If your dog is overweight, you should take it to a pet hospital for examination. After ruling out other dog diseases that cause obesity, you should immediately It develops a weight loss program. It is also the owner's duty to restore the dog to a healthy and fit body!
1. Unhealthy
Excessive diet of dogs can easily lead to excessive nutrition and accumulation of fat in the body, and dogs gradually become obese. Picky eaters and partial eclipses can easily lead to insufficient nutrition in dogs, unbalanced body nutrition, and easy to lead to obesity in dogs. During the growing period of dogs, excessive nutrition or serious lack of certain nutrients in the body will make the hormone secretion in the dog unbalanced, induce the dog to become obese, and produce some series of obesity sequelae. One of the most effective ways to avoid obesity in dogs is to eat a regular and balanced diet for dogs.
The following seven principles should be followed to solve the problem of obesity by controlling diet
①No biscuits
②No fat
③ Replace whole-meat canned diet with a diet canned diet
④Use muff as food
⑤Use boiled vegetables as food
⑥Try weight loss Diet canned food (obtain a prescription from a veterinarian)
⑦ Give dogs on a restricted diet a therapeutic multivitamin.
Second, do not like exercise
Like humans, lack of exercise in dogs is also one of the reasons for dog obesity. The daily calorie and fat intake of dogs need to be consumed through exercise. Insufficient exercise will inevitably lead to the accumulation of body heat and fat, making the dog more and more obese. The owner should often guide the dog to exercise, take the dog out to the park, take a walk, or train the dog to play Playing Frisbee with the ball can not only promote the blood circulation of the dog, enhance the metabolism, help lose weight, but also enhance the relationship between the dog and the owner.
3. Aging Dogs
Dogs begin to age, the body's metabolic function begins to slow down, and the digestive system begins to decline , the bones also began to slowly degenerate. Older dogs do not like to exercise and love to sleep, which can easily lead to the accumulation of calories and fat in the body and gain weight. Moreover, the old dog's obesity will also cause a series of other complications, so the more aging the dog is, the owner should guide the dog to do some simple exercises, or take it to the outdoors for walks. First, it can strengthen the old dog. The dog's bone exercise can also effectively consume fat and calories and avoid obesity in aging dogs.
4. BreedsDifferences
The obesity of dogs is also related to the genetics of dogs, such as myna Dogs, Peking, Bull and other breeds are all breeds that are prone to obesity. Although these dogs are also lively and active, they love sports, but due to breed genetics, these dogs are more likely to gain weight than other breeds of dogs.
There are various reasons for obesity in dogs. Except for pathological obesity or genetic obesity in dogs, we cannot avoid and control it. Other obesity caused by diet and exercise can be avoided through effective methods, so that the dog has a perfect and healthy body shape and body.
In addition to the four reasons mentioned above, some diseases can also cause obesity in dogs, such as hypothyroidism, hyperadrenalism, pancreatic islet gland tumors and some brain tumors. Dogs with the above diseases often feel hungry and eat a lot, eventually leading to obesity.