i think i'll see if she will eat green beans! i've heard this from 3 different people now. i wouldn't be so concerned if she wasn't so obviously overweight. i'm concerned that it can't be good for her little heart. much like people, it's so hard on the body when you are more than just a little fluffy ;) thank you for all the well wishes! i will post photos of the two little angels soon! the ones i took yesterday are kind of sad since they were prior to his bath after "nigel the wanderer's little 2 day excursion"! he looks like a ragamuffin in the pictures! he's pretty now, so photos soon to come! |
How about some nice long walks after dinner. It works for humans, maybe it'll work for furbabys. |
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An excess of 20% is very hard on his heart. Taking the weight off will literally add years to his life. |
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It is VERY important to use a weight control food. It has less calories but still fills them up. If you use a regular food but just cut back, then the bile acids in their stomach can cause them to throw up. Ask your vet how much he should be eating of the weight control food and then divide that by his number of feedings. Tucker needs 5 oz of his food a day for weight loss and I feed him twice a day so I use a 2.5 oz scoop to measure out his food. Its easy and that way I know that he is getting the correct portions. As for exercise, Tucker loves to take really long walks but sometimes I'm too tired after work. He really really loves to play frisbee so when I'm too tired to take him for a walk, we go into the back yard and I throw the frisbee for him to fetch. I can throw it really far and he loves to run out and catch it which is great exercise for him. |
It sounds like you have gotten Great advice. I really can't wait to see pictures of them both. I am OVERJOYED that nigel made it home :) |
Congratulations on your new little one! It sounds like you've gotten a lot of good ideas. |
I'm glad that you realize the overweightness (is that word?) is a problem. i believe obesity in dogs is a major cause of death. i hate it when people just don't pay attention to their dogs diet, and feed them anything, and everything all the time. Dogs need a strict diet of healthy food, just like humans in order to stay healthy. I feed my dogs twice a day, and no more. A little treat here and there also. Don't give in when your dog looks at you and begs for food. Its hard, but its for their own good. |
update well, little miss seems to be doing ok on her new diet. she begs for food a little bit less as she's figuring she's not going to get anything so why waste perfectly good nap time! we are going on walks, and she gets tired, but she's a trooper. she loves baby carrots, so she gets a couple of those as treats for when she goes potty outside. the funniest thing ever has to be her LOVE of catfood... usually my kitties eat all their food at one sitting (they are not free fed because of my glutonous Emma kitty). well, occasionally they do not finish, and my little hungry gal is more than happy to finish for them. i got wise, and pulled the cat food and put it up on the countertop. well, Emma, who is keen on playing with her food before eating it, thought this was a great idea. she jumped up on the countertop and started flicking all her food piece by piece into the floor! well, little miss vacuum was right there to take care of that little problem. it was the funniest thing i've seen! she even has Emma kitty on her side to get her snacks!! :cat: + :aimeeyork = conspiracy~ |
I am so happy your little man found his way home, the weight issue is hard with another dog and a cat, she always going to sneaking bite when you are not looking, I had to put Ichabob on science diet RX w/d, he was 15lbs, it work but he also had no treats, he was a dibetic. |
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