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Diets for the Dogs

I thought I would share the following with you buddies so that you know you are not alone, and even man's best friend could drop a few pounds.

Dr. Grace Long is a veterinarian and director of veterinary technical marketing for Nestle Purina, the popular dog and cat chow maker, out of St. Louis, MO. She is involved with a new challenge that asks veterinary clinics to encourage their patients, both cats and dogs to lose weight.

According to Long, about 40% of cats and dogs are overweight, which can lead to a plethora of problems for your pets. "It's not recent, it's just getting worse," Long said. "It's sort of like people."

Like people, she said, when an animal is overweight it can have significant damaging effects on their health. What sort of health effects? In dogs, she said being obese can lead to arthritis, joint problems and mobility problems. In cats, obesity can actually lead to Diabetes.

The Diabetes cats can have as a result of obesity is very similar to adult onset Diabetes in people, Long said. However, there is hope for your fat cat. "If you can get them to lose weight, it can go into a remission and they would not need insulin," she said.

Long said the trouble is that in cats, obesity is less recognizeable, or perhaps less of an alarming issue.

"They just think it's sort of cute," she said of cat owners who do not realize their pet's weight can be damaging to their life.

Whether you have a dog or a cat, there is a few things that you, as an owner can do, Long said."The pet owner controls how much food they put in the animal's bowl," she said, "When we're on the diet, we can flip to the refridgerator whenever we want."

Another suggestion is to exercise your pet (which actually exercises yourself at the same time-what do ya know!). "Just like people, the more you exercise, the mopre calories you're going to burn."

Long said this is also a really good opportunity to bond with your pet.

Like with people, Long also recommends monthly check-ups with the veterinarian to make sure your pet is on a healthy weight loss track.

So, what can we learn from fluffy and spot? All of us should shoot for a healthy weight to avoid future problems, whether we have tails or walk on two legs :)

For more information on the Purina weight loss challenge, visit www.purinaveterinarydiets.com.

posted @ Friday, June 19, 2009 12:45 PM

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