Vet AI Scribe for Nutrition

Take the diet history the way you always do. PawfectNotes writes down every food, treat and supplement, the body and muscle condition scores you call out, and the feeding plan you agree with the owner.

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What PawfectNotes Does for Nutrition

The whole diet history
Brand, amount and frequency of every food, treat, chew and supplement, plus who feeds the pet and how, captured as the owner tells you.
Body and muscle condition
Weight, body condition score and muscle condition score go into the objective section on the scales you use, so rechecks line up.
Calorie and feeding plans
The calorie target, the diet you choose and the daily amounts you state are written into the plan, with the transition schedule and the next weigh-in.
A plan the owner can follow
A discharge note from the same recording gives the owner the feeding amounts, treat allowance and weigh-in dates in plain language.

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Nutrition

Maple

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Nutrition consult — weight management

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Reason for Visit

Nutrition consult for Maple, a 6-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat, referred by her primary care veterinarian for weight management. Gained 1.4 kg over the last two years; owner reports she now struggles to groom her lower back.

Diet History

Main diet: Adult maintenance dry food, free-fed; bowl topped up twice daily (about 3/4 cup a day by the owner's estimate)
Wet food: Half a 3 oz can of adult chicken pâté every evening
Treats: Crunchy dental treats, about 10 a day, given by both owners and the owners' teenage son
Table food: Small pieces of cooked chicken or tuna 2–3 times a week
Supplements: None
Feeding set-up: One bowl in the kitchen, shared with a second cat (Pepper, 4 years old, normal body condition)

Activity and Home

Indoor only; sleeps most of the day; plays with a wand toy for a few minutes most evenings
No vomiting, diarrhea or change in thirst or urination reported

Objective

Body Condition

Weight: 6.8 kg (5.4 kg two years ago)
Body condition score: 8/9
Muscle condition score: Normal muscle mass
Other: Large abdominal fat pad; ribs difficult to palpate; scurfy coat over the lumbar area

Recent Diagnostics

Bloodwork and urinalysis from the primary care visit last month within normal limits, including thyroid level and blood glucose

Assessment

Obesity (BCS 8/9) related to free-choice feeding, frequent treats and low activity.
Estimated ideal body weight 5.0 kg.
Shared bowl with a second cat makes portion control difficult.

Plan

Diet and Calorie Target

Calorie target: 190 kcal per day to start (0.8 × RER at the 5.0 kg ideal weight); adjust at each weigh-in.
Transition to a prescription weight-loss diet over 7 days: dry food 45 g per day split into 4 small meals, plus half a can (about 40 kcal) of the matching wet food in the evening.
Treats: no more than 10% of the daily calories; owner to set aside 5 kibbles from the daily allowance for treats instead of dental treats.
No table food.

Feeding Set-Up

Feed Maple separately in the bedroom with the door closed; Pepper stays on her current diet in the kitchen.
Owners to try a puzzle feeder for one of the dry meals.

Activity

Two 5-minute wand-toy play sessions a day.

Monitoring

Weigh-ins every 2 weeks with the technician; target loss 0.5–1% of body weight per week.
Full recheck with body and muscle condition scores in 6 weeks.

Client Communication:
Explained to Mr. and Mrs. Duarte why free feeding makes weight loss hard and showed them how to weigh the daily allowance on a kitchen scale. Agreed that one person feeds Maple and that the whole family uses the kibble-as-treats rule. Discussed that a slow, steady loss is safer for cats than a fast one.

— Dr. Hannah Iversen, DVM

Nutrition FAQ

Does PawfectNotes calculate calorie requirements?

No. It records the energy requirement, calorie target and feeding amounts you state. Check the numbers against your calculation and the diet's label before you sign the note.

Can I use my own nutrition consult format?

Yes. Build a custom template with the sections you use, such as diet history, body and muscle condition, current intake and recommendations, and every consult follows it.

Does it work for weight-loss rechecks?

Yes. Say the weight, body condition score and current intake at each recheck and the note records them the same way every time, next to the adjusted feeding plan.