OBESE DOGS – WEIGHT LOSS IMPROVES THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE

September 5, 2013 by  
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Quality of Life of Obese Dogs Improves When They Lose Weight Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that overweight dogs that lose weight have an improved quality of life compared to those that don’t. The article taken from the ‘The Veterinary Journal’, 2011) states: “It is estimated that approximately a third of the […]

OBESITY-RELATED METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN DOGS: a Comparison with Human Metabolic Syndrome

April 27, 2013 by  
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The following abstract was taken from: Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Jose J Ceron, Shelley L Holden, Daniel J Cuthbertson, Vincent Biourge, Penelope J Morris and Alexander J German. BMC Veterinary Research (2012, 8:147): Obesity-related Metabolic Dysfunction in Dogs: a Comparison with Human Metabolic Syndrome Background Recently, metabolic syndrome (MS) has gained attention in human metabolic medicine given […]

Dog Naturopath: Obesity in Pets – Is Your Dog or Cat Too Fat?

December 29, 2011 by  
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Dog Naturopath: Obesity in dogs and cats is increasing rapidly in line with the obesity epidemic in humans. As a dog naturopath, I  find the most common cause of obesity in dogs is caused by feeding your pet a commercial diet. Canned foods and dry foods are usually high in carbohydrates (especially the latter) and a […]

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