Max is on a diet

[gja1000]

When my mom lived with me we had a terrible time with feeding. My two boyz are very picky eaters and do not eat well. I feed them a little wet food in the mornings, because they just do not eat dry food very well and were losing weight. I don't feed enough wet food to sustain them because I want them to eat some dry as I've been told it's better for their teeth, if they eat some dry food everyday (is that true?).

In order to get them to eat dry food though, I have to free feed as you can never tell when they will eat. My mom's dog is a glutten and will eat till he throws up, if allowwed. So, I had to keep the boyz dry food way back in my office and keep an eye on rusty (mom's dog) that he didn't go back there. If we left the house and didn't shut the office door, he would always go back there and eat all the dry food. He has terrible back problems (he's a doxy) and even had back surgery a few years ago. So, he CAN'T be overweight. It was a battle for sure to keep him out of the boyz dry food!!!

[Janet]

How is Max doing on his diet Judy? Poor guy...diets are no fun.

[judy]

He's just fine! I bought Nutro diet wet food and some other brand to see if they would eat them. I couldn't find Science Diet.

Of course, they wanted nothing to do with it. I put a little low fat chopped meat and mixed it in. Max has to eat in the bathroom or he dominates Annie and eats her food. Annie has to be hand fed at this point because their whole eating dynamic has changed. Tonight, Max didn't want to eat his food, so he got hand fed also.

Do you think they are spoiled or what?

I have to get his blood test results back tomorrow or Monday.

[Blueyes]

Poor Max! No more junk food days, lol!!!

[Gina]

Judy how much does Max weigh? Gucci is 12 pds. she is limited being she is on the L/D diet. I am kind of pissed sorry for language. I took her to the nutritionist last year and she planned her menu she charged me $200. Yes big bucks, I took her back to get weighed during the year she may have lost a pd. but I can't get a hold of this vet. she never returns my calls and I am mad.. I am going to call the regular vet and see what she says.

Poor Max , not too many treats...

[judy]

Max is also 12 pounds. Is Gucci big boned? I don't think you can say a dog is overweight just by poundage. Isn't it the body mass thingie that can tell if they need too lose weight?

Is that LD maximum weight for yorkies in general, or did your vet tell you that?

Max is definitely overweight. He has short-legged and stocky. If he was human, he would probably be barrel chested! But, he is showing symptoms of overweight, like being listless, panting, etc.

What did the $200 person tell you to feed her?

[DianaB]

I'd think that for $200 she'd be supplying the food too!!!