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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/fat-pets-gear-up-to-fight-the-flab.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Rebecca Hougham, from London, with her overweight cat Percy, who is one of the contestants in the PDSA Pet Fit Club" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-fat-pets-gear-up-to-fight-the-flab.jpg" alt="Rebecca Hougham, from London, with her overweight cat Percy, who is one of the contestants in the PDSA Pet Fit Club"/></a></p>
<p>Fat pets are gearing up to fight the flab in a national slimming competition.</p>
<p>A 22lb cat and 45lb dog are among the 11 finalists in this year&#8217;s pet charity People&#8217;s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) contest.</p>
<p>To win the title the five dogs and six cats, who have a combined weight of 192lbs (87kg, or 290 tins of pet food), will have to endure a strict diet and exercise regime.</p>
<p>They risk diabetes, heart disease and arthritis if they do not shape up, the charity warned.</p>
<p>Elaine Pendlebury, senior veterinary surgeon at the PDSA Pet Fit Club, said: &#8220;Overweight pets are less mobile, less willing to play and more likely to develop a number of serious health conditions and have a reduced life expectancy.</p>
<p>&#8220;The good news is it&#8217;s never too late to achieve positive change with the help of your veterinary practice.&#8221;</p>
<p>A survey by the animal charity shows that one in three dogs and one in four cats in the UK are now classed as overweight.</p>
<p>Pets who carry more than 20% of their ideal body weight are classed as obese, while those carrying 50% or more are deemed morbidly obese.</p>
<p>Dr Alex German, an animal obesity specialist from the University of Liverpool Veterinary School, said: &#8220;PDSA is doing great work in highlighting this important animal welfare issue via its slimming competition.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s vital that owners recognise their pet&#8217;s weight problem, seek veterinary advice and do something about it.&#8221;</p>
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