As far as getting your dog to lose weight there are low calorie diets available. I know for example Natural Balance has a low calorie diet specifically for overweight dogs. In FL it's about 12 dollars for a 5 lb bag.
Also if you let her have a full bowl of food available to her all day, try only giving to her twice a day or something. They only eat what is available, if she over eats then make it only available in healthy portions.
For age, my girl is 7 years old and although this is not yet senior age it is creeping close (i believe it's like 8 or 9 that begins into senior age group??). For some things, spay surgery is a good example, there ARE more risks because of the older (not old but oldER) age. I'm sure it could be the same for other things, so maybe that is what your vet meant and was taking precautionary measures by doing all tests (especially if you never done it before). Now you have it on record all the tests and their results. |