Excess weight is a serious health problem for dogs and cats and is common in many countries. The two main causes of obesity are too much food and too little exercise. Other contributing factors can be due to hormonal influences, certain genetic factors, and other disease processes.
If you pet is carrying extra weight, it can:
- Increase the risk of heart disease by forcing the heart to work harder.
- Increase the risk of arthritis as extra weight can stress the joints, cause joint pain, and make it harder for your pet to move around comfortably.
- Obesity can cause breathing problems, skin and hair coat problems.
- Especially in cats, obesity frequently leads to diabetes.
All of these problems can make your pet uncomfortable and limit the way they interact with you and other family members.
Treatment is to rule out and treat any medical causes, such as hypothyroidism. Reducing caloric intake and increasing exercise can help your pet successfully lose weight. Lifestyle changes and a weight loss program are essential. Your veterinarian can help determine if your pet is too heavy and provide guidelines for achieving their ideal weight. Slentrol is an oral weight loss drug for obese dogs that are not able to lose weight by other means.
Uzito wa ziada ni tatizo kubwa la afya kwa mbwa na paka na ni jambo la kawaida katika nchi nyingi. Sababu kuu mbili za unene kupita kiasi ni kula kupita kiasi na kufanya mazoezi machache sana. Mambo mengine yanayochangia yanaweza kuwa kwa sababu ya uvutano wa homoni, mambo fulani ya urithi, na taratibu nyingine za ugonjwa. Ikiwa mnyama wako ana uzito wa ziada, inaweza: - Kuongeza hatari ya ugonjwa wa moyo kwa kulazimisha moyo kufanya kazi kwa bidii zaidi. Kwa sababu ya hatari ya ugonjwa wa arthritis, uzito wa ziada unaweza kusababisha maumivu ya viungo na kufanya iwe vigumu kwa mnyama wako kusonga kwa urahisi. - Kunenepa kupita kiasi kunaweza kusababisha matatizo ya kupumua, matatizo ya ngozi na nywele. - Hasa katika paka, kunenepa kupita kiasi mara nyingi husababisha kisukari. Matatizo haya yote yanaweza kumfanya mnyama wako asijihisi vizuri na kupunguza njia anavyoshughulika na wewe na washiriki wengine wa familia. Matibabu ni kuondoa na kutibu visababishi vyovyote vya kitiba, kama vile hypothyroidism. Kupunguza ulaji wa kalori na kuongeza mazoezi ya mwili kunaweza kukusaidia kupunguza uzito. Mabadiliko ya mtindo wa maisha na mpango wa kupunguza uzito ni muhimu. Daktari wako wa wanyama anaweza kukusaidia kujua ikiwa mnyama wako ni mzito sana na kutoa miongozo ya kufikia uzito wake bora. Slentrol ni dawa ya kupoteza uzito ya mdomo kwa mbwa wanene ambao hawawezi kupoteza uzito kwa njia nyingine.