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05-30-2014, 06:26 AM | #1 |
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| My Baby is FAT! When Chibi was overweight when I lived with my Mom it was easy to blame her for feeding him table scraps (which she did) and his access to big dog food all the time. Now who's fault is it?? Last month when I took Chibi to the vet he was 11.7 pounds and I freaked out- he should be more around 10.5. So I started limiting the amount of food I put down and only feeding both my babies twice a day. I went back to the vet the other day and was 12.5 pounds!! He does not get any table food or anything else because of his food allergies. What am I doing wrong here? I couldn't believe he gained weight. The only thing is we don't exercise probably as much as we should but we live in an apartment so we have to go to the dog park to run free and I walk dogs all day at work so when I get home I'm not really in the long walk mood. How much exercise do they need to stay in shape? We go about 1/2 a mile a day and him and Molli play a lot. I can't give him diet food because of his allergies. I don't want to super work him out either though, he is almost 7 so he is probably not as active as he once was. I don't want him to be fat though, he has enough health problems as is. Help
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05-30-2014, 06:42 AM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Are you measuring your food.. if not start now, our eyes can be very deceptive. If you are then start to decrease volumne by 5% for two weeks and weigh him in at home - weekly weigh ins. I have both a dry measure cup and a kitchen scale - you might need to use your bathroom scale. Do not feed after 7pm - you could also look at feeding more in the morning and less in the night time feed. For exercise try some one on one time with him and do some fun games or tricks. Those burn calories too. Teaching crawling, sit beg stand the send touch etc are good games - so is an indoor obstacle course.
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05-30-2014, 06:54 AM | #3 |
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| How much are you feeding him? Jackson, is 17lbs and active, in good shape. For example - two days ago, he RAN at full speed back and forth for about 30 minutes straight (he chases me through the fence when I'm on the four wheeler) and he literally sprints consistently at 18mph or so. He also swam and jumped in about 6-7x, so about 7 laps from one end of the pool to the other (and it's a decently sized pool). We haven't been walking as much simply because we have the backyard with the pool and I get bored walking... but when we did walk a lot, we were easily going 2-3 miles. 1/2 mile would do nothing for Jackson And he only gets 1/2 cup per DAY of kibble of Farmina Cod. He also gets a spoonful of wet food mixed in in each meal. And a few low-cal treats throughout the day. Sometimes a dentastix at night or something similar. But my point is, he's pretty active on most days and if I fed him more, he'd be overweight too. This is the condition I like him in though. He's 5 1/2. 7 is not really that old for a Yorkie. You can definitely keep him active and build up his endurance. As far as indoor exercises, check out Fitpaws products. We have a 'donut'... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEvsVwP6Ics Also, going up/down stairs is great exercise.
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05-30-2014, 08:13 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | If you're not feeding him excessively and if he's also getting reasonable exercise, I'd be wondering about his thyroid levels maybe.
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05-30-2014, 09:15 AM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Razzle is 6.5 lbs and gets 1/2 c a day. He is fed home made, with some large kibbles for teeth health - also one bone weekly, water additives, and teeth brushing Now it is important to note he is not neutered and full males tend to maintain a higher metabolism. He gets at least 30 minutes a day on walks, another 30 minutes with training and games, and will play (supervised) with our puppy. On big exercise days I will bump his food as much as 1/3 cup more. He is naturally an active boy, loving to run around the home etc.
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05-30-2014, 09:39 AM | #6 |
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| Anna's in the same boat. Even on prescription diet food, I can't get her under 7 pounds. This is about a pound lower than she was but still not the weight she needs to be. The vet wants her around 5-5.5 pounds. She is 7 years old we think...not really sure we got her from a shelter/rescue. Her energy level is also very low. I am anxious to read other people's suggestions for you.
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05-30-2014, 10:42 AM | #7 |
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| Weight issues My Chibi got chubby, but that was because my husband gave him too many treats. We only give him carrots for treats and he lost the weight. Are you giving your baby too many treats?
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05-30-2014, 11:05 AM | #8 |
YT Addict | Mine is 6 yrs old and weighs 12.5 lbs. He gets two level scoops (one in am and one in pm) of 1/3 cup for a total of 2/3 cup daily. He is chunky could stand to lose a pound or two. I feed him Blue Buffalo senior which is less calories and contains vitamins for knees and teeth. No preservatives and grain free, Freedom for seniors. Maybe switching to a senior food will help you. Less protein easier to digest. |
05-30-2014, 04:56 PM | #9 |
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| I hadn't thought of senior food. My other pup is only 3, could they share? She is a little chubby too (only a little, not as much as Chibi) but very active. Chibi has never really been an overly active dog so I wouldn't say I've noticed a decrease in energy but with his 7th birthday coming up I can't help but wonder if that's part of it. I have been thinking of doing some blood work just to make sure everything looks good. I don't think I can handle him having any more health issues though, my heart can't take it, so maybe I've been avoiding it a little. Thanks for all the great suggestions, I'm gonna get a measuring cup for sure.
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05-30-2014, 05:32 PM | #10 |
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| I've never owned a fat dog but my little Tibbe is certainly stout-ish looking this past year. Tibbe is almost 7, is 9 x 9 inches in size(height/length) and weights about 6.3 now - a pound or more than he weighed most of his adult life. He eats just under 1/4 cup of kibble mixed with 3/4 tablespoon of canned food for breakfast and slightly under 1/4 cup kibble in the evening, sometimes with 2 teaspoons of canned with it. He was up to 6.9 lbs. at one time last fall and I realized it could be all of the kibble treats he'd get from his training and just doing all the good things he did that I thought he should get treated for. Giving him 6 or 8 kibbles here and there several times a day as treats for being such a good boy was really adding up. I had to stop serial treating him and only give him a single kibble or two per trick or command or whatever and he got back down to 6 - 6.3 lbs. though I still can't see as much of his waist as I used to, so he needs to lose another 3 - 4 ozs. But even just that 5 - 6 oz. made a difference in his appearance and overall level of activity. I notice he seems to have less spitting up and less reverse sneezing than he had when he was tubbier but it could be he's just having an easier time with his MVD this year over last year. Tibbe goes in for one of his twice annual check-ups and blood tests in June and I'm going to have his thyroid checked also just in case part of his weight gain is thyroid, though he's pretty active. He's shed some in this past few months and Crystal/Ellie May thinks a thyroid and maybe some other endocrine testing is in order. Does your little one get several treats or extra kibble every day? That and thyroid could be part of her weight gain.
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05-30-2014, 07:44 PM | #11 |
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| Does more weight increase reverse sneezing? I never thought of that, he has been doing it more but I thought it was allergies. He also seems to snort more on walks...hmmm
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05-31-2014, 01:46 PM | #12 |
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| IDK - Tibbe's RS seemed to be worse when he was heavier. I wondered if his losing a few ounces was what helped it.
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