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Nutrition Services
 Julie Churchill | Contact Us: | Hours Tuesday, Thursday, and every other Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m | Phone 612-624-5024 612-626-VETS (8387) | Email vetnut@umn.edu | | Staff: | | | | Julie Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVN Joan Smith, CVT | | Services: | | | | Outpatient services - Weight loss clinic: Outpatient appointments to determine the cause of obesity and to assess client and pet behavior. A variety of pet food products and computerized weight loss program may be used to develop a weight loss plan tailored to the individual family. Behavior modification will be emphasized.
- Consultations on products and other nutritional therapy for patients refusing to eat commercial therapeutic diets, including formulation of home-cooked diet recipes individualized to the patient, including use of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.
| | | Inpatient services: - Nutritional consultations include a daily nutritional assessment on all ICU patients. Assistance provided in integrating nutritional management in the medical/surgical care of hospitalized patients.
- Parenteral nutrition formulations.
- Selection and assistance with feeding tube placement.
- Homemade diet analysis or individual recipe formulations.
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