Not exact matches
I see so many
obese dogs here in SF, and although I don't have
dogs anymore, I cringe to
think of all the fancy, «scientific formula»
dog food I used to feed them, filled with rice meal.
ThePDSA Animal Wellbeing Report found that 84 % of owners
thought that their pets were the right weight, yet nearly 6million cats and
dogs are classed as overweight or
obese.
In general, brachycephalic
dogs (
think shih tzus and pugs), older
dogs, long - haired
dogs, and
obese dogs are most at risk on really hot summer days and should be given access to air conditioning.
What's more, between 60 and 70 % of the owners of fat
dogs don't
think their
dogs are
obese, according to the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Unfortunately, many pet owners — even those with portly or
obese dogs and cats —
think their pet's weight is normal.
I
think the sheer number of overweight and
obese pets has made it seem like it's normal for
dogs to be fat so people aren't worried when their canine packs on the pounds.
When owners were asked if they
thought their
dog was overweight, only 32 % of those with overweight or
obese dogs agreed (Holmes et al. 2007).