MAINTAIN YOUR PET'S GOOD WEIGHT
ENSURE HIS GOOD HEALTH |
| 1 DOG OUT OF 3 AND 3 CATS OUT OF 10 ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. THIS CONDITION IS A TRUE RISK FOR THEIR HEALTH. |
| 1. How to recognise overweight? |
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| 2. What are the risks for his health? |
| 1 or 2 extra kilos may not visibly harm your pet's health but can quickly lead to obesity, which can then have severe consequences such as cardiovascular and respiratory troubles, joint problems, diabetes, skin and digestive diseases… Do not let excess weight settle in, it could diminish his physical capacities. |
| 3. How did this extra weight settled in? |
| Excess weight has multiple causes: genetic predispositions (some breeds are more affected than others), lack of exercise, neutering, and above all, unbalanced diets. But don't worry, if that is the major cause of your animal's excess weight, the result can be undone by your veterinarian can help and a few new habits. |
| 4. Taking action |
Excess weight is not inevitable! It's all up to you to reverse this process. Your animal's health is in your hands and taking care of it is the best way to protect it…
Watch his diet and encourage exercise
Only an adapted diet can make the difference when your animal is overweight.
PHASE 1: Losing weight
3 key principles
1. A nutritionally adapted diet with low-calorie and low-fat foods specially developed for overweight animals.
As an expert in Health Nutrition, Royal Canin has developed a range of diets specially elaborated to help combat excess weight and obesity. |
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| 2. Respecting the right feeding rations. It is not about depriving your animal of eating but the point is rather to help him get used to eating the right daily recommended intake. |
3. Getting rid of bad habits and particularly of all the snacks and the like! Some treats are real caloric bombs and can noticeably increase your animal's daily energy intake. For instance:  |
| 4. Exercise, go out, move, have fun! The activity level has to increase but yet be adapted to your animal's health condition. The idea is not to have your dog or cat over-exercise, particularly if his heart or joints have been weakened by the excess weight. |
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| PHASE 2: Stabilizing |
| Watch your animal's diet and his weight to avoid any relapse. Be careful not to let your animal gain and lose weight on a regular basis! Once your animal has lost weight, keep the newly acquired good and be sure that playing with your animal, stroking him or taking him out for a walk will do him more good than rewarding him with unhealthy treats! |
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