Are you trying to help your pet lose weight and do you need some help?
The SPECIFIC weight loss app is designed specifically for dogs and cats, helping you get your pet to their ideal weight.
The app provides:
- Feeding guidelines tailored for your pet
- Adjustable programme - as you progress through the weight loss journey the app adjusts feeding amounts, ensuring safe and steady progress to your goal
- Progress monitoring
- The opportunity to link to your vets
This user-friendly tool combines technology and pet care expertise to provide a seamless and effective solution for weight management. Promoting happier, healthier lives for our beloved four-legged companions.
SPECIFIC can help you get your pet to their ideal weight with a handy, free app creating a personalised weight loss programme for your pet and tasty diets, designed to support weight loss.
Specialist weight loss diets allow them to lose weight whilst still eating full meals and not feeling hungry. These diets are
- Low in fat
- High in fibre
- High in protein
Lower energy density means your pet can still enjoy full portions, giving them a feeling of fullness and getting all the nutrients they need whilst losing weight.
The SPECIFIC weight loss app creates a tailored feeding programme for your pet, calculating ideal feeding amounts and projected weight loss. As your pet progresses, their weight loss journey will change, and their feeding amounts will adjust. Ensuring safe and steady weight loss progress to your goal
Working with your vet – studies show that working with your vet significantly increases the success of weight loss programmes. You can share the SPECIFIC weight management app with participating vets, allowing you to collaborate with your vet through their weight loss programme
How to use the SPECIFIC Weight Management App
Using the app with an invitation from your vet
Your vet will have set up a weight programme for your pet including adding in their current weight and target weight. They will also have given you an invitation code for the app
Download the app from either Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
After that, you need to register your details, including your email address and create a password.
Once registered, log into the app, and select Vet Connect. Enter the invitation code provided by your vet to connect with them and access the weight loss program created for your pet.
Follow the feeding advice given in the program and update your pet's weight in the app every two weeks or as recommended by your vet. Your vet can also input any weight updates. The app will recalculate the feeding amounts based on the level of weight change achieved - helping ensure steady and safe weight loss.
Using the app without your vet
Download the app from either Google Play Store or Apple App Store
After that, you need to register your details, including your email address and create a password.
Once registered, log into the app, and select “add & edit pet profiles” – “add new pet” Enter the details of your pet including their weight and what you want to feed them. The app will then prepare a weight loss programme including feeding amounts and projected weight loss based on fast medium or slow levels of weight loss.
Follow the feeding advice given in the program and update your pet's weight in the app every two weeks. The app will recalculate the feeding amounts based on the level of weight change achieved - helping ensure steady and safe weight loss.
If you are trying to help your pet lose weight we strongly recommend that you talk to your vet. Vets are able to provide a great deal of help and support and the chances of successful weight loss are much greater if you work with your vet.
Where to download the SPECIFIC weight management app
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Being the right weight will give your pet a better quality of life.
They will have more energy and a reduced risk of medical conditions associated with obesity such as diabetes, heart disease and arthritis
Not sure if your pet is overweight?
It can be difficult to tell whether your pet is overweight. Research has shown that people frequently underestimate their pets weight with many assuming that overweight dogs are the correct weight and that seriously obese dogs are only slightly overweight. Speak to your vet, they are experts in this and will able to tell if they do need to lose some weight and give you valuable help to achieve this.
Body condition scoring is a tool that vets use to measure ideal weight. You can do this at home with these BCS guides.
With the palms of your hand lightly stroke across their rib cage on either side – can you feel their ribs?
Look at them from the above and from the side. Which of the pictures best resembles your pet – can you see a waist? If your pet has a thick coat you may need to feel for the waist rather than just look.
SPECIFIC body condition scoring guide for dogs.
SPECIFIC body condition scoring guide for cats.
