OBESITY
Being overweight is the most common nutritional disease in the dog and cat
It is more common with age and in females. About a third of dogs are overweight and at least 10% of cats are obese. Overweight pets generally have more ailments and a shorter life span. Obesity often reduces the pet's enjoyment of life and the owner's enjoyment of their pet.
The cause of obesity is simply that the pet is being over-fed for its level of activity. Feeding home-cooked meals, table scraps, treats and snacks are more likely to cause being over weight. Your pet is thin or normal if the ribs are easily felt. Your pet is overweight the ribs are difficult to feel. You pet is dangerously obese of the ribs cannot be felt at all.
Cityvet Donal Ryan
I am Donal Ryan, a veterinary surgeon. For as long as I can remember I have loved animals. I grew up in the countryside surrounded by farm animals, but it was the dogs at home I enjoyed most + I still really enjoy caring for pets everyday at Cityvet.ie.
Donal Ryan is the principal veterinary surgeon at CityVet. He has over 25 years experience caring for and treating small animal patients in California, the U.K. and Ireland. He has a keen interest in orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery and runs a referral service for many veterinary surgeons in the region. Animal welfare and a high standard of patient care are at the core of Donal's approach to treating his patients.
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