My dog is heavy. Is he overweight? What food helps him lose weight?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Havanese | Male | neutered | 4 years and 6 months old | 15.432358353 lbs
Hello , sooky's weight is 7.3 KG what nutrition is healthy for him to reach the ideal weight ?? and is sooky’s weight above normal ?? Thanks..
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Published on June 10th, 2019
His weight is on the upper normal scale, meaning he could become overweight very soon. i would recommend a goo quality reduced calorie dog dry food like Royal Canin Mini Light Weight Care for example.
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