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On Wednesday, October 9, 2013, the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention will conduct our Seventh Annual Pet Obesity Awareness Day survey.
In order to do this, we need your help. On October 10 we are asking you to record simple information for each pet that you perform a routine examination on that day. How many pets and the detail of information you obtain is up to you. Obviously more is better but our goal is to determine more accurately the exact number of pets in the United States that are overweight or obese. Our past experience demonstrates that this should add no more than 1-2 minutes to your normal physical examination routine.
If you are interested, simply complete the form and we will contact you with handouts, instructions, and measuring tapes to complete the study. This study is independent of any and all corporate sponsorships or involvements. It is important that this study remain neutral to protect the integrity and interpretation of results. If you have any suggestions, questions, or concerns feel free to contact me directly: DrErnieWard@gmail.com or
910-579-5550.
Please help us in our fight against obesity.
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My daughter is doing a science project on ” is that cat fat” and we have 4 cats now to measure and check their weight etc… I know one of the cats is obese and would love to help Nayla loose weight during this experiment. Any words of wisdom for us? I was told to change her cat food to canned kitten food because it is mostly protein and the dry cat food we are feeding her is full of carbs and bad stuff…
What is your thought on this?
Patty,
My name is Tara, I’m a nutritional specialist in Gillette, Wy. I would love to help you with your cats! What kind of food are you feeding right now? You DO NOT want to feed kitten food because it has more calories than adult food. Please email me and I can give you TONS of tips!
Tara
Speaking as an pet owner who lost her precious wonder kitty to Triaditis, I’d highly advice people to start paying better attention to diet, exercise and the weights of their pets. My little baby was already very obese when I took her in, due to her previous owner’s over feeding her junk. She developed feline inflammatory bowel disease, then fatty liver and finally pancreatitis. She didn’t survive. Since then I’ve started a website with case studies of these GI diseases and lots of information http://www.ibdkitties.net. I’m on a mission to educate pet owners and get them to understand the dangers that come with a bad pet diet.
I have a yorkiepoo. She is 3 and has allergies. We have used all kinds of shampoo on her and medication but she is no better. Most of her problem is itchy skin and I think some of the treatments we give her make her skin dry. We feed her lamb and salmon only and do not feed her table scraps.
I hate to see her suffer but is there a cream I could use to help with the itching and the dry skin?
We rescued her from a puppy mill and we love her, she was not socialized or even walked on a leash, we had some fun in the beginning but with alot of love and patiences she came around. Now she rules the house and we spend more on her then ourselves. We do love her and she has brouight us great joy. She is attached to my husband and only wants me around when I scratch her back when her collar comes off at night. She is a trip.
Thanks
Laura Lillie
Laura,
I’m a nutritional specialist from Gillette, Wy. Have you tried something that doesn’t have lamb in it? Lamb is on the top 5 list of dog allergies. Let me know if you’d like some different foods to try.
Tara
Dag nabbit good stuff you whippesranprpes!