Obesity can lead to heart disease with excessive subcutaneous fat accumulation. Excessive fat content in blood will increase the viscosity of blood, and fat will also be deposited on the wall of blood vessels, resulting in poor blood flow and heavy burden on the heart.
Obesity can lead to diabetes. Obesity can lead to endocrine disorders in dogs and cats. Diabetes is the result of insulin secretion disorder. Another thyroid gland secretion disorder will make pets often feel hungry and eat a lot, thus aggravating obesity and forming a vicious circle.
Obesity can lead to bone diseases. Overweight weight not only brings inconvenience to pets' daily activities, but also puts pressure on their bones and joints, causing disc displacement, arthritis, hip and foot dysplasia, ligament rupture and so on. Some data show that more than 24% obviously obese dogs suffer from severe joint syndrome.
Obesity can lead to lung diseases. Because obesity leads to excessive fat, chest wall thickening, and the body needs more oxygen, which leads to difficulty in breathing, especially when exercising, and it is easy to get lung diseases.