The Pinch An Inch Club

The Pinch An Inch Club is a free health clinic run by our veterinary nurse Sandra.

It provides your pet with regular weight checks and a chance for you to discuss their diet and exercise routine.
As in people cats and dogs have an ideal weight. Our Pinch An Inch Club helps you achieve and maintain your pets ideal weight and so reduces the risk of added health problems, helping your pet to lead a more energetic, healthier and longer life.
Research shows that around 50% of dogs and cats are overweight to some degree! Any overweight or obese pet is at an increased risk from a range of clinical problems such as heart disease, breathing difficulties and arthritis.
Weight gain in pets is normally due to an increase in body fat, most commonly caused by eating too much. When this is combined with a lack of exercise the energy gained by a pet from its food is not used up and so is stored in the body as fat.
The following factors can contribute to weight gain;-

• Too much food
• Limited exercise
• Neutering
• Age
• Breed
• Medical history

Signs to look for if you think your pet is overweight;-

• Ribs can’t be felt
• Loss of an obvious waist
• Difficulty in walking
• Short of breath
• Bad-tempered
• Sleeps a lot

The Pinch An Inch Club offers regular appointments at monthly, bi-monthly or tri-monthly intervals depending on how much weight there is to be lost and how your pet responds to the changes in lifestyle and diet.

If you have any concerns about your pet’s weight book an appointment today.
The Pinch An Inch Club is run on Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9.00am to 2.45pm and Fridays 1.00pm to 2.45pm 

Tel; 01432 370155