The 1/3 cup was Chiffon specific for her size and weight. That amount may not apply to yours......But, we were told to give her all the green beans she wanted, so there wasn't a specific time period or anything. Just whenever she was hungry, lol. If you feed twice a day though, I would suggest you break down whatever dog food amount you give her, into two separate meals rather than all at once. And give the green beans at other times to ward off hunger. Marsha
Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. ----- Original Message ----- From: wendy khat To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] overweight chihuahua. diet pills? long post.... 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
