This book provides veterinary surgeons with a global perspective on obesity in dogs and cats. Moreover, the information and therapeutic strategies presented within can help ensure that pet owners become fully involved in improving the health of their pets.
Key Features:
➜ Global perspective on obesity in dogs and cats.
➜ Straightforward and practical book.
➜ Prevention and control plans for each type of animal.
Author:
ROBERTO ELICES MÍNGUEZ
Professor of animal nutrition. Veterinary surgeon at the Small Animal Medicine Service (Endocrinology and Obesity) of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
Adipose tissue as body tissue
Regulation of body weight
Fat as an endocrine organ
Disease or disorder?
Epidemiology. The pandemic of obesity
Definitions: relative weight, optimal/ideal/objective weight, fat mass
Associated risks
Type II diabetes and feline obesity
2. Pathogenesis
Neuroendocrine regulation of food intake
Control of satiety. “Satiation” versus satiety
Aetiology. Energy balance.
Risk factors. Multidisciplinary pathology (triad)
Neutered patients and obesity
Growth and body composition: hyperplasia/hypertrophy of fatty tissue
Obesity-associated changes: weightgain dynamics and metabolic disorders
Changes in body composition associated with weight-loss programmes. Fasting versus diet
Obesity, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome
3. Treatment and prevention
Identification and evaluation of obese patients
Effective communication with the pet owner
Nutrients in weight-loss programmes
Food selection
Protocol
Factors involved
Revisions after reaching target weight. Factors implicated in the rebound effect
Maintenance energy requirements
Exercise, physiotherapy, and lifestyle
4. Appendices
Pharmacological treatment of obese pets
Drugs used in human medicine
Veterinary-specific drugs
Nutrients with positive effects in weight loss programs
Veterinary surgery in obese patients
