Obesity

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HNC Health and Disease Mind Map on Obesity, created by Amy Morton on 11/05/2013.
Amy Morton
Mind Map by Amy Morton, updated more than 1 year ago
Amy Morton
Created by Amy Morton almost 11 years ago
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Obesity
  1. Anatomy and Physiology
    1. Anatomy
      1. Ribs cannot be felt through layers of fat; this could put pressure on the lungs and cause the animal to stuggle to breath
        1. cardiac problems due to fat cells collecting around organs
          1. skin problems; unable to groom
            1. reproductive problems due to fat around organs
              1. teeth problems due to unbalanced diet i.e lack of calcium, eating sugary treats
                1. increased risk of fatty liver disease and diabeties melitus
                2. Physiology
                  1. breathless after minimus exercise
                    1. lethargy
                      1. causes:
                        1. over feeding
                          1. neutered
                            1. lack of exercise
                              1. hypothyroidism
                              2. sore joints
                                1. lameness
                              3. Nutrition
                                1. gradually change the diet and add more fibre
                                  1. do not offer treats or snacks
                                    1. a health balanced diet must be continuted after weight loss
                                      1. for small furries change to extruded feed. this means they cant selectivley feed and the pellets are balanced and have less sugar
                                      2. Animal Welfare
                                        1. prognisis is good if weight is lost
                                          1. being fat could cause the animal to be depressed
                                            1. inability to walk
                                              1. inability to groom itself
                                              2. the animals life span is decreased
                                                1. can be painful for the animal which could make an other wise nice animal aggressive
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