Losing weight? Check on your pets, too

While many folks start new fitness routines for 2007, they arent the only ones that have put on pounds during the holidays. Fido can eat too much goodies too. Pets often gain weight from tasty table scraps, which turns into another resolution: making sure our pets stay healthy in the new year. Obesity is as extremely common in animals as it is in people, Abshier-Meuth Animal Hospital veterinarian Scott Robbins said. Veterinarians use a body conditioning scale with the numbers 1-5 ranging from one being emaciated to 5 being obese. Pets ranking as a 3 on the scale would be the ideal weight depending on factors such as their breed and age. The best way to see if your pet needs to change their eating habits is to look at the size of their waist and also to feel their ribs.

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