When Should I Switch My Pet To A Senior Diet?
...prevent weight gain (or to lose weight, if they’re already overweight). Those extra pounds around the middle can cause or worsen other diseases, such as diabetes or arthritis. On the...
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Growth Guide: Keeping your Puppy on the Right Track
...puppies to become overweight. However, even before those extra calories cause a puppy to become overweight, they cause puppies to grow too quickly which – especially in large breed puppies...
New Year’s Resolutions for Pet Owners
...teach your pet! If your pet is overweight (ask your vet for their opinion), resolve to help them lose weight this year. Excess weight puts extra stress on joints and...
What’s the Best Diet for My Dog with Diabetes?
...needs to maintain an ideal weight! Will weight loss help my overweight diabetic dog? While being overweight isn’t a risk factor for the development of diabetes in dogs, it can...
Managing Hyperthyroidism with Diet in Cats
...metabolism. This is why one of the first signs of thyroid disease may be a change in weight – weight gain if the thyroid is underactive and weight loss if...
Treatment of Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats
...nutritional support. Therefore, prevention is very important! Some strategies for preventing hepatic lipidosis include monitoring your cat’s weight regularly (consider buying your own baby or pet scale), weight loss for...
How Do I Know If My Pet Is Overweight?
Did you know that over half the pets in the United States are overweight? What’s even more concerning is that overweight pets are at higher risk for medical problems like...
Pancreatitis: A Real Pain in the Abdomen
...Being overweight is also a potential risk factor for pancreatitis in cats and overweight cats should be put on a weight loss plan to reduce the risk of future episodes....
Research Review: A Simple Step for Extending Your Dog’s Life
...to their overweight counterparts. The difference was most dramatic for the smaller breed dogs like the Yorkie. The estimated increased median lifespan of the normal weight dogs over the overweight...
Don’t Sugar Coat It: The Best Diets for Cats with Diabetes
...Calories: Being overweight makes it more difficult to control cats’ blood sugar. Therefore, it is important to measure food and monitor your cat’s weight carefully. For overweight cats, measured food...