[aimee]

Hi Courtney,

If you already paid for a consult with UT and want options I’d recontact them as they already know your pet’s needs and have the medical records. Explain what it is you desire and see if they will modify the current diet.

Beware…Anyone can call and market themselves as a nutritionist so you do have to be careful as to who you consult with. Unfortunately some vets who are not boarded market themselves as nutritionists and though they they mean well do not give proper nutritional advice. Others call themselves Dr and their degrees are from off shore diploma mills. It really is a buyer beware situation.

Also I think it is if you require a diet to address a medical condition it is not legal for a vet to consult directly with you unless they are the one to physically examine your dog. The nutritionist needs to consult with your vet. This may vary with the state… but I’m pretty sure that is how it needs to be. Dr Wynn makes it that clear on her website that she will be working through your vet and not directly with you. Good Luck.

P.S. I’m concerned if the recipe you have calls for canola oil and you are not using it as this may throw of the balance of the diet. If the canola was incorporated as a source of the needed essential fatty acid linoleic acid and you dropped it out or substituted an oil that didn’t provide linoleic acid, the diet may not be meeting your dog needs.

P.S.s. Dr Meg Smart does not appear on the list of board certified vet nutritionists at acvn dot org