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Dogs are just like people. Excessive obesity can cause serious diseases, such as diabetes, joint problems, and infectious diseases. , skin diseases and even some cancers. From the following points, you can judge whether the dog is too fat, and dog owners need to put pressure on the dog to lose weight.
1. Touch with your hands
For a dog that is usually heavy, touch it with your hands. Touching his body, from the chest to the sides of the thighs, you can clearly feel the ribs scattered one by one; however, if it is an overweight dog, it will be difficult to feel the distance between the ribs when you touch it. It's like pressing your fingers on a quilt, it's soft and you can't even touch the bones.
2. Look with your eyes
Look down from the dog’s back. If the dog is obese, his back will look square and flat. Table, because excess fat accumulates on both sides of the ribs, resulting in a flat upper back, these are some keys to judging whether a dog is overweight based on appearance.
3. Use feelings
Both "lazy" and "panting". In addition, if the dog is too fat, it will also show signs of his In terms of living behavior, the dog will become lazy, not wanting to move, or will gasp for breath when moving, which seems uncomfortable... At this time, the dog may really need to lose weight.
If your dog is gaining weight, you might as well try the following weight loss tips. Simply speaking, the most critical key to losing weight is to pay attention to absorption and consumption. The goal of losing weight can be achieved by balancing consumption and absorption, or even absorbing less than consumption.
1. Weight loss feed
The way to reduce calorie intake and reduce weight for humans is to reduce their diet, or only eat green vegetables and fruits. However, this prohibitive way of losing weight cannot be implemented on dogs, because for dogs, Eating is oneAlthough people can control their eating habits through perseverance, dogs cannot lose weight by reducing food portions. If they cannot follow their normal food intake, the dog will feel hungry and he cannot rely on himself. To suppress the feeling of hunger, the desire to eat will become more and more intense, forcing him to continue to search everywhere for all the food that can be eaten. He will not miss anything, and the result will be even worse!
Therefore, when dogs lose weight, the most important thing is not to change the food portion, but they can feed the dog a weight loss prescription. The particle size of weight-loss feed is no different from that of ordinary feed. However, the fiber in these feeds is reduced, giving the dog a feeling of bulging legs, but the calories are not so high. Therefore, with the weight-loss formula feed, it can maintain The dog's food intake reduces his calories, thereby achieving the purpose of making the dog lose weight. In addition, don’t be soft-hearted and give too many snacks because you feel pity for him, causing the calorie absorption to increase instead of decreasing.
2. Exercise
Increase caloric consumption. In order for the dog to successfully lose weight, we should increase his caloric consumption and give the dog a fixed order every day. Only a certain amount of exercise time can achieve the effect of letting him lose weight. For small dogs, when the physical condition is stable, they should have a 20-minute slow walk every day and night; for large dogs, they should maintain two 30-40 minute regular walks a day, which can increase calories. consume, and reduce physical strength through dredging.
3. From environment to mood
To give your dog no chance to gain weight, in addition to a correct diet and regular exercise, you must also pay attention to your dog The environment and emotional factors you are in may prevent you from strictly following the weight loss plan, but he still finds ways to take advantage of it and eat happily without any control! If you have more than 2 or 3 dogs, you must carefully separate them when feeding. Is the food eaten by the same dog, or is it shared by everyone? Because when raising 2 or 3 dogs at the same time, there must be one dog that is more prosperous and dominates the "boss" role. When this dog eats things, it is likely to bully other dogs, grab food, Eat more, and if you don't pay attention, he will eat double or even triple the amount! Therefore, when feeding, pay attention to the appearance of different "food tyrants".
4. Fixed feeding
The fear of leaving the dog without food! If the feeding is not fixed, the dog will eat desperately when he can eat. He will often have the desire to eat more and eat more to avoid the fear of not having another meal; so when you are feeding , you should develop a habit of feeding him regularly and quantitatively so that he does not feel scared. As long as he has a sense of emotional security and knows that he can rest assured, there will naturally be another meal when the time comes. There is no need to be afraid of not eating. He will not eat too much in a hurry. In addition to feeding on timeExcept for eating so that the dog can rest assured, when the dog is in a restless or unstable mood, he will often "overeat". Therefore, when taking care of the dog, you should pay more attention to his appearance and appearance. reflect.
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