Practical management of obesity in dogs and cats

Autor:	C. Sloth
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty CATS business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Overweight medicine.disease Obesity Management of obesity Malnutrition Weight loss Low calorie diet Medicine medicine.symptom Small Animals business
Zdroj:	Journal of Small Animal Practice. 33:178-182
ISSN:	1748-5827 0022-4510
DOI:	10.1111/j.1748-5827.1992.tb01111.x
Popis:	Obesity is the most common form of malnutrition encountered in small animal practice in the western world. In a survey of cats presented to the author's clinic, 40 per cent were overweight or obese; the incidence of obesity was highlighted in neutered cats, those that were kept indoors and those over 36 months of age. A number of clinical conditions of dogs and cats can be associated with obesity, therefore its prevention and control represents an important challenge for the small animal veterinarian and its success is largely dependent on effective client education. Treatment of obesity involves a suitable diet formulation and continual patient monitoring to maintain the owner's enthusiasm and cooperation. Commercial low calorie diets provide an effective and convenient means of weight loss in obese dogs and cats.
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