Nutrition Advice
Our Veterinary Nutritionist is Dr Marge Chandler, DVM, MS, MANZCVS, DACVN, DACVIM, MRCVS
Marge Chandler qualified as a doctor of veterinary medicine from Colorado State University and complete residencies in small animal internal medicine and veterinary nutrition at CSU and Massey University, New Zealand. She has worked as a senior lecturer in internal medicine and clinical nutrition at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh.
Marge is a veterinary specialist in small animal clinical nutrition with a diploma from the American College of Veterinary Nutrition and a Masters of Science in Nutrition. In addition, she is a specialist in small animal internal medicine with an in-depth knowledge of internal medicine and clinical nutrition.
Proper nutrition is vital for the health and recovery of dogs and cats and Vets Now is delighted to offer an online nutrition advice service to all referral veterinary surgeons from our Glasgow hospitals.
The scope of the Nutrition Service includes:
- Commercial diet recommendations
- The evaluation and formulation of home-prepared diets for pets with disease conditions and for healthy pets. (Most of the recipes for homemade diets found in books or on the internet are not complete and balanced. Diet evaluation by a nutritionist will help ensure that the diet is adequate and appropriate.)
- Critical care nutrition
- Customized weight loss programmes
- Consultation for therapeutic diets for disease conditions
Generally, this veterinary referral service is provided via email to veterinary surgeons, without requiring that the owner visit the referral hospital, and recommendations and advice can be provided directly to yourself to pass on to your client. Pet owners should ask their veterinary surgeon to contact Marge Chandler if they would like to make use of her nutrition services.
