Nutrition Prescription and Weight Loss Plan Generator
Reclaim your veterinary team's role as the expert and ultimate resource in pet nutrition. Complete the following form to create customized, printable tools for your patients!
This tool will allow you to:
- Calculate your patient's individual nutrition requirements, based on weight and life stage.
- Provide detailed food and treat recommendations, along with the option to include a URL to the manufacturer's website or the food on your practice's online pharmacy.
- Generate a customized, branded nutrition prescription great for every patient-- adding value and information to your recommendation!
- Have an overweight pet? No problem-- generate a custom 12-week weight loss plan for your team and your client to work together to get your patient to a healthier weight!
Please select the species to see calculations.
Please enter the current weight to see calculations.
Please enter the ideal weight to see calculations.
Input: Body Weight (BW) = {{currentWeightKg}} kg
Formula: BW kg0.75 x 70 = RER
Resting Energy Requirement: {{currentWeightKg}}kg0.75 x 70 = {{restingEnergyRequirement}} kcals
Input: Ideal Body Weight (IBW) = {{idealWeightKg}} kg
Formula: IBW kg0.75 x 70 = RER
Resting Energy Requirement: {{idealWeightKg}}kg0.75 x 70 = {{restingEnergyRequirement}} kcals
Formula: RER x life stage factor = MER
Maintenance Energy Requirement: {{restingEnergyRequirement}} kcals x {{selectedLifeStageFactorRange}} = {{maintenanceEnergyRequirementRange}} kcals
{{maintenanceEnergyRequirementLow}} kcal
{{ maintenanceEnergyRequirementKcalsSelected }}kcal
{{maintenanceEnergyRequirementHigh}}kcal
{{petsName}}'s Nutrition Prescription
{{petsName}}
Today's Date: {{todaysDate.toLocaleDateString()}}
{{petsName}}'s Weight Today: {{currentWeight}} lbs
{{petsName}}'s Body Condition Score: {{bodyConditionScore}} on a scale of 1 to 9
Your Pet's Individual Nutrition Requirements
{{petsName}}'s Life Stage Factor: {{lifeStageFactorSelected ? lifeStageFactorSelected.text : '(Not Selected)'}}{{petsName}}'s Resting Energy Requirement (RER): {{restingEnergyRequirement}} kcal/day
{{petsName}}'s Maintenance Energy Requirement (MER): {{maintenanceEnergyRequirementKcalsSelected}} kcal/day
Recommended Nutrition
Amount: {{recFoodAmount}} {{recFoodAmountUnits}}
Frequency: {{recFoodFreq}}
Amount: {{recFoodAmount2}} {{recFoodAmountUnits2}}
Frequency: {{recFoodFreq2}}
Recommended Treats
Amount: {{recTreatAmount}}
Frequency: {{recTreatFreq}}
Amount: {{recTreatAmount2}}
Frequency: {{recTreatFreq2}}
Additional Nutrition Notes
Next Weigh-In
Date: {{reweighDate.toLocaleDateString()}}
{{petsName}}'s Veterinary Team Member
Email:
Website: {{practiceWebsite}}
{{petsName}}'s Weight Loss Plan
Plan Start Date: {{planStartDate.toLocaleDateString()}}
Current Weight: {{currentWeight}} lbs
Goal Weight: {{idealWeight}} lbs
Next Weigh-In: {{reweighDate.toLocaleDateString()}}
Weekly weight loss goal: {{ species === 'Dog' ? '1-2%/week' : '0.5-2%/week'}} {{species === 'Dog' ? ((Math.round(currentWeight*.01*10)/10).toString() + '-' + (Math.round(currentWeight*.02*10)/10).toString()) : ((Math.round(currentWeight*.005*10)/10).toString() + '-' + (Math.round(currentWeight*.02*10)/10).toString())}} lbs/week
Total weight loss goal for first 12 weeks: {{species === 'Dog' ? ((Math.round(currentWeight*.01*12*10)/10).toString() + '-' + (Math.round(currentWeight*.02*12*10)/10).toString()) : ((Math.round(currentWeight*.005*12*10)/10).toString() + '-' + (Math.round(currentWeight*.02*12*10)/10).toString())}} lbs
ONCE WEIGHT LOSS IS ACHIEVED
- Celebrate!
- If your pet is still losing weight once the ideal body weight is achieved, you and your veterinary team may want to increase your pet's caloric intake by 10% to change from weight loss to weight maintenance. Monitor every 2 weeks until stable body weight is achieved, then monitor monthly to make sure your pet's ideal body weight is being maintained, making adjustments if necessary. It may take several monthly recheck exams to determine your pet's appropriate maintenance energy requirements.