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Originally Posted by Bentley&BitsysMom Wow bettyanne, I didn't realize that Toto was so small!
When we had our puppies, and they were all fat little butterballs, our last ones were six months old when we sold them. That was my fault because I was so picky about their new homes....they were certainly socialized and spoiled rotten by the time they left here  |
Yep ... she looked larger until we got her home and let her get down on the floor! Then I realized ... she was smaller than my foot [which is small!]!! We began to look at each other like .... OMG! what have we done!?
Ava had wanted to keep her two more months and it just seemed like an eternity! It took us a long time to overcome our fear ... and as she began to thrive even more, we just let her boss us around and she has become absolutely spoiled rotten!! We also let her get way overweight ... it was so easy. When we realized what we had done, she was almost double her recommended weight for her tiny frame!! Her bone structure is so small that our vet at home [Dr. Lucy] doesn't want her over 3 lbs. ... she was 5 lbs. 9 oz.!!! She was so fat that she waddled when she walked. It was cute since she was young but Dr. Lucy was looking out for her long term health. It's very dangerous to be that much overweight as they get older. She has been on a "tough love" diet since last December and we are now at 4 lbs. .14 oz. and hopefully by this time next year will have shed a little more. So, you really can just "love them to death"!!
Sorry this was long, but just wanted to share the "weight thing".
