senior cats as well. In elderly humans, the most common causes of weight loss are depression, cancer and benigngastrointestinal disease. A complete history, including a nutritional history, is the first step in diagnosis. Diet quality should beinvestigated to ensure the patient is receiving an ade...
The article, "Effects of weight loss while feeding a moderate-protein, high-fiber diet on body composition, voluntary physical activity, and fecal microbiota of overweight cats," is published in theAmerican Journal of Veterinary Research. More information:...
Although her owner Monica put her on a diet, she discovered that Fifi had charmed an elderly neighbor into giving her food, milk and treats every day, as well as stealing food from the other neighborhood cats. Fifi after Finishing weight: 16.1 lbs Total weight lost: 4.4 lbs (22 percent)...
room, Chihuahuas are oftentimes fed leftovers that owners don’t want to throw away. After all, it’s nearly impossible to deny them with those sad begging eyes looking patiently up at you. However, the problem in doing so is that it leads to obesity much faster than eating dog food ...