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. 2023 Jun 29;13(13):2150. doi: 10.3390/ani13132150
Extract 1.1.
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     V: Uh she’s ninety-one pounds but that’s [exactly

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     C:                            [Okay

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     V: what she she’s exactly what she was last year=

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     C: =(Yeaaaah.)

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        I thought she was. Yeaah.=

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     V: =And [and that’s

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     C:      [Yeah.

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     V: that’s good. I mean

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     C: [(Yeah.)

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    V: [One of the problems that we do run into

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       with arthritic dogs is that because they exercise less

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       they tend to gain weight.

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    C: Mm hm=

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    V: =And every extra pound that they’re they’re weighing

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       is more pressure

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    C: [Yeah.

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    V: [on those arthritic joints.

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       So.

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    C: Yeah.

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    V: You know i i uh just mentally

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       you should make a note of that and say you know=

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    C: =Mm hm.

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    V: Maybe she doesn’t need as much food as she used to.

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    C: Mm hm.

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    V: Or maybe it’s time to switch to a senior food

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       or a light food

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    C: [Yeaah.

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    V: [°It probably makes° it probably is time to switch

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       to a senior food

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    C: Yeaah. [she is

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    V:        [You know if she’s [thirteen years old.

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    C:                            [Yeah.

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    V: Yeah it’s about time. (Is it about time?) ((to P))

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    C: Yeah I know. I actually have her on that sooo