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Hello
We have an approx 5 year old beagle/shepard mix that if to be blunt fat. We have been very careful not to feed him anything but weight maintenance or control dog food. This has gone on for almost a year and he does not seem to be losing any weight. Other than taking him to a vet does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks Dusty |
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dusty wrote:
Hello We have an approx 5 year old beagle/shepard mix that if to be blunt fat. We have been very careful not to feed him anything but weight maintenance or control dog food. This has gone on for almost a year and he does not seem to be losing any weight. Other than taking him to a vet does anyone have any suggestions. How much exercise does he get? Tara |
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Tara
Not a lot, he get a walk maybe once or twice a week approx 1/2 mile dusty |
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Tara
Do you have a suggestion for a good weight maintenance dog food, at this time he is getting Iams. dusty |
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dusty wrote:
Tara Do you have a suggestion for a good weight maintenance dog food, at this time he is getting Iams. Honestly, if you're not addressing the lack of exercise your dog is (or isn't) getting, the food thing isn't going to help that much. One half mile walk *per day* wouldn't be adequate exercise for a dog of this type of mix. Rather than changing from one diet food to another, I'd seriously look into gradually increasing your dog's exercise to at least a good long walk and some offleash (or long leash) running and fetching every day. Tara |
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Tara
Thanks we will begin to increase his exercise and keep him on the 11/2 - 2 cups of maintenance food per day. Thanks Dusty |
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1 1/2 to 2 cups a day may be little much for him. Try mixing in some green
beans to bulk up a lesser amount, making him feel like he is getting more. And for goodness sakes, DON'T start him out at 1/2 mile every day. Work up to it. If these don't help, then next vet visit get some blood drawn for a thyroid check. A sluggish thyroid can make it so hard to pull weight off and also adds to the dog's energy level. "dusty" wrote in message oups.com... Tara Thanks we will begin to increase his exercise and keep him on the 11/2 - 2 cups of maintenance food per day. Thanks Dusty |
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Thanks for the advice, nost appreciated. Dusty ZPL wrote: 1 1/2 to 2 cups a day may be little much for him. Try mixing in some green beans to bulk up a lesser amount, making him feel like he is getting more. And for goodness sakes, DON'T start him out at 1/2 mile every day. Work up to it. If these don't help, then next vet visit get some blood drawn for a thyroid check. A sluggish thyroid can make it so hard to pull weight off and also adds to the dog's energy level. "dusty" wrote in message oups.com... Tara Thanks we will begin to increase his exercise and keep him on the 11/2 - 2 cups of maintenance food per day. Thanks Dusty |
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ZPL wrote: And for goodness sakes, DON'T start him out at 1/2 mile every day. Work up to it. 1/2 mile is nothing - it's 10 minutes at a very easy schlep. I wouldn't start at less than that, actually. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - The Senate has approved over 200 of George Bush's judicial nominees, 10 of the 13 federal appeals court have a majority of Republican appointees |
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dusty wrote: Do you have a suggestion for a good weight maintenance dog food, at this time he is getting Iams. How *much* of the weight loss formula do you feed him? You say a 1/2 mile walk--that's not enough, he needs more. Also, please have his thyroid checked--yes, by the vet. |
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