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Summary: The number one nutritional related disease in dogs is obesity. Obesity in most cases is because dogs are eating way too much food and not exercising enough. Occasionally a metabolic disease triggers obesity in dogs.

The number one nutrition related disease in dogs is obesity. Dog obesity in most cases is because dogs are eating way too much and not exercising enough (sound familiar). Occasionally a metabolic disease triggers obesity. Many times, obesity in dogs is a human caused problem because a person may think it is so cute if their dog is fat.

What people are not realizing though is that an obese dog can get a number of medical problems that include different skin disorders, diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis. Some of these diseases can be life threatening to your dog.

There are several good diet dog foods on the market. However, an easy and inexpensive way to correct the obesity problem is to feed your dog less amounts of food and to take your dog for more walks. If you are feeding your dog treats, use the specially made diet dog biscuits and reduce the amount that you are giving your dog. A product available at PetSmart is called 'Low Fat Meaty Sticks'. A picture and link to this product is below.


Low Fat Meaty Stick Dog Treats

There are also formulated dog diet products available to dog owners. 1-800-PetMeds has a product called 'Doggie Diet'. They describe this product as "a scientifically formulated safe and effective means to help your dog stay lean and trim. Tasty pork liver flavor bone shaped chewable tablets. Doggie diet maintains weight control by actually reducing food consumption, assisting in fat metabolism, inhibiting conversion of carbohydrates, enhancing digestion and providing high levels of protein and necessary nutrients." A picture and link to this product is below.


1-800-PetMeds Doggie Diet Chewable Tablets 60 Ct

Obesity needs to be taken very seriously. Talk it over with your licensed vet if you have concerns about the weight of your dog.

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