{"id":268,"date":"2019-07-16T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petdedicated.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2019-07-16T17:00:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:00:06","slug":"pet-obesity-remains-a-big-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petdedicated.com\/?p=268","title":{"rendered":"Pet Obesity Remains a Big Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/dog-health-care\/pet-obesity-remains-a-big-issue\">Pet Obesity Remains a Big Issue<\/a> by <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/author\/jackie-brown\">Jackie Brown<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\">Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren&#8217;t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Association for Pet Obesity Prevention<\/strong> recently released its survey statistics for 2018, which found that 55.8% of dogs and 59.5% of cats in the United States are classified as overweight or obese. The numbers are relatively unchanged from 2017, and the survey also found that pet owners are confused about pet nutrition. Although 68 percent of owners answered yes to the question, \u201cWould you like your veterinarian to recommend a routine\/maintenance diet for your pet?\u201d only 38 percent reported that their vet had recommended a routine\/maintenance diet to feed. \u201cVeterinarians need to understand obesity is a disease and offer more treatment options than diet and exercise,\u201d says APOP president, veterinarian <strong>Dr. Ernie Ward<\/strong>. \u201cPet owners have an overwhelming number of diet choices and are often confused by the nutritional advice they see online.\u201d Dr. Ward also noted that pet owners may be embarrassed or feel judged due to &#8220;fat shaming&#8221; so don&#8217;t want to ask their vet about obesity, or vets are afraid they&#8217;ll offend pet owners by bringing the topic up.<\/p>\n<h3>About the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/meet-the-dogster-authors\">author<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Jackie Brown is a freelance writer from Southern California who specializes in the pet industry. Reach her at <a href=\"http:\/\/jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Learn more about preventing and treating pet obesity at <a href=\"http:\/\/dogster.com\">dogster.com<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/lifestyle\/dog-health-canine-obesity-ask-a-vet\">Ask a Vet: Is the Canine Obesity Epidemic Real?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/lifestyle\/dog-health-7-tips-canine-obesity\">7 Tips to Prevent Canine Obesity<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/lifestyle\/dog-health-pet-obesity-lets-move-petsmove-org\">We Wanted to Help Others Fight Pet Obesity, So We Launched PetsMove.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/dog-health-care\/pet-obesity-remains-a-big-issue\">Pet Obesity Remains a Big Issue<\/a> by <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/author\/jackie-brown\">Jackie Brown<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\">Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren&#8217;t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/dog-health-care\/pet-obesity-remains-a-big-issue\">Pet Obesity Remains a Big Issue<\/a> by <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/author\/jackie-brown\">Jackie Brown<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\">Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren&#8217;t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Association for Pet Obesity Prevention<\/strong> recently released its survey statistics for 2018, which found that 55.8% of dogs and 59.5% of cats in the United States are classified as overweight or obese. The numbers are relatively unchanged from 2017, and the survey also found that pet owners are confused about pet nutrition. Although 68 percent of owners answered yes to the question, \u201cWould you like your veterinarian to recommend a routine\/maintenance diet for your pet?\u201d only 38 percent reported that their vet had recommended a routine\/maintenance diet to feed. \u201cVeterinarians need to understand obesity is a disease and offer more treatment options than diet and exercise,\u201d says APOP president, veterinarian <strong>Dr. Ernie Ward<\/strong>. \u201cPet owners have an overwhelming number of diet choices and are often confused by the nutritional advice they see online.\u201d Dr. Ward also noted that pet owners may be embarrassed or feel judged due to &#8220;fat shaming&#8221; so don&#8217;t want to ask their vet about obesity, or vets are afraid they&#8217;ll offend pet owners by bringing the topic up.<\/p>\n<h3>About the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/meet-the-dogster-authors\">author<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Jackie Brown is a freelance writer from Southern California who specializes in the pet industry. Reach her at <a href=\"http:\/\/jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Learn more about preventing and treating pet obesity at <a href=\"http:\/\/dogster.com\">dogster.com<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/lifestyle\/dog-health-canine-obesity-ask-a-vet\">Ask a Vet: Is the Canine Obesity Epidemic Real?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/lifestyle\/dog-health-7-tips-canine-obesity\">7 Tips to Prevent Canine Obesity<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/lifestyle\/dog-health-pet-obesity-lets-move-petsmove-org\">We Wanted to Help Others Fight Pet Obesity, So We Launched PetsMove.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/dog-health-care\/pet-obesity-remains-a-big-issue\">Pet Obesity Remains a Big Issue<\/a> by <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\/author\/jackie-brown\">Jackie Brown<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogster.com\">Dogster<\/a>. 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