Weight Clinic
- Weight Check
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Not sure if your pet is overweight? Use our virtual weight checker to find out.
- Feeding
You are what you eat, as the old saying goes, and this also applies to our pets...
- Exercise
As well as a suitable diet, regular and appropriate exercise is vital to keep your dog or cat in shape.
- Weight loss tips
Diets are never easy but pleading, puppy dog (or cat) eyes can make it that much harder...
- Q&A
Read the answers to the questions that you've put to Joe Inglis
State of the Nation's Pets
- Total Cats in the UK:
- 7.2 million * (1)
- Total Dogs in the UK:
- 7.3 million * (1)
- Cats weighed:
- 336 * (2)
- Dogs weighed:
- 446 * (2)
- % of cats overweight:
- 89.9 * (2)
- % of dogs overweight:
- 89.9 * (2)
- Excess weight of the Nation's Pets (kg):
- 63.0 million
* (1) These figures are taken from PFMA
* (2) These figures are taken from the Pets on Pets Get Slim
Slimmer of the week
- Name:
- Arnie
- Age:
- 6
- Animal:
- dog
- Breed:
- Labrador Retriever
- Weight:
- 49.90 kg
- Target weight:
- 31.90 kg
- Reason:
- Meet this friendly chap - Arnie. He's a retired show dog who loves everything and everybody. Arnie needs to lose almost 18kg - good luck with the diet Arnie and welcome to Pets Get Slim.
- View Arnie's Pets Page
Virtual Weight Checker
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is overweight?
is overweight?
Use our Virtual Weight Checker
to find out.