The People’s Dispensary For Sick Animals (PDSA) claims the growing number of owners who overfeed their animals could be guilty of “killing their pets with kindness”.
And the charity fears official figures on overweight pets are masking a much bigger problem.
The PDSA said although official figures now put dog obesity at 30%, experience at clinics points to about 70% of dogs being overweight.
That, said the charity, puts them at risk of heart and kidney disease, diabetes and arthritis - all serious and in some cases fatal conditions.
Life expectancy of an overweight dog can be cut short by two years.
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