World Pet Obesity Association
Clinical Resources
Explore WPOA clinical frameworks, veterinary assessment guides, multilingual charts, professional communication guidance, and trusted body-condition and healthy-weight resources for pet owners.
Clinical Frameworks
Define, diagnose, and manage clinical obesity
Start with WPOA’s disease framework and the forthcoming multidisciplinary clinical textbook.
Core Framework
WPOAClinical Obesity Framework
Distinguish excess adiposity from clinical obesity using the Three A’s: Adiposity, Abnormality, and Attribution, with patient-specific clinical evidence.
View the frameworkProfessional Education
ForthcomingVeterinary Clinical Obesity Textbook
Learn about the forthcoming Wiley textbook bringing together clinical nutrition, internal medicine, rehabilitation, behavior, communication, and long-term obesity management.
About the textbookFor Veterinary Professionals
Body condition, muscle condition, and clinical documentation
Use Body Condition Score, Muscle Condition Score, and body weight together during nutritional assessment and follow-up. These guides are written for veterinary professionals and clinical teams.
Clinical Chart Library
MultilingualBCS & MCS Charts
Download simplified and detailed Body Condition Score charts, dog-and-cat Muscle Condition Score resources, and multilingual clinical files.
Open the chart libraryVeterinary Clinical Guide
Dogs & CatsBody Condition Scoring
Review the 9-point BCS assessment workflow, anatomic landmarks, score interpretation, documentation, and links to detailed and simplified charts.
View the BCS guideVeterinary Clinical Guide
Dogs & CatsMuscle Condition Scoring
Assess clinically apparent muscle loss through visual examination and palpation, and record MCS alongside BCS and body weight.
View the MCS guideProfessional Communication
Support clear, respectful, and practical conversations
Use pet-first, nonjudgmental language when discussing body condition, muscle condition, function, quality of life, and veterinary-supported obesity care.
Professional Guidance
WPOAPet Obesity Communication Guide
Use practical language focused on health, function, quality of life, body condition, muscle condition, and collaborative care.
View the guidelinesPet Owner Resources
Body condition and healthy-weight resources for pet owners
Direct pet owners to practical guides and calculators for body condition, feeding, calories, treats, healthy-weight planning, and progress between veterinary visits.
Body Condition & Healthy Weight
APOP ResourcePet Owner Resources & Calculators
Access body-condition guides, feeding and calorie calculators, treat checks, weight references, healthy-weight education, appointment preparation, and progress-tracking tools for dogs and cats.
Open APOP pet owner resourcesAbout this resource: The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention publishes and maintains the linked pet-owner resources and calculators. The link opens on petobesityprevention.org in a new browser tab.
Questions or Corrections
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