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Obese Animals

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Casslanpepci

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These pets need to go on a serious diet:



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Guinea PIG: A fury friend with too much fat

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This squirrel has had too many nuts





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One too many mice for this fat feline




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Fat-out: This pooch doesn't need to be thrown a bone

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Dog-gone: Less time napping, more time exercising

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Bone belly: This four-legged friend is rolling in it


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Fur-wheel drive: This dog need to get out and walk

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Meaty bite: A well-rounded hound


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Oinker: Is that a pig or dog?


more pictures at dailmail.co.uk "Pictured: The fat guinea pig that's the size of a football and the rest of the world's fattest pets"
 

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Honestly, people that let their animals get so excessively obese should have their animals taken away from them. It is a form of animal cruelty.

I've had overweight dogs in the past, but any person with a working brain knows that getting that fat is not healthy and detrimental to the animal's health. All my dogs are kept thin and muscular. And I never let especially my older dogs become fat. Ideally you should be able to easily feel the first two ribs on your dogs without having to search through fat.
 
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hmmm it is very sad that people allow their animals to get so unhealthy. Our dog was a bit chubby when we adopted her... but since then, with healthy food and plenty of walks, she is a good size now.

I agree, letting your animals get so over weight is a form of abuse, and these animals should be taken off their owners. It's not fair. :mad:
 
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I saw someone on here not that long ago saying that fat pets like cats don't suffer when there fat in another thread and aparently a vet told this person the above, i pm this person and gave him a list of problems that obese pets can have.
In cats
Diabetes Mellitus
Arthritis
Hepatic Lipidosis
Shortness of breath, especially after exercise
Skin problems
Greater risk during anaesthesia & surgery
Heart disease
http://www.cat-world.com.au/ObesityInCats.htm

In dogs
heart disease
respiratory ailments,
weak joints
stress on heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and joints
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/obese.html
http://www.fordogpals.com/obesity-in-dogs.html

Guinea Pig
Kidney failure and other risks

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ze-football--rest-worlds-overweight-pets.html


here the link to the other thread, Post by Stinker, Number 6!
http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7038396
 
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Honestly, people that let their animals get so excessively obese should have their animals taken away from them. It is a form of animal cruelty.

I've had overweight dogs in the past, but any person with a working brain knows that getting that fat is not healthy and detrimental to the animal's health. All my dogs are kept thin and muscular. And I never let especially my older dogs become fat. Ideally you should be able to easily feel the first two ribs on your dogs without having to search through fat.
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