Although there are many benefits to maintaining a healthy weight in pets, many owners do not understand what a healthy weight is or the benefits for pets.

Maintaining a healthy weight in pets provides many health advantages, but many pet owners are uncertain about how to manage their pet’s weight.

The Purina Body Condition System is an easy and practical tool for assessing a pet's body composition.​

A visual aid to the Purina Body Condition Score System for dogs.​

A visual aid to the Purina Body Condition Score System for cats.​

The Progress Chart should be used with the Feline Body Condition System Sheet to help track a pet’s weight loss or gain.

The Progress Chart should be used with the Canine Body Condition System Sheet to help track a pet’s weight loss or gain.

Read about the strategies, including nutrition, Bryan Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR utilizes early in osteoarthritis management.

Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disorder in dogs and cats. Nutrition as a part of a multimodal management approach may help improve quality of life for pets with joint disease and may also be beneficial in supporting joint health in well pets.