RER = 70 x (BWkg) ^ 0.75
So for Rover who weighs 12kg: RER = 70 x (12) ^0.75 RER = 70 x (6.447) RER = 451.29kcal
Selection of a Complete Diet: To ensure that Rover is receiving the best nutrition, it is highly recommended that Rover be placed onto a complete diet. A complete diet is a commercially based food that has been formulated with the correct amount of nutrients required by the pet. A balanced diet consists of nutrient content, digestibility, palatability and energy content. A well balanced diet produces a stable state (homeostasis) within the pet’s body. That is metabolic equilibrium (Baker 2014, p.17). An appropriate choice …show more content…
So RER x 2.5 = 451.29 x 2.5 = 1,128.225
According to the Hill's™ Science Diet™ Puppy Chicken and Barley Entrée Canned there is 1302 kcal/kg and there are 1000g in a kilogram. This equates to 1302/1000 = 1.302kcal per gram of food.
To calculate the Daily Energy Requirement (DER) you divide the kcal required by the kcal per gram of the …show more content…
Explain to the owners that it is best over the coming days to feed Rover at least three times (as the vet clinic did) and to monitor how much he eats and drinks. It also important to ask them to record these observations down so that if anything was to suddenly occur, they have a record of what they did. This will help the nurses and the vets determine the potential cause of Rover’s vomiting (if it occurs again). The information for owners to record at home