管理健康体重

管理健康体重横幅

宠物猫、犬的肥胖症在全球范围内是一个重大问题。1-5

在某些宠物群体中，经兽医诊断的动物超重和肥胖症的患病率在犬中高达 65%，在猫中高达 63%。2,3

了解、识别和管理宠物的超重情况对它们的健康至关重要。研究表明，超重或肥胖宠物的寿命短于体型精瘦的宠物。6-9 肥胖症也与许多疾病存在关联，包括骨关节炎和猫糖尿病。10,11

然而，调查结果表明许多宠物主人并不认为宠物体重是一个问题。3,12,13 仅有一半以上的宠物主人表示，其兽医会在其宠物年度访视期间定期发起关于体重的讨论。4 这样就导致在解决宠物健康的超重和肥胖症风险时存在关键的对话缺失。

详细了解宠物健康与体重之间的联系，以及宠物健康的超重风险。

在某些宠物群体中，经兽医诊断的动物超重和肥胖症的患病率在犬中高达 65%，在猫中高达 63%。脚注 2 和 3

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