Episode 12: Nutrition: Homemade and Raw Diets with Jackie Parr, BScH, DVM, MSc, Dip ACVN
Release Date: 08/20/2019
Unleashed Veterinary Podcast
Drs. Francke and Berlin give a broad overview of what a fear free visit entails, including preparation for the visit, minimizing stress of transportation to the hospital, and use of high-value food treats, gentle handling, calming pheromones, anti-anxiety medications, and enrichment of the veterinary hospital environment to create the absolute best experience for your pet, while they receive the best veterinary care available.
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This podcast is an update from Unleashed Veterinary Podcast Episode 13 on COVID-19. In this podcast from April 5, 2020, veterinarians Dr. Bruce Francke and Dr. Carrie Jurney discuss the VERY LATEST information available about COVID-19 and pets! Also covered in this podcast is information about precautions being taken in the veterinary industry to safeguard human health and some information on the new CDC guidelines on mask usage for humans!
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In this episode of the Unleashed Veterinary Podcast Dr. Francke is joined by Dr. Carrie Jurney, a boarded Veterinary Neurologist from San Francisco, California. They discuss the current Pandemic of Coronavirus and how it impacts you, your veterinary visits, and the teams that take care of your pets. This situation is very fluid and changing day by day! So, sit down, buckle up, put your headphones on, and join us for this wild and somewhat scary conversation!
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In this episode of the Unleashed Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Bruce Francke interviews Dr. Jackie Parr. Dr. Parr is a Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist, one of only 5 in Canada and 85 in North America! She is a very passionate and talented communicator on the topic of pet nutrition and a highly respected public speaker as well! The topic? Homemade and Raw Diets for Pets.
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info_outlineIn this episode of the Unleashed Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Bruce Francke interviews Dr. Jackie Parr. Dr. Parr is a Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist, one of only 5 in Canada and 85 in North America! She is a very passionate and talented communicator on the topic of pet nutrition and a highly respected public speaker as well!
The topic of discussion is homemade and raw diets for pets. This is great information for Pet Parents who would like to explore preparing their pets food at home. What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? How do I make sure my pet’s food is balanced? How do I make sure the diet is safe? How would I go about getting some guidance in making food for my pet? What is the relative cost versus commercial food? All of these questions, and more are answered in this conversation!
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