Veterinary Nutrition
Dr. Grant, a board-certified veterinary nutritionist, will be offering nutrition consultations at Red Tree Animal Clinic on a limited basis and are available by referral only.
Nutrition Consultations
Nutrition consultations with a board-certified veterinary nutritionist are offered at Red Tree Animal Clinic on a limited basis and are available by veterinary referral only.
For Veterinarians
To refer a patient, please complete the referral form and submit it along with the patient’s medical records. As a minimum, recent bloodwork and a urinalysis performed within the previous six months are required.
For Pet Owners
If you are interested in a nutrition consultation for your pet, please ask your veterinarian to complete the referral form. Once the referral has been received, we will contact you directly by email with the next steps.
What to Expect
Nutrition consultations focus exclusively on nutritional assessment and recommendations. Consultations are available for both healthy pets and pets with medical conditions that may benefit from nutritional management.
During the consultation, Dr. Grant will:
- Review your pet’s medical history and current diet
- Assess nutritional needs based on your pet’s age, lifestyle, and health status
- Answer nutrition-related questions
- Recommend an appropriate commercial diet and feeding plan, or
- Formulate a customized homemade diet recipe when indicated
A written consultation summary, including all recommendations and any formulated recipes, will be provided to the referring veterinarian within one week of the appointment. The referring veterinarian remains responsible for ongoing case management and follow-up care.
Common Reasons for Referral
Nutrition consultations may be helpful for:
- Healthy pet nutrition
- Homemade diet formulation
- Feeding growing puppies and kittens
- Weight management and obesity
- Kidney disease
- Urinary stone prevention and management
- Food allergies and adverse food reactions
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Pancreatitis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Nutritional support for pets with multiple concurrent medical conditions
- Complex medical cases where nutritional recommendations must balance multiple disease processes
Referral Process
Step 1:
The referring veterinarian submits the referral form, medical records, recent bloodwork, and urinalysis.
Step 2:
Once the referral is received, the pet owner will be contacted and provided with a diet history questionnaire.
Step 3:
After the completed diet history has been reviewed, a consultation appointment will be offered. A deposit equal to the consultation fee is required to reserve the appointment. Fees for homemade diet formulation are due at the time of the consultation.
Step 4:
The consultation takes place at Red Tree Animal Clinic.
Step 5:
A consultation summary, including recommendations and any formulated homemade diet recipe, is sent to the referring veterinarian within one week of the appointment.
Please note: Each consultation is specific to a single pet. Separate referrals and appointments are required for multiple pets, even if they live in the same household.