BAnVetBioSci, RVN, AVN Jessica graduated with her Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Biosciences from La Trobe University in 2016 and went on to complete her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2018. She became one of the first few AVNAT Registered Veterinary Nurses in 2019, and obtained Accreditation in 2020. She has worked in the veterinary industry since 2010 in every role from Animal Attendant all the way up to Practice Manager. Her passion for animal nutrition began as a child when the family cat suffered from a urinary obstruction, and his lifelong treatment was dietary change. Diet can literally be life-changing and serve as a medical treatment, which is what motivates Jessica to improve the lives of pets through diet and educate pet parents and professionals on the importance of nutrition as both medical treatment and preventative health care. Armed with this motivation to improve other pets’ lives, she has undertaken countless hours of continuing education in the area of animal nutrition and is always studying! In 2020, Jessica started her blog, NutritionRVN.com, to reach more pet parents and help them make informed choices and wade through the marketing when choosing the right food for their pet. She is...
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A huge pain point for veterinarians is knowing what to recommend when you have a patient with more than one disease state. While every pet is going to have unique needs,these cases can be some of the most difficult when trying to choose what nutrients to
We all know how it goes; your pet has diarrhea, you call the vet and you get told to feed chicken and rice for a few days to clear up the diarrhea. But did you know, this recommendation could be doing more harm than good? Chicken and rice was originally
As a Practice Manager, it often is brought to my attention when the nurse’s or vet’s time-honored ways of treating, preventing or managing different conditions no longer stack up with the latest research and need to be updated. The first step in solving a
