#GetHealthyHappy By Helping Your Pets Achieve #PerfectWeight #ScienceDiet

Over the past couple of months I’ve written several posts about how important it is to try and achieve your pet’s perfect weight. I wrote about it twice for Dobby, in May and June, and once for Jules in early August. Basically, the short version of the whole topic is this. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, more than 50% of pets in the U.S. are overweight. If your pet is at an unhealthy weight it has a direct effect on your pet’s quality of life and life expectancy. The Hill’s Human-to-Pet Weight Comparison tool  shows that just a tiny bit of extra weight on our pet is the equivalent of much more in people terms. For example, five extra pounds on a 70 pound Golden Retriever is the equivalent of 8.9 extra pounds on a woman. Once you understand what an impact your pet’s weight can have on their health, it’s easy to understand why it’s beneficial to feed quality pet foods such as  Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight dog food and Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight cat food or other Hill’s® Science Diet® Life Care products for cats and dogs.

Here are two additional things you can do to keep your pet healthy.
See the vet every year for an annual checkup. D. Ashley Gallager, a vet at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, D.C., reminds us that dogs and cats age much faster than humans, so missing even one yearly checkup can be like you not going to the doctor for over 5 years!
For those of us that have children, we teach them young to brush their teeth, stay clean and exercise. It isn’t any different for pets. Aside from eating a quality food, regular exercise will also help prevent your pet from becoming overweight. Plus they love it! There are many ways to exercise including walking, running and playing! Brush your pets teeth or have them cleaned. Also, there are some dental chews that will help remove tartar from your pets teeth. Dental hygiene is just as important for pets as it is humans. Regular grooming serves a number of purposes. First of all it strengthens the bond between you and your pet. Second it keeps them looking their best. Regular grooming is a great way to watch for potential flea and tick problems.

To help pet parents with their pets’ health, Hill’s is introducing a new program – “Healthier Pets. Happier Lives.” The program provides resources for pet parents to #GetHealthyHappy. To learn more about the program visit ScienceDiet.com/GetHealthyHappy. While you’re there, be sure to enter to win a $100 gift card towards your pet’s next vet checkup. Hill’s Science Diet will be giving one gift card away everyday for 90 days!
How does your pet make you happy?And how do you help to make sure your pet is living a happy and healthy life?
This post is sponsored by Hill’s and the Pet Blogger Network. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Hill’s Science Diet Perfect Weight Food, but Mom Knows It All only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. is not responsible for the content of this article.