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My Pug is overweight. What's a good vegetarian diet plan for her?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Female | 2 years and 1 month old | 2.4 lbs

My Pug's weight is 12.2 kg, more than the required weight and she's pure veg i need help in her diet and she gets more eye crust what should i do for it please help.

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on July 11th, 2019

Weight loss in pets is similar to weight loss in people. They need reduced calories and more exercise. Here is a great link about weight loss in pets: https://www.petcoach.co/article/weight-loss-programs/ You can't just go by the numbers on the scale. It is most important to assess Pavi's body condition score: https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-do-i-determine-if-my-dog-is-overweight/ Also, I'm not sure if this is a home made diet or a commercial diet. Especially with a home made diet, it is very important to make sure the diet is balanced. https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-create-a-balanced-homemade-diet-for-your-pet/ You may want to post again about what you are feeding, how much you are feeding, how over weight Pavi is and what her daily exercise is like. I hope this helps.

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