Food & NutritionMy pet is overweight. Are there any healthy weight loss tips you can share?
Helping your pet achieve and maintain a healthy weight is one of the best things you can do for their health. As a starting point, try to eliminate any treats or table scraps from your pet’s diet, as these extra calories will quickly pack on the pounds. Be sure to use a measuring cup to accurately feed your pet properly portioned meals. Most adult pets should be fed twice daily, but be sure to discuss this feeding frequency with your veterinarian to assure that it is appropriate for your individual pet. Pets that are mildly to moderately overweight can often continue eating their normal commercially available food, but with decreased portions. Measure how much they are currently eating and decrease this volume by 10%. Check their body condition score monthly ([this tool](https://www.petcoach.co/healthy-weight-calculator/) can help greatly, and can even help you determine how overweight your dog is), and decrease further if no weight loss is achieved. However, significantly overweigh
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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