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Paws and Effect

Paws and Effect

Your Pet’s Weight Isn’t a Willpower Problem

· 1 h 19 min

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You’ve cut the treats. You’re walking them more. They still haven’t lost weight, so you assume you’re doing something wrong.

You’re probably not. Dr Ernie Ward has spent over twenty years on pet obesity, and his message is blunt: this was never simply about feeding less and exercising more. It’s biological, it’s medical, and “try harder” is why most weight-loss plans fail.

In this episode:

• Why “feed less, exercise more” doesn’t work for most pets
• The at-home check that tells you more than the scale ever will
• What excess weight is quietly doing to joints, and the link to diabetes
•…

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