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  Home > About the VMC > Small Animal Specialties > Nutrition Services
 

Nutrition Services

 PUB/CVM/VMC/Churchill_Julie_2011
 
 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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