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01-22-2011, 05:17 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Georgia
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| Thyroid.... Hi,, I have rescued a yorkie that just has been diagnosed with a thyroid condition and will need to be on Meds for ever to control..He is extremely overweight...Does anyone have any advice for us to control his weight..He needs to lose half of his body weight...Thanks
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01-22-2011, 05:24 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL
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| If he is like people, once the thyroid levels are adjusted, some of the weight will come off on its own. Some will have to come off with extra exercise and fewer calories though. There re some excellent weight control formulas in most of the premium dog food brands. I would just get the Weight Control formula in whatever brand you are using now. The benefit of using the Weight Control is that they can still eat the same amount, just will get fewer calories. You can just cut back on their regular feeding, but they know they are getting less and may fuss about not getting enough food. Just adding an extra 20 minute walk a day can help a LOT. Since the weather is so bad in parts of the world, you might want to work up an indoor substitute. Say 20 minutes of rigorous play including some lively fetch. I think it works best to combine lower calorie intake with extra exercise. That way you aren't making drastic changes in either. Bless you for rescuing a Yorkie, especially one with medical needs. An interesting note, dogs require much MORE thyroid hormone than an adult human being, even tiny dogs like our yorkies. I thought that was strange. But their metabolism is so much higher than ours, I guess that is part of the reason.
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01-22-2011, 07:18 AM | #3 | |
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I read in another forum that people have had success with Wellness brand reduced calorie/weight control kibble.
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