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Originally Posted by JJSMOM  my jj is only 10 pounds and every time i bring him to the vet they say he is overweight. i can still feel his ribs without any fat over them and he is very active. he really doesn't eat all that much so it really annoys me when they tell me he need to be on a diet. if he ate any less he would be down to one meal a day of only about 1/4 cup of food. as it is he has 1 table spoon of homemade food in the morning and 1/4 cup of blue buffalo at night. he also takes two walks a day of about 3/4 of a mile each. hes not fat just fluffy.....  |
Have you asked the vet why he thinks JJ is overweight? If your vet has this opinion because he/she says to have a micro-mini, fits-in-your-wallet, smaller-than-a-half-dollar yorkie, the overweight comment is invalid. I would be changing vets though... he/she should know better than to judge a book by it's cover.
I understand comments from strangers as Kaji is in the 7-8 lb range himself. I get the "what is
that?" "
It can't be a yorkie,
it's too big." comments all the time. FINE! You all win. He's a pitbull terrier mix pup! Happy now?
All kidding aside, size SO doesn't matter. It's the love, comfort, and happiness they give us that matters.