Pet Obesity Management: Beyond Nutrition

• Autores: Deborah Linder, Megan Mueller
• Localización: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice: Small Animal Practice, ISSN-e 0195-5616, Vol. 44, Nº. 4, 2014 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Clinical Nutrition), págs. 789-806
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Excess weight has been associated with many clinical and subclinical conditions that put a pet’s health at risk. Successful weight management programs extend beyond standard nutritional management and incorporate an understanding of human-animal interaction. Understanding the processes and dynamics of human-animal relationships can be a useful tool for practitioners in developing successful treatment plans for their clients. Obesity is a nutritional disorder requiring lifelong management; however, when veterinarians go beyond standard treatment to include an understanding of human-animal interaction, it is also one of the few conditions in veterinary medicine that is completely preventable and curable.