OBESITY-RELATED METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN DOGS: a Comparison with Human Metabolic Syndrome
April 27, 2013 by admin
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The following abstract was taken from: Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Jose J Ceron, Shelley L Holden, Daniel J Cuthbertson, Vincent Biourge, Penelope J Morris and Alexander J German. BMC Veterinary Research (2012, 8:147): Obesity-related Metabolic Dysfunction in Dogs: a Comparison with Human Metabolic Syndrome Background Recently, metabolic syndrome (MS) has gained attention in human metabolic medicine given […]
Dog Naturopath: Obesity in Pets – Is Your Dog or Cat Too Fat?
December 29, 2011 by admin
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Dog Naturopath: Obesity in dogs and cats is increasing rapidly in line with the obesity epidemic in humans. As a dog naturopath, I find the most common cause of obesity in dogs is caused by feeding your pet a commercial diet. Canned foods and dry foods are usually high in carbohydrates (especially the latter) and a […]