Weight Profile

Canine

Feline

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  • Ribs, lumbar vertebrae, and pelvic bones easily visible
  • No palpable fat
  • Obvious waist and abdominal tuck
  • Prominent pelvic bones
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  • Ribs easily palpable
  • Minimal fat covering
  • Waist easily noted when viewed from above
  • Abdominal tuck evident
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  • Ribs palpable, but not visible
  • Waist observed behind ribs when viewed from above
  • Abdomen tucked up when viewed from side
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  • Ribs palpable with slight excess of fat covering
  • Waist discernible when viewed from above, but not proinent
  • Abdominal tuck apparent
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  • Ribs not easily palpable under a heavy fat covering
  • Fat deposits under lumbar area and tail base
  • Waist barely visible to absent
  • No abdominal tuck - may exhibit obvious abdominal distension

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