Pet Obesity
Overweight pets tend to live shorter lives and endure more complications due to their excess weight.
Problems for both cats and dogs:
Problems for dogs:
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Healthy lean dogs can live up to 15% (about 1.8 years) longer than overweight dogs
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Onset of chronic old-age diseases is delayed in healthy lean dogs
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Obese pets are more difficult to examine and therefore find abnormalities
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The layers of fat make it difficult to listen to the chest and palpate the abdomen, among other issues
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Problems for cats:
Why so many pets are overweight - improper feeding instructions on food labels