ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - October is National Pet Wellness Month and October 11th is Pet Obesity Awareness Day. Tying these two together means taking a good hard look at your pet’s overall health. Are ...

2025 Pet Obesity & Nutrition Opinion Survey will remain open through December 31, 2025. APOP and WPOA noted that the tools and resources they recently launched are free. These include 1: Daily Feeding ...

There’s another growing obesity problem in American: Our pets are getting fatter. “Up to 60 percent of our cats and dogs in America are overweight,” says Deborah Linder, a board certified veterinary ...

Go ahead, give a dog a bone — but make it low fat. Jas Mattu, a veterinarian for Berkeley-based University Veterinary Hospital, is raising awareness of the pet obesity epidemic. According to the ...

Q: I have had cats and dogs for years, and all of them have been spayed or neutered. I've noticed that they — and my friends' ...

If your dog or cat looks more like a footstool than an animal, it's time to do something about that excess weight. There is an epidemic of fat pets in the United States, one that's often unrecognized.

As pet owners, we love to spoil our furry companions with treats, extra food, and cuddles. But while a little extra weight may seem harmless or even adorable, pet obesity is a growing problem that can ...

We all know that being severely overweight is dangerous. From stress on our joints to increased risk of heart disease and stroke, being obese is a serious medical issue. But when it comes to our pets, ...

Picture this: you're standing in your living room, staring upon your snoozing pooch as he sprawls across the couch, his tongue lazily flapping out of his mouth. He's gotten much larger since you ...