Nicola Lakeman

About the Author

Nicola (née Ackerman) Lakeman has worked in the veterinary profession since 1994 and is currently the Head Medical Nurse at Plymouth Veterinary Group. She has written for many veterinary publications and textbooks and is the editor of Aspinall’s Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing. Nicola won the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA)/Blue Cross award for animal welfare in 2010, and she was designated the SQP Veterinary Nurse of the Year in 2011 and the SQP Nutritional Advisor of the Year (2013). In 2012, Nicola was given the CAW Professional Development Award for outstanding service to the veterinary nursing profession. She is studying for a master’s degree in Advanced Veterinary Nursing from Glasgow University.

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Nutrition

5 Common Elimination Diet Trial Mistakes

Exceptionally good client guidance is needed before starting a patient on an elimination diet trial. Clients should be given written instructions describing the requirements of the elimination trial, feeding quantities, and contact information for an advising veterinary nurse if questions arise during the trial.