Yorkie needs to loose weight Hi, I have 2 yorkies and a lhasa apso. 1 yorkie is 16 yrs old and we feed him soft food because he has no teeth. The other yorkie (5 yrs old) and the lhasa (3 yrs old) share food. I feed them Natural Choice lamb and rice small bites, between 2 1/2 to 3 cups a day for both of them. The overweight yorkie (Mylie) is 10lbs and she normally weighs 5-6lbs. I had her checked for thyroid problems and it was low so she is on medicine. That did no help with her weight issue. I began restricting their food about 2 months ago and still no weight loss. She has been overweight for a year now and I need help. How much should I be feeding her? What else can I do to help her? Thanks, Jeff |
weight Did the vet do a full bllood panel? I would check for Cushings and Addison's.. |
I am not for sure if the vet did, I will check. He has checked her thyroid twice now and with meds her level is normal. He sent the bloodwork out because she has so much fat in her sample. |
I found an article about it thyroid http://www.peteducation.com/article....&articleid=449 http://www.peteducation.com/search_action.cfm?cls=2 |
have you tried diet food? natural choice comes in a lite variety. http://www.nutroproducts.com/ncdoglite.asp if that doesn't work you can ask your vet to prescribe you some R/D which is hill's prescription diet diet food. |
I did try the diet food, but she acted hungry all the time, it did not seem to meet her needs. |
she's acting hungry because she's used to eating so much. your not starving her by feeding the recommended amount on the back. don't give in to the whining. she's not really hungry, she just wants to eat because she likes being a little fatty. most dogs will eat and eat and eat until you tell them to stop. |
I will try the diet food again. How much exercise besides running around the house should she be getting? |
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How old is Mylie ? |
You could try adding cooked brocolli to her food to add up to the amount she is used to eating, or cooked green beans. That way she can still "eat a lot" but the added veg is healthy, and it will help with her diet. |
I live in Arizona, so the weather is pretty nice, and Mylie is 5 yrs old. |
im doing the same thing with lexi. i add some veggies to her food, its looks like more, but its not.... she is losing some weight... i give her carrots, celery, string beans, apples, bananas, they fill her up, low fat cottage cheese and yogurt. |
How much dog food and how much veggies do you feed your dog? Is the dog food diet or regular? Thanks |
also you can give ice cubes! they are crunchy like food and the water will fill them up. you can trick her into thinking she is eating lol |
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