| Types, styles and quality of pet foods have changed | | | | The introduction of Slentrol weightloss drug for dogs |
| dramatically in recent years. It is no longer just large | | | | by Pfizer was provoked by the ever increasing |
| chunky dry food for pets. Pet owners have a choice | | | | amount of obese and over weight dogs in the United |
| of giving their pets many different flavors of food. | | | | States. The medical name for Slentrol is Dirlotapide. |
| They also have different styles, such as large, small | | | | Claudia A. Kirk, an associate professor from the |
| and moist chunks of food. There are also packets | | | | University of Tennessee, states that 40 percent of |
| for easy single servings or for traveling. And of | | | | dogs in the US are over weight. |
| course, can food, which comes in so many flavors | | | | The development of Slentrol could not have come at |
| you cannot even count them. Unfortunately, not all | | | | a better time. With the increasing amount of |
| of these pet foods are of the same quality. | | | | overweight dogs today, it sounds like research |
| Most pet owners want to give their companion pets | | | | completed by the Pfizer Animal Health division will be |
| the best. That should start with nutrition. If you find | | | | able to help many dogs. hopefully, the dog owners |
| it difficult to determine the nutrition values, you are | | | | will also understand that dogs, like humans, must |
| not alone. However, the internet has simplified that. | | | | have physical exercise involved to make their weight |
| You can do a couple of quick searches via Google, | | | | loss program successful. |
| Yahoo or MSN and find a great deal of information | | | | And dietary needs- wow! The quality of nutrition in |
| on almost any major brand of pet food. | | | | pet foods today is amazing. Pet owners can feed |
| When reviewing the different brands and types of | | | | their pets very nutritious dinners and snacks just as |
| pet food, you will begin to see all of the choices you | | | | easy as giving them low quality chunky dry food. But, |
| have. That is, do you want to maintain your pets | | | | do not let all of the choices confuse you or deter |
| current level of health? Is your pet overweight? | | | | you from finding the healthy pet food your pet so |
| What is your pets age? Does your pet currently | | | | deserves. Have patience with your pet food nutrition |
| have any specific medical issues? There are so many | | | | search as well as with your pet settling on something |
| choices, you will want to take a little extra time to | | | | she or he likes. |
| read about the options in pet foods available. | | | | There are many varieties of pet foods and snacks |
| Talking about overweight pets. This is interesting. In | | | | available. With such a vast amount of choices, your |
| January of 2007, the Pfizer Animal Health division | | | | pet will surely develop a liking to one or more of the |
| introduced Slentrol(TM)- a drug for obese and over | | | | high nutrition value pet foods. Once again, be patient |
| weight dogs. Slentrol is an FDA approved drug for | | | | and you will find the right food for your pet and a |
| canine weightloss. It is truly a ground breaking new | | | | healthy one that your pet likes as well. |
| drug for dogs. | | | | |