Hi Marsha, Thanks for your post. You were my only one. Was the 1/3 cup once a day or twice a day? When was Chiffon fed the green beans? in place of a second meal or after she had eaten the 1/3 cup? Lily likes carrots so she might like green beans. Thanks again. wendy
--- marsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know exactly what you are talking about. We have > been through the same thing with my mom's chi > Chiffon. We had all the blood test, thyroid checks, > ect. We visited a new younger vet, who was more up > to date in the latest ideas, and he made a > suggestion that worked wonders for Chiffon. He said > to give her a reasonable amount of diet food (for > Chiffon, it was 1/3 cup) and then allow her all the > canned green beans she wanted. The green beans are > full of water and will fill her up, but they have > zero calories so will not fatten her. Luckily, > Chiffon loves green beans. It wouldn't hurt to give > it a try with yours. > > Also, with her having had a hysterectomy, I would > remember that the same thing happens to humans. > Hysterectomies interfered with hormones, which can > lead to weight gain, even when she is not eating > much. > > One thing I would keep an eye on in her case, is > fluid build up. She may need a water pill. My Joe > had to take a waterpill for fluid because the excess > fluid was making him swell and was building up > around his lungs making breathing even more > difficult (he had bronchitis and other breathing > probs already) So keep an eye on her for swelling. > > Marsha > > Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the > storm how big your God is. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: PuddyTat88 > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 10:37 AM > Subject: [Chihuahuas] overweight chihuahua. diet > pills? long post.... > > > Lily is 5 years old. Two years ago she weighed > just under 5 pounds. > Then she got pregnant. She lost her baby weight > but after I sold her > puppies she put on a little bit of weight. In her > next heat cycle, > she went into a false pregnancy and was lactating > and really had a > really bloated belly. She ended up with a bad > infection (I'm not sure > if it was Pyometra or just throughout her whole > body. Her white count > was quite high) As soon as the infection got a > little better she had > to have an emergency hysetectomy. Her weight has > continued to climb. > She now weighs 7 pounds. She has bad knees which > make it difficult > to walk her very far and with her being > overweight, she's huffing and > puffing after 1/2 block. She has a hernia in her > right side from > being bit by my sister's golden-doodle. I think > her bowels are a > little wierd because she poops probably 4-7 times > a day. When she > goes outside, she'll poop in one area (regular > quantity) then walk a > little way and poop again (normal quantity) and > walk more and do it > again. > The vet started out recommending using diet dog > food for her. It > didn't help. He then put her on thyroid pills and > they made no > difference. Then he added a med to make her > stomach run more smoothly > and that made more difference. Then he added > another stronger med (I > don't remember what it was for) and that made no > difference. Then I > decided that he just kept adding meds which > weren't making a > difference and took her off everything. Within the > past year, I've > also got a chihuahua puppy. Lily very much > mother's the now 1 year > old chihuahua by licking and grooming her. > Her weight has continued to climb and as I said > she'd not around 7 > pounds. I know the extra weight isn't good for her > and she doesn't > feel like she used to. She hardly ever plays. She > quacks when she's > touched sometimes. I think it started out that > she'd quack when it > hurt when you picked her up but now she quacks I > think in anxiety when > she's surprised by your touch. She waddles, she > snores, she sleeps a > lot, and it's getting more difficult for her to go > up and down the > doggy steps onto my couch. > I'm trying to walk her more but feel guilty when I > do even though I > know she needs it. I'm still using diet dog food > (Iams weight smart) > and I monitor how much she eats. She is fed just > under 1/3 cup in the > am and pm. She tries to snitch the other dogs' > food and I try to stop > her when she does so I don't think she gets a > whole lot of it. > I don't know what to do anymore. I hate looking > like a hypochondriac > and bringing her into the vet again but I know I > need to soon. This > can't go on. Last night I even started thinking > about putting her on > the new diet pill for dogs. Has anyone heard > anything bad about them? > Do you have any other advice? > Thanks and I'm really sorry it's a long post. I > wanted you to have > the full story. > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! 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