Your Hare Indian Dog is a little too big, its weight is a little too high… Be careful! The consequences can be serious (cardiovascular diseases, shortness of breath, increased dysplasia, articulation problems…).
If you want to keep your Hare Indian Dog healthy, you will have to make him lose weight.
In this article, find out how to make your Hare Indian Dog lose weight, what are the right methods to make your Hare Indian Dog lighter?
You will see that, just like humans, there are 2 ways to lose weight: by increasing physical activity and by eating an appropriate diet. This is what we will see in more detail below.
How to make your Hare Indian Dog lose weight
How to make a Hare Indian Dog lose weight – Calculate the weight to lose
To determine the ideal weight of your Hare Indian Dog, you can either ask its veterinarian or you can find out on internet according to its race, size and age.
As soon as you have the information, you will need to do a simple subtraction to know the weight to lose:
Starting weight – ideal weight = weight to lose
Slim down a Hare Indian Dog – Increase its physical activity
Whatever his level of daily activity, it is up to you to adapt the increase in physical exercise to what you can do and what your Hare Indian Dog can do.
It’s up to you to choose between:
- fast walking,
- slow walking: 30 minutes, 1 hour or more,
- run following you by foot, by bike,
- swimming in a lake,
- ball games, frisbee, ball,
- agility sessions….
How to get a Hare Indian Dog thinner – Modifying his nutrition
If you want your Hare Indian Dog to lose weight, you must combine the increase in energy expenditure through increased physical exercise with a decrease in the caloric value of your Hare Indian Dog’s diet.
The reduction in caloric intake should not be done by simply reducing the quantity of food given daily. In this case, you would risk to starve your dog, or even to not cover his nutritional needs enough….
The reduction in the caloric intake must be made through an adequate, balanced and, above all, less caloric diet.
Homemade food is to be avoided because it is difficult to measure the fat, protein, carbohydrate content, fibre intake, etc.
You will need to feed your Hare Indian Dog regularly and stably with croquettes specially adapted for Hare Indian Dog overweight. This way, your Hare Indian Dog will receive a quality diet, in sufficient quantity and with a reduced calorie intake.
Of course, the croquettes will have to be chosen from among the premium quality ranges of the “veterinary” brands. See our article: Best croquettes for Hare Indian Dog.
Indeed, these foods contain high quality nutrients with a good protein content and are adapted to each Hare Indian Dog according to its size, race, age and sometimes even its level of activity. During the diet period, he should be given only 80% of the recommended daily amount on the croquettes package.
Important: It is necessary to stop completely the sweets and other delicacies if you used to give them to him… It will be advisable to reserve for your Hare Indian Dog on the quantity planned daily some croquettes which you can give him in guide of reward if you are in period of training.
Caution: To ensure that your Hare Indian Dog does not have digestive problems or intestinal disorders, when you change its diet, you should do so gradually by gradually introducing the new food and reducing the amount of the old one.
Make your Hare Indian Dog lose weight – For how long?
Weight loss for a Hare Indian Dog is a long process that usually lasts for several months. So you have to be patient and weigh your Hare Indian Dog every month to monitor your weight loss.
Of course, when the ideal weight is reached, it will be necessary to give it only 100% of the recommended daily amount on the pack of croquettes. But, I advise you to continue with the same croquettes. Indeed, it will stabilize its weight by keeping a good diet and well continue regular physical exercises. So your Hare Indian Dog will not take back the pounds or the kilos so hard lost …
Helping your Hare Indian Dog lose weight – Which food for fat dogs?
Either you get direct advice from your veterinarian, or you choose among the Internet brands recommended by veterinarians: Hills, Purina Proplan or Eukanuba.
Here is my recommendation of croquettes well adapted, tolerated and effective to slim down your Hare Indian Dog:
Hill’s Prescription Diet Metabolic + Mobility Weight and Joint Care
This diet is well proportioned with a good level of protein and antioxidants but especially with a very low caloric content.
Users’ opinions
The majority of testimonies confirm that this diet food is effective for overweight their Hare Indian Dog, that weight loss is gradual.
Others say that they are appetizing foods and that their Hare Indian Dog love them and tolerate them very well.
Finally, many comments stipulate that the price on Amazon is much more interesting than in a veterinary clinic.
I also noted on the internet that these veterinary kibbles can be suitable for all Hare Indian Dog for which it is necessary to monitor the weight….
