Mild to moderate overweight in dogs: is there an impact on routine hematological and biochemical profiles, echocardiographic parameters and cardiac autonomic modulation?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11259-021-09880-6
Abstract: Obesity is considered the most common nutritional disease of dogs. Even though overt obesity is more likely to impair health, even moderately overweight dogs are at greater risk for requiring medication for chronic health problems… read more here.
Keywords: cardiac autonomic; routine hematological; hematological biochemical; echocardiographic parameters ... See more keywords
Using research on self-regulation to understand and tackle the challenges that owners face helping their (overweight) dogs lose weight.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.08.017
Abstract: The present research sought to (i) understand the challenges that dog owners encounter in helping their pet lose weight, and (ii) develop and test an intervention designed to help dog owners to deal with these… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; lose weight; research; overweight dogs ... See more keywords