Reply to the Comment from Watson, K.M. "Letter to the Editor Re: Kipperman, B.S. and German, A.J. Animals 2018, 8, 143" Animals 2018, 8, 179

Barry S Kipperman; Alexander J German

doi:10.3390/ani8110202

Reply to the Comment from Watson, K.M. "Letter to the Editor Re: Kipperman, B.S. and German, A.J. Animals 2018, 8, 143" Animals 2018, 8, 179

Animals (Basel). 2018 Nov 9;8(11):202. doi: 10.3390/ani8110202.

Authors

Barry S Kipperman¹, Alexander J German²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. kippermanb@missouri.edu.
² Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease and Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston CH64 7TE, UK. ajgerman@liverpool.ac.uk.

Abstract

We appreciate the interest [1] in our opinion paper [2] regarding companion animal obesity and, although there is limited published evidence, agree that some pet owners might respond negatively when this issue is addressed [...].

Keywords: One Health; companion animal; obesity; overweight.