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Tana was re-homed from the pound by a lovely family. When she came to her new family she was very overweight, she lost a small portion before she came to visit us at VETPlus Taupo.

We first recorded her weight at 13.1Kg, but most likely she was about 14kg when her new owners adopted her. After examination the vet found her teeth were in a bad way, but it was necessary to reduce her weight before going under an anaesthetic as it would have been too high of a risk . Due to her very poor teeth she needed a soft diet, the owner fed her part wet and part dry Hills Metabolic (Hill's Prescription Diet™) soaking the dry diet to make it easier for her to eat.

The weeks passed by and Tana and her owner continuously  worked hard on her new diet and she gradually lost the weight, in preparation for her dental her ideal weight she was 10kg. Tana had her dental and is doing really well and maintaining her ideal weight, Tana’s owner also said she has a new lease for life.

In New Zealand it is believed over 40% of dogs and over 30% of cats are overweight or obese. Being overweight can cause great strain on joints and the heart and in cats can lead to illnesses such a diabetes. A small 5kg dog with 1kg extra of body weight is roughly equivalent to 15kg on human weight. 

VETPlus offer weight loss clinics with our nurses, if you are concerned your pet is overweight and are ready to take that step to give your pet a happier healthy life then please contact one of our clinics.

            

At VETPlus, it is our goal to provide you and your working dogs with the best possible service and range of health products to enhance their well being.  Dogs require large amounts of animal protein to work to their full potential.  Traditional cereal based biscuits meant that on biscuit day we were effectively feeding our working dogs like vegetarians and wondering why they couldn’t hold up to a full days work.

Eukanuba Premium Performance contains high levels of animal proteins and fats to ensure your dog has all the energy and stamina it requires to do a full days work.  Eukanuba can either be fed as a sole diet, or in conjunction with farm kill.  Either way dogs on Eukanuba will receive meat every day, even on biscuit day.

Eukanuba now offer a loyalty programme for customers who purchase Eukanuba Premium Performance, for every 10 bags purchased you'll get one bag FREE!