Weight Clinics
Keeping your pets happy and healthy is our main objective. A healthier weight means a happier pet. Overweight pets are at risk from many of the same diseases that we are, including diabetes, joint pain and heart problems.
Our weight clinics are designed to help your pet to reach their ideal weight and achieve a healthier lifestyle in a safe and controlled way.
At Stanley House Vets, we offer weight clinics for cats and dogs. Weight clinics are available across all of our surgeries, provided by our highly qualified veterinary nurses who can advise on many aspects of your pets health care. These appointments with the nurse are free of charge.
Why book a weight clinic for my pet?
- Weight clinics allow you to ask a qualified nurse any questions that you may have regarding your pet’s health and weight, both weight loss and weight gain.
- You are able to discuss your pet’s diet to fit their nutritional needs.
- Provides an opportunity to detect any weight related issues.
- Prolongs a good quality of life.
- Weight clinics allow you to ask a qualified nurse any questions that you may have regarding your pet’s health and weight, both weight loss and weight gain.
- You are able to discuss your pet’s diet to fit their nutritional needs.
- Provides an opportunity to detect any weight related issues.
- Prolongs a good quality of life.
What will the nurse do in a weight clinic?
- The nurse will first weigh your pet and assess their body condition score using the weight, visual condition, and a few other factors such as life stage and medical history.
- This will determine where on the scale your pet is and the nurse can then recommend an action plan. Whether it be to lose weight or gain weight, our nurses will be on hand to advise.
- They will talk to you about any routines you have that could be changed to reach the goal weight and tips on how to exercise your pet so they get the most out of the exercise to best suit their needs.
- They will also discuss your pets nutrition, if you feel the amount of food needs altering they can provide a meal plan, or if you are open to try another diet to help facilitate a safe, controlled weight gain/loss, then this can be discussed also.
- A change of diet is not always required in the first instance as we like to start with the small changes first to see what will work for your pet and suit you.
- The nurse will monitor your pets progress with check ups and weigh ins and keep a record of their progress by taking a photo at the beginning of the plan, any milestones, and at the end once they reach their target!
- We may also ask to share these images on our social media, and we will print these images out to go in your pets ‘Weight Management Record Booklet’ that you will keep with you and bring to each weight clinic.
- The nurse will first weigh your pet and assess their body condition score using the weight, visual condition, and a few other factors such as life stage and medical history.
- This will determine where on the scale your pet is and the nurse can then recommend an action plan. Whether it be to lose weight or gain weight, our nurses will be on hand to advise.
- They will talk to you about any routines you have that could be changed to reach the goal weight and tips on how to exercise your pet so they get the most out of the exercise to best suit their needs.
- They will also discuss your pets nutrition, if you feel the amount of food needs altering they can provide a meal plan, or if you are open to try another diet to help facilitate a safe, controlled weight gain/loss, then this can be discussed also.
- A change of diet is not always required in the first instance as we like to start with the small changes first to see what will work for your pet and suit you.
- The nurse will monitor your pets progress with check ups and weigh ins and keep a record of their progress by taking a photo at the beginning of the plan, any milestones, and at the end once they reach their target!
- We may also ask to share these images on our social media, and we will print these images out to go in your pets ‘Weight Management Record Booklet’ that you will keep with you and bring to each weight clinic.
Each patient’s needs are assessed individually and a personalised and targeted program is designed that takes into account your pet’s age, current and target weight, body condition score, pre-existing medical history and lifestyle. Our nurses are available to help and support you every step of the way!