Sentences with phrase «obese body condition»

Molly is prone to urinary tract infection due to her obese body condition and dry food diet (less moisture in means less moisture out, therefore bacteria can ascend through her urethra and localize in her bladder).

In fact, many owners don't recognize when their pet is overweight, and too often an obese body condition has occurred before they register concern.

Not exact matches

The average body mass index (BMI) of the men with childhood ADHD was 30.1, and 41.4 percent were obese whereas those without the condition as kids reported an average BMI of 27.6 and an obesity rate of 21.6 percent.

Obese women tend to give birth to larger babies with more body fat, and these children are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome — the cluster of conditions including obesity and high blood sugar that can lead to diabetes and heart disease.

Out of the 27 individuals that were assessed in this study, 18 had type 2 diabetes with a duration of the condition for less than 15 years, all within the range group of 25 to 65 years and a body mass index marking them as obese.

This conditioning could be stronger in obese people for the same reason that they have extra body fat in the first place: They're more likely to indulge in carb - heavy foods more often, and to a greater extent.

There are many risks to carrying many extra pounds, and there are over 50 diseases and medical conditions which affect obese people more than people with a normal body index.

More good news is that even if a dog is overweight or obese, the disease can be reversed, normal body condition can be restored, and life expectancy can be returned to normal.

In veterinary medicine, we grade dog's body condition from 1 to 9, with 1 being almost skeletal, 4 ideal, and 9 morbidly obese.

The veterinarian assigns a body condition score, a number from 1 (emaciated) to 9 (obese) as a guideline for the overall health and fitness of the horse.

On the Purina body condition scale a score of «9» is considered obese and «1» is extremely lean; Oliver scored less than 1.

Besides ensuring lean body condition (obese animals have a higher anesthetic risk), providing a quality diet (which, surprisingly, involves variety, including vegetables), and minimizing drug / supplement intake, be sure you schedule regular visits for your pet with your family veterinarian to ascertain «health and wellness.»

One Purina study showed that dogs with ideal body conditions live on average 15 % longer than obese pets.

Body condition scores based on a five - point scale and actual weight were used in classifying pets as either underweight, ideal, overweight or obese.

Body condition scores based on a five - point scale and actual weight were used in classifying pets as either underweight, thin, ideal, overweight or obese.

Body condition scores based on a whole - integer, nine - point scale and actual weight were used in classifying pets as either underweight, thin, ideal, overweight or obese.

Perhaps even worse was the finding that the number of obese pets, those at least 30 percent above normal weight or a body condition score (BCS) of 5, continues to grow despite 93.4 percent of surveyed pet owners identifying pet obesity as a problem.

6.7 million dogs and 8.1 million cats are now classified as clinically obese (body condition score 5).

· 45.8 % of dog owners incorrectly identified their overweight or obese dogs as «normal weight» when asked by their veterinary clinic to assess their pet's current body condition (pet owner's choices were: «too thin, normal, overweight, obese»).

In the October 2017 clinical survey, 56 % of dogs and 60 % of cats were classified as overweight (body condition score (BCS) 6 - 7) or obese (BCS 8 - 9) by their veterinary healthcare professional.

Veterinarians evaluate dogs using a body conditioning score, which ranges from one for emaciated, to five for obese.

A 14 - year study of dogs showed that dogs fed to maintain an ideal body condition throughout their lives had an average lifespan of 1.8 years longer than obese littermates.

Another important point about diet with regard to management of diabetes is body condition, whether or not a dog is obese.

Using the 9 - point scoring system, felines and canines are diagnosed as obese when they reach a body - condition score that is greater than 7.

There's a Purina body condition system available that categorizes dog weight into 9 different segments ranging from emaciated to grossly obese.

Step one in an overweight or obese dog is weight normalization with a focus on normalizing body condition as well.

This dog heart condition is more common in large and obese dogs, which have comparatively more fat deposition on their body.

Assessing whether or not your rabbit is obese will involve not just his weight but also his body condition.

In APOP's 2017 clinical survey, 56 % of dogs and 60 % of cats were classified as clinically overweight (body condition score (BCS) 6 - 7) or obese (BCS 8 - 9) by their veterinary healthcare professional.

Using the 9 - point scoring system, dogs and cats are diagnosed as obese when they reach a body - condition score that is greater than 7.