PMID: 15230446Jul 3, 2004Paper

Evaluation of owner education as a component of obesity treatment programs for dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Jill E YaissleC A Tony Buffington

Abstract

To compare results of a conventional obesity treatment program with those of an obesity treatment program that included education of owners of obese dogs. Nonblinded prospective clinical trial. 60 obese dogs with a body condition score (BCS) of 8/9 or 9/9. Dogs were randomly assigned to control or owner education (EDU) treatment groups. A 6-month weight loss period was followed by an 18-month weight maintenance period. Daily caloric intake to induce loss of 1% of body weight/wk was calculated for each dog after assessment of prior diet history. The daily caloric intake for weight maintenance was estimated to be 20% greater than that calculated for weight loss with adjustments of +/- 5% as required. Weight and BCS were recorded monthly for each dog. Owners of dogs in the EDU group were required to attend monthly classes that addressed nutrition-related topics during the 6-month weight loss period. Dogs in both treatment groups had significantly lower weight at the end of the weight loss period, compared with initial weight. Mean weight loss at 6 months was 14.7% in the control group and 15% in the EDU group; this difference was not significant. During the weight maintenance period, percentage weight loss was maintained in both t...Continue Reading

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