I have trouble with Gracie being overweight. She needs to lose. I have struggled with weightloss for her for a very long time. I even paid to have her thyroid checked, but it was ok. Her mother and her Aunt were both the same way, fat little chihuahuas.
Last year, Gracie had one her blood values slightly elevated, which threw a red flag for my vet to believe she was in the beginning stage of Cushing's Disease . However, we have checked a few more times, and the value remains the same, and she is not symptomatic. So now my vet says he is not concerned about Cushing's, but it would have explained her being overweight. Anyway, I just started Gracie on a new food created by Hill's called Metabolic. This is a diet food that helps increase her metabolism. So far she has lost 1 pound in 3 weeks. My vet tells me that is good, equivalent to a human losing about 5 pounds. I also began offering her green beans or carrots for her treats. She seems to be satisfied with this. Gracie is 7 years old, her weight became an issue these past 3 years. I sure hope to she can lose, for I am aware of all the risks of being over weight. Becky & the girls Sent from Becky's IPad On Apr 22, 2013, at 4:28 PM, "jacehomeart" <[email protected]> wrote: > I know my Chihuahua is overweight but it seems I am unable to do anything > about it. If fact we love her chunky body. That doesn't help. Our Vet said > she's overweight. She's about 11 lbs and the Vet thinks 9 lbs would be best > for her. > > Do any of you have issues? Mine is always up for a meal and although I've > reduced her food - she still wants 3 meals a day. I have tried to do 2 meals > but that seems to be against her wishes. > > She gets kibble and dried sweet potato for breakfast - veggies and a bit of > meat for lunch and kibble and sweet potato for supper. The whole thing isn't > more than a cup. > > We live in Ontario and now the weather is a bit warmer we are out more -so > exercise is going to help. I have to say I am really tired of everyone saying > she's fat. The only Chi's I know that are skinny, have eating issues. > >
