What Not to Feed Your Pet: Vets Warn Pet Owners on National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
October 7, 2010 by Dog Service Network
Filed under Health, Weight Management
Everyone’s heard that we humans have a little weight problem. Okay, a huge weight problem. Studies show we’re now sharing those excess pounds with our pets. On October 13, 2010, the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) will set out once again to determine how many of our furry friends are too fat. Read more
How Fat Is That Doggie in Your Window? Vets Release Pet Weight Translator
August 2, 2010 by Dog Service Network
Filed under Health, Weight Management
Pet Weight Translator Compares Weights of Portly Pets to Pudgy People
Calabash, North Carolina (PRWEB) August 2, 2010 – Vets concerned about the growing pet obesity epidemic want people to know that a 12 pound Yorkie is the same as an average female weighing 218 pounds and a 14 pound cat is equivalent to a 237 pound man. The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) has created an online pet weight translator and tables of the most common breeds that compare those extra pounds on our pets in terms of love handles we can all relate to. Read more
