Experts Point Out Another Reason to Watch Your Pet’s Weight
Maintaining your pet’s weight at a healthy level has numerous benefits. Fit pets are less likely to suffer from diabetes, arthritis, certain heart problems, and skin infections that occur when animals lack the dexterity for proper grooming. In-shape cats and dogs have higher qualities of life and longer life expectancies.
As well, Gregroy K Ogilvie, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine, Oncology) points out in an article in the January/February issue of California Veterinarian that fit pets are less likely to suffer from cancer. The following quote is from the article.
[M]aintenance of lifelong lean body mass has been shown to delay the onset of cancer.
“Delaying the onset” is another way of saying preventing.
I realize that in many cases keeping your pet thin is easier said than done. But this article points out one more reason why it’s worth trying.
You have questions. 
We’re working on getting Daisy fit. Do you know about how much a beagle should weigh?
My next doory neigbor has about 50 animals of every type… and not that much land….I was wondering if anyone can tell me what I should do to help these animals….he does not feed them I never see him take them any water….yesterday one of the dogs of his came over to my house and it was so skinny you could see his ribbs and his bones back by his butt….so I fed it and it at three cups of food.. and drank two bowls of water….
my beagle reatiever mix weight about 38 pounds is she to heavy or not heavy enough
Is there an accurate way to tell if your pets are over weight?