Unfortunately, it's one of hardest to treat. The most common prescription given for obesity is to lose weight by eating fewer calories and exercising more. Just as the goal of insulin therapy in diabetics in not to get glucose under control, but to keep it under control. BCS 3 Praise client Discuss diet and amount fed, potential future need to control intake if ad lib fed now Discuss activity, use pet as excuse for self. Gaining client compliance for obesity therapy recommendations is similar to gaining acceptance of any chronic therapy that requires a change in behavior.
Success requires communication, coaching, training and reinforcement.
Diet - maybe, many are high fat, highly palatable. Owners often have forgotten that the pet weighed less than they thought, and this increases their concern for the pet's weight. Assess Readiness to change Assess motivation and confidence of the client and the pet's home environment. They'll tell you why it won't work. I prefer to explain that there is not one solution to the problem, but many.