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Over-feeding your dog may please your pet now but cause significant
health conditions in the future. Extensive consumption in dogs
can lead to the similar health problems that humans experience.
For starters, an overweight or obese dog will experience frequent
discomfort than a dog of a normal weight. While
an overweight dog is not overtly discernable as a person, the
medical adverse effects may intensify rapidly in a canine. Let’s
consider the digestive system for a moment. Dissimilar is a
svelte dog, the overweight canine has a higher incidence rate
of constipation. If you’ve noticed your canine emitting gas
or flatulence, then it may be an indication that you are over
feeding your dog.
The best
reason to reassess how much you are feeding your dog has to
do with its immune system. Obese and overweight dogs commonly
struggle with a decreased immune function. Heavier dogs experience
a defenseless resistance to bacterial and viral infections.
Although in dogs with extra weight, distemper and salmonella
infections are far more severe, the precise reason of the decreased
immune system is undetermined.
Skin and
hair coat problems
Another negative side effect associated with overweight dogs
is the susceptibility to skin and hair coat diseases. The sebaceous
cells are more rampant in overweight dogs. As a result, they
will release different types of oils rendering the skin ripe
for the accumulation of oils and the vulnerability of infections.
Finally,
if you would like to extend the health and life expectancy of
your dog, a well balanced diet, administered according to your
dog’s age is a recipe for longevity. Veterinarian clinical trials
have found a correlation in overweight and obese dogs with cancer
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