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We all love to spoil our pets, but a treat too many can cause the pounds to creep on – and even put their health at risk. Here’s vet Alison Logan’s advice on what to do.

It’s often said that owners look like their pets – and this can extend to the waistline, too. Since qualifying as a vet 19 years ago, I’ve seen an increasing number of overweight pets coming through my consulting room. Indeed, the 2007 Petplan census found that 30 per cent of dogs, cats and rabbits are obese, and it’s fast becoming a problem with small furries and pet birds, too.

We are told that ‘we are what we eat’, but we’re also the result of what we do – and don’t do. Our body is like a seesaw: energy input from the food we eat should be balanced by energy output. If we eat more than our body needs, then the excess energy is stored as fat and bodyweight increases. Read more >