{"id":5276,"date":"2020-09-04T15:05:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T19:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=5276"},"modified":"2022-05-25T17:34:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T17:34:07","slug":"the-growing-problem-of-overweight-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/nutrition\/the-growing-problem-of-overweight-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"The Growing Problem of Overweight Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A<\/span><span class=\"s2\">s <\/span><span class=\"s4\">veterinary professionals,<\/span> we have tools to assess a pet\u2019s weight status\u2014and know the risks extra pounds can pose to their health and wellbeing. It can be much harder, however, for pet owners to recognize when their pet is overweight, especially as \u201cheavy\u201d is increasingly considered the \u201cnew normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Given the ongoing pet obesity epidemic in the United States, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.banfield.com\">Banfield Pet Hospital<\/a> and the North American Veterinary Community (<a href=\"http:\/\/navc.com\">NAVC<\/a>) partnered for the fourth year to produce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banfield.com\/exchange\/latest-thinking\/vet-report\/overview\">Veterinary Emerging Topics (VET) Report<\/a>, combining the power of data to understand pet health trends and identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banfield.com\/Banfield\/media\/contenthub\/files\/2019-VET-Report.pdf\">2019 VET Report<\/a> focused on trends and opportunities in osteoarthritis (OA) management, a multi-modal approach that includes not only pain but also nutrition and weight management. As we explored barriers veterinary teams face in diagnosing and treating excess body weight and OA, we recognized that the complexity of these linked conditions merited continued exploration this year. The 2020 report continues the mobility theme, this time focusing primarily on excess weight in pets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1.jpg\" alt=\"TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1\" width=\"1275\" height=\"1672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVP_2020_0708_FromTheField_Fig1-1171x1536.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\">The Overweight State of Pets<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Our 2020 VET Report dives into findings about overweight adult dogs and the factors that appear to be affecting owner engagement and successful weight loss. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">This year, we partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mars.com\/made-by-mars\/petcare\">Mars Petcare<\/a>\u2019s Kinship Data Science and Analytics team to use new techniques\u00a0with the goal of better understanding our overweight adult dog population. Key findings included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Of the more than 1.9 million adult dogs seen at Banfield in 2018, 51% were classified as overweight. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Of those, less than 10% successfully lost weight following an overweight diagnosis, regardless of age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Of the limited number of pets that do lose weight, roughly 40% regain weight and their overweight status within 12 months.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Overweight prevalence increases with breed size, but smaller breeds topped the list of most affected breeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Smaller dogs were more successful at losing weight, but within each breed size category, there was variation by breed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p2\">Partnering with Our Most Important Allies<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The veterinary and pet care industries need to continue efforts to address this growing issue in partnership with pet owners, especially because current approaches have not effectively slowed (much less reversed) the upward trend in proportion of overweight pets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to examining its veterinary medical records, Banfield conducted a random survey of the owners of overweight dogs to better understand how pet weight-management recommendations were received and adopted\u2014and found the following factors were associated with successful weight loss:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Multiple dogs in the house<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Ability to consistently measure feeding amount<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Use of pet care services, such as a pet walker<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Leveraging the results of a survey of Banfield veterinarians and credentialed veterinary technicians, it was also identified that pet owner education and engagement throughout the weight loss process is an important step veterinary professionals can take to help overweight pets get the care they deserve\u2014and ideally, reverse current trends (<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>BOX 1<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In doing so, veterinary professionals can promote weight loss and maintenance of a healthy weight, thereby reducing the risks of developing associated chronic conditions like OA. Weight loss and subsequent weight maintenance are important components of managing OA, as reducing excess weight and fat may reduce clinical signs of OA and improve a pet\u2019s comfort, mobility, and quality of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5277 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1.jpg\" alt=\"TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1\" width=\"1950\" height=\"1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1.jpg 1950w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarynurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/TVN_Fall20_FromtheField_Box1-1536x951.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\">Putting Our Findings to Use in Practice<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While there may be barriers to successful weight loss and maintenance, Banfield has outlined several areas of opportunity for veterinary professionals in the 2020 VET Report. It is important to develop stronger partnerships with pet owners to improve their commitment to their pet\u2019s proper weight, helping them understand its importance to overall health, activity, mobility, comfort, and quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Specifically, here are 3 opportunities for the veterinary team and the pet owner to improve the management of overweight pet cases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Incorporate a complete nutritional assessment into every veterinary visit. <\/b>This enables early guidance on nutrition and may increase an owner\u2019s ability to provide a diet history, facilitate discussion about healthy body weight, and identify increasing body weight trends sooner. Utilizing a standardized template with questions for the veterinary technician to ask the client can help ensure that all calories ingested by the pet are documented.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Create a customized weight loss plan. <\/b>There is no one-size-fits-all approach to pet weight loss. Each plan should be tailored to each pet and owner.<br \/>\nA target of a healthy weight\u2014as well as improved quality of life, mobility, activity, and comfort\u2014should all be considered and incorporated into individualized weight management plans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Position pet weight loss as a team effort. <\/b>Arm the entire hospital team with consistent messaging to keep clients engaged and committed to the weight loss (or maintenance) plan. This includes accurate weights during check-in, educating clients on the dangers of excess weight, recommending a specific diet, discussing portion size, recommending weight-loss activities appropriate for the pet, and following up with the client throughout the pet\u2019s weight-loss journey to provide encouragement and support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is important to remember that actions taken to approach the excess weight issue are not easy and may not be immediately successful\u2014but hang in there! As you plan and implement your hospital team\u2019s approach to managing pets, keep the Five Domains of Quality (Safe, Effective, Timely, Efficient, Pet\/Client-Centered) in mind (<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>BOX 2<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">). We introduced the domains in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banfield.com\/Banfield\/media\/contenthub\/files\/2019-VET-Report.pdf\">Banfield\u2019s 2019 VET Report<\/a>, and they are modeled after the Institute of Medicine\u2019s Six Domains of Health Care Quality. Additionally, incorporate a continuous improvement process, such as the PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycle, to ensure that your approach is meeting the needs of your pet patient, its owner, and your hospital team as intended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#606060;border-radius:0px;\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#939393;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px\">BOX 2 Five Domains of Quality<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\">To learn about the Five Domains of Quality, access the 2019 Veterinary Emerging Topics (VET) Report, a collaboration between Banfield Pet Hospital and the NAVC, at <a href=\"http:\/\/banfield.com\/vetreport\">banfield.com\/vetreport<\/a>.<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banfield&#8217;s 2020 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