[yorkietalkjilly]

I worry that a fat dog is almost as much trouble medically as a skinny dog. What do you all think? I'm no vet but to me it is just another form of animal abuse when you feed a dog to the point that its heart can no longer pump adequate blood to the body, becomes enlarged, has to beat that much harder and can't keep fluid out of the lungs and shortens the dog's life. Not to mention that the little animal can no longer play without air hunger and the damage it has got to do to the joints. I just wonder if health wise, it is as cruel to overfeed as it is to starve? Has anyone ever spoken to their vet about it and gotten any input? If it is really bad for their health, maybe we should start saying something - not in a mean way but informative.