Dogs and people – both getting fatter!
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Dogs, like people, are turning into real pigs. A whopping 6 out of 10 dogs were found to be overweight, or—yelp!—obese in a recent study. The reasons are the same ones humans grapple with every day: eating too many table scraps and not getting enough exercise. Researchers also found that pets of poor, elderly and obese humans tended to be the most overweight, reports the Telegraph. So what’s the big deal?
“As in humans, this has major health implications as obesity is known to exacerbate a range of clinical conditions including arthritis, and ultimately decreased longevity,” explained one of the researchers. Not to worry, though. Hit the pavement with your pet. The risk of a pooch being obese dropped by 4% for each additional hour of exercise a dog had in a week.
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I am obviously a portly breed…hopefully of human origin but, as I’m adopted, whose to say?…;-)
That poor puppy looks just like my Molly. Breaks my heart.
There are foods that you can give them that will help with the weight. Here are some tips: If you are free-feeding stop. If you are feeding Purina or any of the cheaper foods stop. Feed Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, or any quality food that has a senior line. That will go a long way to helping your Molly.
She probably doesn’t need as much food as her energy expenditure is less being old and all. I know that all things being equal, my metabolism slows a bit each year until I am pretty sure I will be a monolith of blubber at 50.
A monolith of blubber. LOL LOL!!!
Curiously I have one dog that is overweight and I’m not sure I understand why. She has the same diet and her eating habits are no different than the other dogs. The only difference is that she is older than the rest. Cursed age!!