Pet Obesity Awareness : 2

Better looks or Better Health?
Pet Obesity Awareness : 2

Is your pet obese or underconditioned? This is what I discussed yesterday but why is pet obesity this concerning?

Pet obesity is a real concern as it significantly affects quality of life, health and life span of pets. Just like in humans, carrying excess weight puts strain on nearly every body system

1. Shortened life span
Obese pets often live a few years less than their healthy-weight counterparts

2. Increased risks of chronic diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Heart diseases
Arthritis and other joint diseases
Liver dysfunction
Certain cancers
Respiratory issues

3. Chronic mental and physical pain from poor mobility and from the inability to groom themselves

4. Decreased immune function

These difficulties lead them to withdraw from their daily lifestyle making them feel anxious and more stressed looping them into more diseases

Many pet parents view chubinnes as being cute but they don't realize that their pet is overweight

Obesity is preventable, manageable

From my next post, let's discuss how obesity can be prevented and managed

It's not about the looks but about the health - just like how it should be in human beings 😁

❤️

Dr Romela Salgado 

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