A DOG expert has revealed how you can figure out if your dog is fat.
Cat The Vet is UK veterinarian she shares pet tips and tricks andadvice online.
In a TikTok video online she said: “Would you know if your dog was fat?”
Cat said it’s actually quite difficult to tell if your dog is fat and most people don’t realise their dogs are fat.
She said: “You might think that you would but you actually probably wouldn’t.”
“Here in the UK 65% of dogs are overweight or have obesity according to the PDSA Paw resort in 2022.”
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“Yet in a survey 81% of owners said their dogs were the ideal weight so we have a mismatch.”
Cat says there is a step by step method to figuring out if your dog is fat and it has nothing to do with a scale.
“Here is how you can tell if your dog is a healthy weight or not.”
“It’s not the number on the scale that's important, it's the shape of their body.”
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Cat says you need be able to access the tuck of your dogs tummy.
“This is called body condition scoring and it can be done for every single dog in every single breed.”
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“The first thing we’re going to look at is the tuck of their tummies”
“Looking at your dog from the side, you should be able to see a tuck where their rib cage ends and their tummy starts.”
A flat line indicates your dog is fat.
“If that line is flat or getting flatter they’re probably carrying a bit too much on their undercarriage.”
“Next, have a look at them from above. Behind the ribs there should be a tuck, they should have a waist before we get to their abdomen.”
“If you’ve got a fluffy dog, then you're going to have to get your hands on and squish down the fluff and make sure that you can see that shape.”
You should be able to feel your dog's ribs.
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“And finally can you feel their ribs? In a healthy dog you might not necessarily be able to see them.”
“But if you put your hands on them with very gentle pressure you should be able to feel those ribs on their chest.”
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