A formerly paunchy pooch has become a calendar star after fighting the flab with the help of her veterinary practice in Tarporley.
After shedding a whopping 24% of her body weight, West Highland Terrier Misty has been named overall winner of Royal Canin’s national Weigh-In Club competition, which saw entries from pets across the UK and Ireland who successfully reached their weight loss targets.
Misty used to weigh in at 10.3 kilos but thanks to her owner Dianne Arden and veterinary nurse Clare Oldfield from Birch Heath Veterinary Clinic in Tarporley, she has lost 2.5 kilos and is now the star of Royal Canin’s 2015 calendar.
Clare said: “Obesity is detrimental to pets’ health and can shorten their lives. With the help of special diets like those by Royal Canin, we can help owners like Misty’s make a real difference to the health, vitality and wellbeing of their pets through good body weight management.
“Misty looks like a completely different dog now, she has lost 7cm from her neck, 12cm from her chest and 17.5cm from her waist – she is an absolute star!”
A proud Mrs Arden added that Misty was ‘much happier’.
“Her fitness and welfare has greatly improved – and she can now jump up on the bed by herself without being picked up,” she said.
Both Mrs Arden and Clare were presented with £250 worth of gift vouchers in recognition of their support and £1,000 worth of equipment vouchers was awarded to the vet practice.
Misty was also presented with one year’s supply of Royal Canin pet food to help her maintain her healthy new physique.
Sarah Collins from Royal Canin – which produces a range of pet food to help cats and dogs lose weight safely – praised Misty as a ‘fantastic example not only of weight loss achieved over a safe time period, but also of how a pet’s life can be changed for the better by losing weight’.
Sarah added that with canine and feline obesity on the increase, choosing the right nutrition and exercise plans are key.
