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One of the major issues in veterinary medicine today, as in human medicine, is the growing number of obese pets. almost one half of dogs as well as over one half of cats are overweight or obese today. Weight associated illness of the heart, joints, as well as endocrine system, including diabetes, in addition to potentially shorter life span can result.
For years, veterinarians have suggested prescription reduced calorie diets for such pets. However, in my experience as well as opinion, many of these diets don’t work extremely well, as they commonly focus on only calories, rather than kinds of nutrients in the food. For example, many dry based foods for cats are carbohydrate based, as well as so even such reducing diets, can really lead to weight gain in cats. In this types who has a naturally high protein as well as fat intake, a more “Catkins” diet plan including low carbs, as well as high protein/moderate fat, may be more according to weight loss than a just low calorie diet.
Many of the supermarket dry “reduced calorie” brands would autumn under the classification of high carb diets that might lead to paradoxical weight gain. I always instruct clients to feed pets at set times each day, rather than free feeding, as well as always stress a minimally processed (preferably homemade) diet plan based on a balanced recipe. However, if that is not possible then definitely all natural diets such as Nature’s range Instincts or Halo Spot’s Stew offer viable options to keeping pets happy, healthy as well as at an ideal weight.