已绝育的雄性美国短毛猫,13 岁
身体状况评估
Purina 9 分制身体状况评分系统适用于猫犬,是一种简单实用的工具,可供兽医保健专业人员和宠物主人定期监测宠物体内脂肪是否过多或不足。它通常用于预防和管理对宠物健康和寿命造成影响的肥胖因素。但它对评估体重不足的宠物也很有用。Purina 身体状况评分系统已被世界小动物兽医协会采用,是小动物兽医应用最广泛的身体状况评分系统。
“我们的目标是让您的爱宠保持理想身体状态,帮助它们健康长寿。我们会在每次随访时监测您的爱宠的身体状况,您也可以在家中定期监测。方法非常简单,只要检查它们的腰部、腹部赘肉并摸一摸它们的肋骨即可。如果您观察到一些变化,那么可能需要调整喂养量。”
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