A dog has been placed on an intensive diet after becoming so obese that he is unable to walk.

Obese dog on extreme diet so he can walk again
article in the Telegraph

Oh dear. - An extreme diet is not a good idea and is not necessary whether for a pet dog or for a human being. Diets tend to be harmful. In any case, all that is necessary to reduce excess weight is to reduce the fluid retention that is the reason for the excess weight. This fluid retention is caused by salt sensitivity combined with salt intake. Overweight dogs, cats, rabbits and people all need to cut down on salt and salty food in order to lose weight. - The owner of the dog must have been feeding him with salty food. - Pet dogs, cats and rabbits should not be fed on salty food. It is bad for them. It makes them fat, robs them of their health and energy and shortens their lives. - I wonder how many vets put notices up in their waiting rooms explaining that these pets should not be given leftovers from takeway meals and other salty food to eat? - Or maybe some of them believe that pet-owners already know this? - They don't. - They don't all know this...

How to Lose weight!

See my website http://www.wildeaboutsteroids.co.uk/

Read my Mensa article on Obesity and the Salt Connection

And see Sodium in foods

Associated health conditions

Has the vet prescribed steroids for your dog? - Do you know that steroids can cause your dog to gain weight? - Here is what to do:

Avoid giving your dog any food that contains added salt, e.g. a bit of your takeaway meal or processed ready meal. Salt is sodium chloride and the sodium part of salt causes fluid retention whether it is people or whether it is dogs that take steroids. Make sure the dog's food is unsalted.

See my website http://www.wildeaboutsteroids.co.uk/ (The site does not sell anything and has no banners or sponsors or adverts - just helpful information.)

Read my Mensa article on Obesity and the Salt Connection

prescribed steroids and HRT

Brothers convicted over fat dog.

Brothers convicted over fat dog

I expect that the men who own the dog do not know that it is fluid retention that is the trouble and that it is caused by giving the dog food that contains salt. I know that many - very probably most - vets advise people that dogs should not be given salty food, but maybe some of them just haven't happened to mention it. Or maybe the customers simply don't realise how very important it is to protect their pets from salt.

Here is an extract from my website http://www.wildeaboutsteroids.co.uk/:

"Overweight Pets

If you have an overweight pet dog or cat it is because they have been eating food containing added salt. This is bad for them. Give them unsalted food instead. They will lose weight, have more energy and live longer."