Good job, Debi!!! So glad to hear Lil Bit is doing so well! Our Toto was about that age when we brought her home and weighed 1 1/2 lb. We were just terrified of her! We have been so fortunate that she has been healthy! I still try to get her to the vet about every month or so ... more for me than her!
Our vet and breeder kept telling us she would never weigh 3 lbs. And it looked like they were right! She just stayed so very tiny ... until last summer. She had become a very finicky eater ... I began cooking for her and before I knew it, she tipped the scales at 4 1/2 lbs.!!
Still very healthy ... but too "pudgy" for her tiny frame! She is now on a "tough love" diet ... strictly dog food in a prescribed quantity and we are sticking with it! She has already lost about 7 oz. in about 2-3 weeks and as soon as I can find a way to get more exercise for her I think she will be a lot better! After we overcame a few obsticles ... potty training .. providing pillows, steps, etc. for her to have safe ways up and down to beds & sofas ... separation anxiety and anything else that makes her sad or uncomfortable ... we enjoy her more than anything else in our lives!! Sounds like your Lil Bit and Toto are about the same ... now if we can find out how NOT to spoil them! Heck ... that's half the fun!!
