More and more pets are becoming seriously overweight/obese.

This article draws attention to the alarming rise in overweight dogs, cats and rabbits.

The reason these domestic pets become obese is NOT that they are overfed; it is that too often they are given food that is unsuitable and unhealthy for them. - Sometimes a pet owner will give their pet the leftovers of a takeaway meal or a ready meal they cooked in the microwave. - This sort of food is bad for pets, mainly because it contains a lot of salt and salt is very bad for domestic pets.

If your pet is having to take medication prescribed by the vet - such as steroids - then it is even more important - VITALLY IMPORTANT - that you do not give your pet salty food.

When your pets eat salt-laden food, the salt gives them a huge problem of fluid retention/morbid obesity. This causes them great discomfort and suffering and it hastens their death.

They will quickly and easily lose weight if you carefully avoid giving them the salty food. They will shed a lot of the excess fluid by excreting it in the urine.

Don't get them to take exercise to lower their weight. It won't help at all because it has no effect on fluid retention. Exercise is good for your dog, but wait until he or she has lost weight and is feeling better and more energetic, then it will be enjoyable and not too tiring.

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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...

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Pet rabbits are now increasingly becoming overweight/obese... - They should not be given food containing salt.

Sweet treats creating wave of tubs bunnies

Extracts from Sunday Telegraph article:

"Like the much-loved children's book character, who became so fat he was barely able to dodge Farmer McGregor, British pet rabbits are piling on the pounds.

A new survey has found a quarter of all pet rabbits are overweight, with eight out of 10 vets saying the trend is escalating. Owners are blamed for giving treats such as honey and chocolate. Even carrots are contributing to the problem, with many varieties grown for their high sugar content to make them sweeter for human tastes."

"Two of the country's largest pet insurers say obesity-related issues now make up 25 per cent of claims for rabbits, which have increased in popularity in recent years. Up to two million are kept as pets.

Elaine Pendlebury, a senior vet at the PDSA, said: "The number of obese rabbits I see in the surgery is only the tip of the iceberg. If you are feeding a rabbit toast and honey, that is a lot of calories for them and will pile on the pounds.""

"Fat rabbits can find it difficult to clean themselves and this may lead to an infestation of maggots, which can be fatal. Obesity can also lead to a condition called "sore hocks", involving painful wounds on the paws, which can also cause death. Overweight females can suffer life-threatening pregnancy toxaemia.

As with other species, obesity in rabbits can lead to joint and bone problems, heart and breathing difficulties, and an increased risk of cancer.

Simon Wheeler, head of marketing for insurance firm Petplan, which carried out the latest study, said 25 per cent of all claims for rabbits related to dietary issues or obesity, up from 12 per cent last year.

He said: "The results of the survey suggest rabbits are catching up with the nation's cats and dogs in the obesity stakes. It's serious in all pets, because being overweight can lead to heart problems, diabetes and respiratory problems.""

But it is not overeating and too many calories that are causing this obesity and its attendant illnesses, disabilities and needless pain and suffering. - As with obesity in general, both in people and in pets, the cause of the obesity is fluid retention, and the way to reduce/prevent the obesity is to reduce the fluid retention. - This means not giving your rabbit (or cat, or dog) food containing salt, e.g. bread/toast, leftovers from your ready meal or takeaway.

Lose weight and improve your own and your pets' health in many ways without drugs or expense by avoiding salt and salty food! - Try it! - You will feel so much better!

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