Why Dogs Gain Weight After Neutering
📝 Summary
Many owners find their cat or dog's figure goes off after neutering; the original graceful body becomes chubby. Although cute, do you prefer their original look?
1 Why Dogs Gain Weight After Neutering
Why do dogs get fat after neutering?
Hormonal changes in the body
Especially male cats or dogs; after neutering, male hormones no longer produce, making body hormones change obviously, triggering increased appetite;
and most don’t know fullness, eating whatever given, plus your compensation psychology — multiple factors together make your dog fat!
A dog getting fat after neutering is no good thing
After pets gain weight, the chubby look is indeed cute,
but obesity triggers various diseases, especially cardiovascular disease, dog diabetes, greatly affecting lifespan, so pet obesity cannot be ignored.
How to stop the dog gaining weight?
The only way is to control the pet’s food amount — give now what you gave before, don’t let it eat freely;
after neutering they also become quiet and lazy, so take them out often to exercise.
Also research found if pet food has too much grain content, it may cause pet obesity; so check the formula table before buying!
In closing:
Neutering your dog is of course a good thing, avoiding much trouble, but the side effect it brings — obesity — cannot be ignored either!
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