Brewster Veterinary Center is the premier pet care clinic dedicated to keeping your animals healthy and happy through our range of veterinary services. Our staff will offer advice and guidelines for feeding your animals and preventing pet obesity.

Pets like humans are affected by the obesity epidemic.  Little furry friends need to eat nutritious foods and stay away from too many carbs.  Pets who consume a high carbohydrate and sugar diet are more likely to be overweight and form an addition to high calorie foods.  The best way to prevent an obesity problem with your pet is to feed them a high-protein diet and make sure that they get lots of exercise.

Healthy Dietary Suggestions for Your Pet

Instead of dry food try feeding your pet a meat-based diet.  Many pet owners think it is cheaper to buy grain-based foods for their animals, but studies have shown that pets perform better if they eat meats instead of grains.  Some pet owners think it better to feed their pets a fat-free diet.  What they do not realize is that fat is an important part of your animal’s diet so many veterinarians recommend reducing grains and carbs instead of fat.  

Natural fat like those found in meats are the kind of fats that are crucial to your pet’s diet.  Processed pet food that contains fat and preservatives has the wrong type of fat for your animal.  Preservatives can actually be harmful to the health of your pet.  Another ingredient that is good for your pet is Omega-3 fatty acids they are necessary for coat and skin health.

Some healthy supplements that may help in fight pet obesity are fish oil, flax seed oil and chia seeds. Feeding your pet unprocessed food, nourishing supplements and vegetables or meat instead of grains is a healthy natural way to combat obesity.  Our Brewster veterinarian will counsel pet owners about how to properly feed their pets and ways to give them more exercise.  Pet owners can have happy pets if they take the time to make sure they are eating the right kinds of foods and getting playtime to exercise their bodies and minds.

What type of nutritional guidelines do you follow to keep your pet healthy?