Utilizing Smart Devices to Improve Comprehensive Weight Loss Programs for Pets
Utilizing Smart Devices to Improve Comprehensive Weight Loss Programs for Pets
Speaker:
Jenessa Winston, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Date: 30 April 2025
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Obesity, the most common nutritional disorder in dogs and cats, is a preventable disease that is associated with significant health consequences.
Identifying interventional solutions to enhance owner engagement and commitment to their pet’s weight loss are vital to addressing obesity in dogs and cats. This lecture will provide examples of how smart devices, such as wearable activity collars, digital automatic feeders, and litter box monitors that double as a digital scale, can be used in successful pet weight loss programs.
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