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sparks_yorkies · 11-20-2007, 04:56 PM

Hi all,
My name is Tanya. I have two yorkies. An eight year old neutered male named Jack and a 12 week old male names Willy. They are the light of my world and I'm probably a little bit more obsessed with them then I should be. My problem right now is my eight year old. He is severely obsese. I'm embarassed to say how much he weighs. He lives to eat. He will dig out trash, sneek and eat the puppies food when he doesn't think anyone is looking, he even dislocated his shoulder last christmas trying to jump from the couch to the coffee table trying to get a food wrapper that was left there over night. He acts like he is starving to death all the time. I know that he isn't starving because he is huge. He almost seems obsessed with food. He had mouth rot as a young dog and doesn't have alot of teeth left. That is even with frequent tooth brushing when he was young. We are currently feeding him canned food. We have cut him back to two table spoons of food twice a day and he still won't loose an ounce. I have discussed this with my vet and he didn't seem at all concerned. He is currently more than double his 2yr. old adult weight. I'm at my witts end. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Food brands that would be okay for a dog with a weight problem and one who doesn't have many teeth suggestions would be great!! PLEASE HELP!! I DON'T WANT MY DOG TO DIE YOUNG BECAUSE I WAS STUPID ABOUT HIS HEALTH!

Thanks for your time,
Tanya

11-20-2007, 04:56 PM	#1
sparks_yorkies YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 4	New to board and need help with obese yorkie! Hi all, My name is Tanya. I have two yorkies. An eight year old neutered male named Jack and a 12 week old male names Willy. They are the light of my world and I'm probably a little bit more obsessed with them then I should be. My problem right now is my eight year old. He is severely obsese. I'm embarassed to say how much he weighs. He lives to eat. He will dig out trash, sneek and eat the puppies food when he doesn't think anyone is looking, he even dislocated his shoulder last christmas trying to jump from the couch to the coffee table trying to get a food wrapper that was left there over night. He acts like he is starving to death all the time. I know that he isn't starving because he is huge. He almost seems obsessed with food. He had mouth rot as a young dog and doesn't have alot of teeth left. That is even with frequent tooth brushing when he was young. We are currently feeding him canned food. We have cut him back to two table spoons of food twice a day and he still won't loose an ounce. I have discussed this with my vet and he didn't seem at all concerned. He is currently more than double his 2yr. old adult weight. I'm at my witts end. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Food brands that would be okay for a dog with a weight problem and one who doesn't have many teeth suggestions would be great!! PLEASE HELP!! I DON'T WANT MY DOG TO DIE YOUNG BECAUSE I WAS STUPID ABOUT HIS HEALTH! Thanks for your time, Tanya