Pet Health - Healthy Pet Stuff - Pet Products » Pet Care http://www.healthypetstuff.com Pet Products, Pet Stuff, Pet Health Guide, Articles on Pet Health and Healthy Pet Products. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Why veterinarians don’t work harder at treating pet obesity http://www.healthypetstuff.com/why-veterinarians-don%e2%80%99t-work-harder-at-treating-pet-obesity http://www.healthypetstuff.com/why-veterinarians-don%e2%80%99t-work-harder-at-treating-pet-obesity#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:48:50 +0000 admin http://www.healthypetstuff.com/?p=75 Ever tried to convince an owner that weight loss is indeed possible for their 74-pound beagle? For their 21-pound cat? It’s only then that you’ll understand how stressful it can be to effect real change in a pet’s health with respect to their weight.

That’s why veterinarians find themselves in an uneasy position when it comes to even going there. When an owner is likely to be

It’s often a wasted effort, this weight loss concern. Ask any human general practitioner and they’ll likely agree. Medicare does NOT reimburse for the stress involved with respect to weight loss spiels, and veterinary medicine is no different. For all we do to counsel our clients on the merits of weight loss and the pitfalls inherent to obesity, we’re more likely to be rewarded with indignation than with success –– including that of the monetary variety. Weight loss is not a profit center.

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