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| Typist: Bethany While I am very fortunate that all five of my current pets are a healthy weight, I know all too well the frustration and heartbreak of having overweight dogs and cats. My first husky, Natasha, was overweight. She was my first heart dog and has been gone for over twenty five years. Looking at photos of her and reminiscing on our special times together should bring me joy, especially after all these years. Instead, I focus on her massive middle in old photos. My stomach churns. My heart aches. I should have noticed my dog needed to lose weight. I should have helped her. |  Image courtesy of Hill's. |
I know that diets for dogs aren't easy. Weight loss for cats isn't simple either. When I first adopted my sweet fluffy Emily, I struggled to help her keep weight down. I had wanted a cat my whole life and now, with Emily, I had the chance to drown this perfect kitty with all the feline love I had to give. At that time in my life, smothering Emily with love also meant giving her all the food she wanted. But the lessons I had learned from Natasha stuck. I noticed Emily was overweight. I helped her to loose weight and I helped her to keep it off. But it wasn't easy and it took a long time.
Fortunately, the people at Hill's® know how difficult it is to not only recognize that our pets are overweight and need our help to lose weight but also how difficult it is to get the weight off dogs and cats and keep it off. People who love their pets never want their pets to feel neglected or as if they are going without. We most especially don't want our pets to think we are withholding food from them! So Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution is a cat and dog weight loss plan that changes what you feed your pet instead of how much. And people who have fed Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution have seen their pets weight transform in just sixty days. Dogs and cats can get leaner and more playful fast.
 Amelia a top her new tree. Last year, when our vet said she was overweight, she likely would not have made it to the top! | This is what Amelia needed just one year ago. During her annual veterinary examination, my vet told me she was overweight. I was cautioned to not allow her to gain anymore weight. After that conversation with my vet, I noticed that she wasn't as playful. She didn't run as fast or do as many laps around the house. She didn't jump as high. I know there are plenty of people like me, who know that it's important to keep our pets at a healthy weight but struggle with consistently making it happen. In working on getting Amelia to loose weight, I often looked like the woman in the "One Big Kitty" video... only there were three curious dogs and a confused cockatoo staring at me wondering exactly how much crazier I could get. I am proud to say that at Amelia's exam this year, she has lost weight and she is also back to her bouncy playful self. It wasn't easy. But that doesn't matter. It was worth it. Natasha and Emily would be proud. |
For your pet’s opportunity to try Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution for free we’re giving away 10 Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution trial kits with your veterinarian’s authorization. It’s a $70 value! To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment and tell us about your pet who can benefit from Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution. Just like us, before starting a weight loss program a doctor should be consulted. Your veterinarian’s authorization is required before starting Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution food. This giveaway is limited to one winner per household and is for U.S. residents only.
 | Those who would like to talk to their veterinarian about dog weight loss can enter to win a Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution trial kit:
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 | Those who would like to talk to their veterinarian about cat weight loss can enter to win Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution trial kit:
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Enter this giveaway simply by leaving a comment below using your name and a valid e-mail address. (Be sure to use a valid email when leaving your comment so we can contact you if you are chosen as one of our ten winners by random.org on March 30th, 2014.) In your comment please tell us:
- What is your pet: dog or cat?
- What is your pet’s age?
- What is your pet's current weight (or a close guess?)
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