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Feline medicine_ Endocrinology module

Feline medicine_ Endocrinology module. OBESITY PREVENTION. Anna N. Martí- Spain. OBESITY PREVENTION. GENERAL FINDINGS. 25-40% of indoor cats overweight Common findings: Male Neutering Comercial dry food. GENERAL FINDINGS. OBESITY PREVENTION. OBESITY PREVENTION.

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Feline medicine_ Endocrinology module

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  1. Feline medicine_ Endocrinology module OBESITY PREVENTION Anna N. Martí- Spain

  2. OBESITY PREVENTION GENERAL FINDINGS 25-40% of indoor cats overweight Common findings: • Male • Neutering • Comercial dry food

  3. GENERAL FINDINGS OBESITY PREVENTION

  4. OBESITY PREVENTION THE OBESITY IS A METABOLIC ILLNESS THAT CAUSE THE CAT TO BE PREDISPOSED TO SUFFER • DIABETES • FLUTD • ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS • SKIN PROBLEMS • HEPATIC LIPIDOSIS

  5. OBESITY PREVENTION: DIETARY RECOMMENDATION THE CAT AS A STRICT CARNIVORE • Hight carbohidrates diet seems not to be adequate to cat’s metabolism • High protein diet: • Helps to prevent the muscular waste • Increase satiety Carnitine?

  6. OBESITY PREVENTION:ACTIVITY PET CATS GENERALLY LACK EXERCISE WHEN COMPARED WITH THE HUNTER THEY WERE DESIGNED TO BE • Sedentary prevention • Promote active lifestyle • Food as motivation and reward for physical activity • New toys • Enrichment structures • Tunnels • Large paper bags • Boxes • Play towers

  7. PET CATS GENERALLY LACK EXERCISE WHEN COMPARED WITH THE HUNTER THEY WERE DESIGNED TO BE OBESITY PREVENTION:ACTIVITY • New generation toys/ feeders could help to force the cat to eat slower- smaller amounts of food

  8. OBESITY PREVENTION ENCOURAGE YOUR CAT TO DRINK MORE WATER • The effects of increasing water content to reduce the energy density of diet has been demostrated to ameliorate the body mass gain following caloric restriction • High moisture can reduce caloric density, which promotes short-term weight loss • So it can be assumed that obese cat’s can beneffit of the consumption of high % humidity aliment (canned or natural food or addition of 40% water at the dry food)

  9. ENCOURAGE YOUR CAT TO DRINK MORE WATER OBESITY PREVENTION • Multiple bowls • Cats use to prefer glass, metal or ceramic bowls • Fill to the brim • Good location • Running water • Catprofessional.com

  10. OBESITY PREVENTION General recommendations • Promote active lifestyle • Feed the kittens with diverse food, to avoid future non-acceptance of newly introduced ones (always gradually) • Feed your cat with food as natural as possible • In case of giving comercial food, canned food is preferable to the dry one (steak better than jelly) • Try to stimulate your cat to drink more water

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