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Originally Posted by BarbaraM  Hello Erin:
"I love Loki, but if I'd seen his parents I might have known he'd be 12 pounds (but maybe not, he is a mutant I'm sure)."
Seems I have a mutant from Susan myself. I was looking thru forums and such for my Teddy (stardust yorkie, b. 01/04) since he is 12 pounds and his tummy looks quite large. His ears flop - no perk there - he is a bit pigeon toed, longer tail bob and just a funny look on his face! I recently had him to the vet -- just to make sure there was nothing going on and the vet confirmed that Teddy weighs 12 pounds because he is overweight. My bischon who eats the same as Teddy is fine. I feed teddy organic castor and pollux. I have had him down to 1/4 c of dry twice a day and he cries at night for I believe he is hungry. What to do? I am searching for food and dont know where to begin. He was at 10 pounds a year ago at the vet. Are they just pudgey or what?  |
Loki gets 1/2 cup a day of Orijen right now. He's maybe 1/2 pound overweight, but he definitely SHOULD weigh 11-12 pounds. He's not fat. He's twice as tall as Sammy and 14" long. But it's true I have to carefully watch his food intake or he gains weight fast, unlike Sammy who stays super skinny.
I don't mind Loki's size, but he has other issues. Among them is diabetes insipidus which is a disease there is no cure for and the medicine is quite expensive ($100+/month). He gets meds twice daily. This is very rare and he has had it his whole life. I would never have given him back, so I wouldn't have called in my "guarantee" but it still frustrates me to no end. This will affect him for the rest of his life.
