How to take care of Overweighted dogs
Posted by Sarah in Dog Health Care, tags: care, diet, dog, exercise, overweight, vetMany dog owners often have problems that how to know their dogs weigh too much. Overweight dogs are much prone to have some health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and also painful joints. This problem is associated with the nutritional
Firstly, look at him from the top view and then see if he still has a waist. The dog in a good weight, you should see his waist clearly. Then put your hand both side of his ribs and feel that they are. If you don’t feel the ribs, it shows that your dog might be gained too much weight. However, if you can see his ribs clearly without touching, it means your dog is too thin or less weight.
For the overweight dog, you should perform the following instructions to help him improve health and reduce weight effectively
Stop feeding him too much food when your dog in on diet. The overweight dogs are often caused by having more food than their body need. Therefore, you should separate his daily meals into 2 – 4 small meals per day and don’t let them have any food outside the meals. Weigh in at least once a week and write down date, time and the weight scale.
If you have more than one dog, you should feed them one by one. This will help to prevent your overweight dog to displace the food from the other. Give him food before you have your own meals and let them stay away while you are having a meal.
Be sure to cover all garbage bin in your home and outside to prevent your dog digging for more foods. Talk to your neighbors and tell them that your dog is on a diet and try not to give any food to your dog if possible.
Keep your dog exercise regularly. Let him start slowly with a short time duration of exercise and then gradually extended. You may begin with short walking and then when you see him start to enjoy with the exercise, you may change into some new exercise or game which allow him to run or jump, like catching the ball or playing flying plate.
Schedule for the physical examination by veterinarian at least once a year.
Note : This is some basic advice. If you find your dog very overweight, consult with your vet for a check up as it may cause by his health problem, not by food.
