Dr. Roark discuss the case of an obese Labrador Retriever named Greta, and how best to handle her care. As a veterinarian who practiced in GP for 7 years before running the Healthy Weight Clinic during her internship at Kansas State University’s Veterinary Health Center, Dr. Pestalozzi has fantastic and practical insight on how to motivate pet owners to make real changes for the sake of their best friends.

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The Hill's Veterinary Academy is a one site solution for educating the entire veterinary team. On the HVA, you can find FREE RACE CE from leading specialists and experts, patient-centric education beyond nutrition and flexible, on-demand content that fits your schedule.

Hill's Veterinary Academy: https://na.hillsvna.com/

Hill's Body Fat Index Tool: https://www.hillsvet.com/content/dam/cp-sites/hills/hills-vet/global/weight-imc/HUS54073_Weight_CoreIMC_Vet_BFI_DogCat_LR.pdf

World Small Animal Veterinary Association Nutrition Toolkit: https://wsava.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WSAVA-Global-Nutrition-Toolkit-English.pdf

Association for Pet Obesity Prevention: https://www.petobesityprevention.org/

Pet Nutrition Alliance Calorie Calculator: https://petnutritionalliance.org/

Ohio State RER Calculator: https://vet.osu.edu/vmc/companion/our-services/nutrition-support-service/basic-calorie-calculator

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Dr. Taryn Pestalozzi received her bachelor’s degree from Smith College in 2008, before graduating with her DVM from Oregon State University in 2013. Dr. Pestalozzi was a general practitioner in the Portland, OR metropolitan area for 7 years before completing a clinical nutrition internship at Kansas State University’s Veterinary Health Center, where she managed the Healthy Weight Clinic. Dr. Pestalozzi recently completed her clinical nutrition residency at UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.