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New Year, New Pet: Petco Offers Tips for Prioritizing Pet Health and Wellness in 2021
Following the COVID-19-related pet adoption surge, Petco is helping pet parents get their furry family members off on the right paw this year SAN DIEGO, Jan.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Following the COVID-19-related pet adoption surge, Petco is helping pet parents get their furry family members off on the right paw this year\n\n\nSAN DIEGO, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF), a comprehensive health and wellness partner for pets and pet parents, today revealed important tips to support pet well-being in 2021. In the spirit of the new year, humans and furry friends alike are ready to start a fresh chapter, and now is the perfect time to re-evaluate old routines and ensure pet parents are setting up their four-legged family members for success.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nPetco is offering key advice – for the new year and beyond – from topics like pet nutrition and safety to essential supplies and fun methods of self-expression for pets: \nPrioritize quality nutrition to achieve and maintain a healthy weight: As people focus on leading healthier lifestyles in the new year, the same is true for their beloved pets. Spending more time with furry friends can lead to extra spoiling, and COVID-19-related restrictions may be hindering usual exercise routines. According to recent research, roughly one in three pet parents indicate that their pet is currently overweight or obese. Maintaining a healthy weight is an important part of helping pets live long, healthy lives, and obesity can affect a wide range of health conditions such as joint stress, diabetes and high blood pressure. Petco can help assess a pet's weight, determine healthy portion sizes and find the right food to help pets achieve a healthy weight. Petco offers a curated nutrition assortment, such as Hill's weight management formulas like Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food and Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, which help pets feel fuller with high protein and less calories. Other weight management tools include slow feeders such as Harmony Mint Plastic Slow Feeder Dog Bowl, supplements like NaturVet Joint Health Soft Chews Level 3 Advanced for Dogs and active toys including Chuckit! Paraflight Dog Toy. Maintain pets' routine needs and keep safety top of mind: Pet parents can keep up with their pets' care with Vital Care, a paid annual plan providing pet parents with a convenient, affordable way to meet their pets' routine wellness needs. For ...