Sentences with phrase «obese pet owner»

I find those words are not emotional triggers for the overweight or obese pet owner and that they can accept a different level of fitness for their pets than for themselves.

Both people and their pets successfully lost weight; however, obese pet owners had similar weight loss as those without pets (4.7 % versus 5.2 %, respectively; P = NS).

Not exact matches

Pet owners do worry that the food they buy might make their pet obese.

In fact, the same survey found that among the pets assessed by their vets as obese, nearly 90 percent of their owners assessed their weight as normal.

This preliminary research is based on the fact that pet owners visit the doctor less frequently, and dog walkers are less likely to be obese.

We describe what a fat cat is because the perception of cat owner has actually, as true — really, many pet owners don't know that their own cat is overweight or obese.

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.

Activity through play is most effective with obese cats as, in addition to burning calories, it increases muscle mass, increases resting metabolic rate, improves mobility and mental stimulation, and often improves the cat — owner bond.10 Owners should be encouraged to increase their cat's activity level at home gradually, based on its needs, starting with 5 to 10 minutes per day of low - intensity activities for sedentary pets (e.g., walking).22 Creativity in activities, such as incorporating food - dispensing toys, placing meals in different parts of the house, and using interactive toys, laser pointers, and electronic mice can also be helpful with a long - term weight loss program.22 Any increase in physical activity is likely beneficial for a cat of any weight.

Many owners are not even aware that their pet is obese.

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.

Scientific research demonstrates that pet owners — who make up 80 million U.S. households or 65 % of the American population — are less likely to be obese, more likely to meet physical activity guidelines, have a reduced risk of heart disease, are more likely to be socially connected, and are happier than non-pet owners.

Just over half of all cats and dogs in US households are either overweight or obese, reports the APOP 2009 National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Study, and the reasons our pets are packing on the pounds aren't that different from the reasons their owners are.

Truth is, only a fraction of pet owners consider their companions obese, yet the pet obesity problem is overwhelming.

Not only is increased bonding time beneficial to human health, but with more than 8.5 million obese or overweight dogs and 14.6 million overweight cats, (according to APPA's 2015 - 2016 National Pet Owners Survey) active outings can be a great start to getting pets in shape as well.

Among pet owners whose pets were considered obese by veterinarians, 93 believed believed their pets were of normal weight, according to the APOP survey.

The strange thing about dog obesity is that we as pet owners don't always realize that our dogs are overweight or obese.

Some pet owners are doing their best to help their fat dogs, obese cats, and chubby bunnies drop a few pounds.

Unfortunately, many pet owners — even those with portly or obese dogs and cats — think their pet's weight is normal.

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«22 percent of dog owners and 15 percent of cat owners characterized their pet as normal weight when it was actually overweight or obese.

Overcoming the denial is even harder when overweight or obese pets are owned by the over-nourished pet owner.

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.

· 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»).

Most owners have no idea whether their pet is overweight or not, yet estimates suggest that as many at 59 percent of dogs and 52 percent of cats worldwide are obese.

«The fact that few pet owners admit their pet is obese leads to a lack of interest in helping their pet lose weight.

Since obesity develops over a long period of time, pet owner don't notice slight changes in weight until the pet appears obese.

In the U.S., more than 54 percent of dogs are overweight or obese, and most pet owners fail to recognize this in their pets.

Whether fat cats and dogs are overweight or qualify as being obese, health threats abound making excess weight a serious issue and one that pet owners should work to avoid or correct.

The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention reports that approximately 54 percent of dogs in the United States are overweight or obese, according to its 2015 survey of veterinary healthcare professionals and pet owners.

Overweight / obese pets can't be helped if owners don't notice the problem.

Likewise, based on an APOP survey, there's a «fat pet gap,» with 90 to 95 percent of owners with obese dogs or cats identifying their pets as «normal» weight.

And when it came to obese pets, defined pets who were at least 30 percent heavier than what their normal weight should be, owner's perceptions weren't much better - 25 percent of dog owners, and 40 percent of cat owners, got it wrong there, too.

Trupanion found that policyholders with obese dogs or cats spend over 10 times more on diabetes treatment than pet owners of pets at an average weight.

It appears to be deemed acceptable for parents to allow their children to become obese, failing to provide a healthy diet and exercise thus putting their child's overall health at risk, but when owners of pets act in the same vein, causing an animal unnecessary suffering, they will now be prosecuted.

It remains to be seen if the RSPCA will start routinely prosecuting pet owners for permitting their animals to become obese.