The connection
between excessive body weight and diabetes is well known, but while the benefits of weight loss for obese people suffering type 2 diabetes have been well document, it has not been clear if those who were overweight would enjoy the same benefits.
I hope that you now have a better appreciation for the dangers
of excessive body weight in your pets and that you are motivated to help your pet achieve and maintain a more appropriate body weight.
We fret and agonize over
our excessive body weight.
Poor physical body condition and
excessive body weight are risk factors for the development of CrCLD.
Consequentially, pet obesity statistics are on the rise as are veterinary health problems secondary to carrying around
excessive body weight.