Obesity in pets occurs when excessive adipose tissue accumulates in the body,[1] and is generally defined as occurring when an animal's body weight is at least 20% greater than its optimal body weight.[2] Obesity is associated with metabolic and hormonal changes, and can predispose pets to illnesses like orthopedic disease, diabetes, and cancer.[1][3][4]
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overlap of the two. The primary risks include alcohol, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Other risk factors include certain medications such as glucocorticoids...
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a small house pet. Their use in science dates back to the latter half of the 19th century, but they only started to be kept as petsin the English-speaking...
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effective in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Octreotide has been used experimentally to treat obesity, particularly obesity caused...
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internationally. A pet mouse is inexpensive compared to larger pets, and even many other pet rodents, but mice are comparatively short-lived: typically only...
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