[Audio clip: view full post to listen]Dr. Ernie Ward on Pet Life Radio’s “Oh Behave” discussing pet nutrition, obesity and preventive care for dogs and cats.
Pet Obesity Interview
Dog owners don’t often understand how many calories are in those tiny treats; I call them “calorie grenades” for that reason. For example, if you feed a 10-pound dog one Milk-Bone Gravy Bones for Small and Medium Size Dogs dog biscuit, it contains 45 calories. That doesn’t sound too bad until you realize that a dog that size probably only needs about 200 to 220 calories each day.
