5 Common Health Problems in Dog
Similar to humans, health problems are most common in every dog. Sometimes, these health issues can be fatal, if you’re not careful about it. As a dog owner, you...
Overweight
What Should You Do if Your Cat is Overweight?
Our little furballs are getting fatter. In their 2018 study, the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention found that 59.5% of cats in the United States are overweight or obese....
Overweight dogs: how to help your dog lose weight
Did you know? According to a recent survey of 1,192 vets conducted by pharmaceutical company MSD Animal Health: 1 in 300 dogs are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes throughout...
How Do I Know if My Dog Is Overweight?
You take good care of your dog, feeding them well and making sure they get proper exercise. But lately, your dog seems to be gaining weight. Is my dog...
Cat Obesity
Cat obesity is an increasingly common disease and has become a top concern for pet parents and veterinarians. It is characterized by excess body fat, which accumulates to a...
Let’s Set your Pet’s Weight to Ideal
Holiday season is done and dusted but has left its marks with those extra calories and layers of fats not only on you but also on your loved companion;...
Feline Obesity – A Common Problem
We’ve all seen some chonky cats in social media and in the news, and while some people admit to finding fat cats adorable, the negative impact excess weight can...
Cat Body Condition Score: Is Your Cat Underweight Or Overweight?
If you are a weight-conscious person, you’re probably familiar with BMI – the Body Mass Index, a tool used to identify ideal weight. Likewise, cat parents can be aware...
Is My Dog Overweight?
A major recent study suggests that being just moderately overweight is deadlier for a dog than a lifetime of smoking is for a human being. Being just “a little...
Signs Your Dog is Overheating: What to do
Everyone loves summertime, including pets! Especially for those who endure harsh winters, summer is a turning point that can lift the whole family’s mood. But summer fun can come...
Fat or Floofy: how to tell if you have a fat dog
You’d be forgiven for thinking squirrels are public enemy number one, but it is in fact obesity. Having a fat dog is more common than you’d think, with vets...
Arthritis in Dogs: Prevention, Early Signs, and Treatment
Arthritis in dogs is one of the most common ailments that pet owners will face with our canine companions. According to the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, as many...
Fun Ways to Work Out with Your Dog
With a large percentage of the world considered to be overweight, everyone knows how important it is to look after your own physical health. But did you know it’s...
How heavy should my cat be? See if your cat is overweight!
Each cat has a different breed and size, which leads to some differences in their weight. So, how many kilograms of a cat can be regarded as a normal...
How Do You Know If Your Dog is Overweight?
Good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence, if they lack understanding. — Albert Camus For the past week, my sole professional focus has been on raising public...
Love Is Not Overfeeding Your Pets
Obesity has now become a common disease in humans. It increases the risk of other diseases concerning heart and blood pressure. Like humans, pets may get obese and consequently...
3 Signs of Aging in Pets
Aging is a natural process that impacts everything, including your pets. While an average Great Dane lives for around seven years, smaller breeds have a longer lifespan of up...
Obese Dogs: Steps to Approach the Weight
Your four-legged cuddle bug is your best friend, your confidant, your go-to pal. It’s only natural that you want to treat them like pure royalty – treating them to...
Fat Chihuahua: Healthy Doggie Diet
Chihuahuas are tiny dogs, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t able to put on weight. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, and an overweight or fat Chihuahua is an...
Ask a Vet: Is My Dog a Healthy Weight?
Obesity in dogs is at an epidemic level, just like it is for their pet parent counterparts. Some pups become more obese because of health problems, like painful joints,...
Is My Dog Overweight? Use This Tool to Find Out
On a high level, the chain of reasoning supporting the claim “your dog should lose some body fat” looks something like this: (1) canine overweight and obesity are “bad”...
How to lose weight with your dog
A new year, a new you! Who else is ready to leave 2020 behind and start a new, uh, more enjoyable era? If you’re motivated to lose weight this...
Overweight and Obesity in Cats
Nothing is better than curling up with our kitties and enjoying their purring and kneading paws. We wish these moments could last forever! While we can’t make them last...
Cat Obesity: How to help your overweight cat lose weight
While there might be plenty of jokes about fat, obese, or overweight cats online and elsewhere, the health of our feline friends is nothing to laugh about. Obesity in...
