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Statistics indicate that over half of cats and dogs in North America are either overweight or obese. This makes them susceptible to a myriad of health issues that can shorten their lifespan. According to scientific studies, excessive weight, alone, can decrease a pet’s lifespan by 2-4 years! An extra five pounds on a small dog is akin to 30 extra pounds on a human being. Pet owners that are not exercising their pets enough or overfeeding them, are some of the main culprits behind this health epidemic.
The obvious way of nixing these culprits are reducing their caloric intake and increasing physical activity. Pets are like us – they thrive when they adhere to a well-balanced diet, daily physical activity, and have regular check-ups with a health professional to ensure optimum health and wellness!
My dog’s breed (Maltese) is generally known be quick-moving and playful dogs that don’t require much physical outdoor activity, but my curious explorer enjoys wildly flitting from one destination to the next in our yard! He also enjoys going for walks. I believe that the earlier you establish a healthy routine for your pet, the easier it will be for your pet in the long run. It will help them maintain a healthy weight, while preventing many health issues that is associated with obesity.
A healthy weight calculator, such as this one here, will help you determine if your pet is at a healthy weight range based by their age, breed, body condition, and current weight. Your pet can be a success story within 10 weeks with this 10 Week Turnaround Calendar in conjunction with Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Formulas for dogs or cats.
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Studies show that 70% of cats and dogs who were fed Science Diet Perfect Weight lost weight within 10 weeks. Their weight loss success stories can be found here.
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My dog is the perfect weight right now, but I would like to keep him this way! I will pick some of this up!
Your dog is such a cutie! It’s so important to keep dogs at healthy weight, looks like this food is great.
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My mom’s dog is so overweight that we refer to her as sausage. She’s a country dog though – in the summer she runs through the fields and gets very thin and then in the winter she doesn’t like snow in her toes so she doesn’t leave the porch so she gains a lot. Maybe a weight managing dog food would help her in the winter time.
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I feel like your dog knew that you were writing about its weight and refused to look at the camera…ha! But really, it is so important to monitor your pet’s weight to ensure they live a long and healthy life.
You’re probably right! Haha.
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What an adorable dog! It’s great that you’re keeping track of your dog’s weight and being a great, responsible dog owner.
Oh my gosh your pup is really really adorable! I love how long his fur is. Maltese dogs are such wonderful dogs, before we were going to get our Pomeranian, we were looking at those 🙂
I’ve only had one pet in my life, a cat. For a while she was overweight because we would feed her table food. Gasp! I know. The vet quickly told us to stop and recommended a brand. She went to her regular size within a month or so.
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Your dog is adorable! Keeping dogs at a healthy weight makes their life more comfortable and also live a longer life.
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Really? That many animals are fat?! Tragic for sure. Oh, and we feed our pets healthy junk, though I don’t think we’ve used this yet
I know a few dogs that could stand a little weight loss. My dogs aren’t overweight, but their diet could stand to be better.
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Wow! This is awesome product, I’ve never heard that there’s dog food had a perfect weight! This is great for those who having pets. btw, your puppy is adorable.