Easter Treats For Your Obese Dog
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by doglover.
Don’t give your obese dog chocolate at Easter. There are several reasons for this. One is, you do want to keep all for yourself, don’t you? In all seriousness, chocolate is not only fattening, but it contains theobromine which is quite toxic to dogs. In high enough doses, it can cause vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, coma [...]
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Exercising Your Obese Dog
Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by doglover.
Exercise is an important part of any weight reduction strategy. In people, exercise produces endorphins which make us feel good; it has been shown to make a huge difference to those who suffer from depression. Given our dogs share similar physiology to us, there’s no reason to think that it’s any different for them. Also, [...]
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Feeding Your Dog
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by doglover.
How much food does your dog really need? These days, dogs are suffering from obesity in greater numbers than ever before, and they’re suffering from similar weight related diseases that people do. I guess more people are becoming overweight too. As a vet, do you know how hard it is to explain to a dog [...]
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Morbidly Obese Dog Loses Weight
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by doglover.
Jiffy is a Border Collie who lived in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA, and in December 2008, he weighed 120lbs. That, for those of us who are into metric, is 54.4kg. Because he found it so hard to move around, he froze to the footpath! A court ordered his owner to give him up, and he has [...]
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Is My Dog Obese?
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by doglover.
Before we start looking at solutions to obesity in dogs, it’s important to work out if your dog is in fact overweight. There are many sets of guidelines which give the ideal weights for dogs and bitches of various breeds. That’s all good and well. I think it’s more important that you actually look at [...]
