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Both my dogs are at their ideal weight. My Pug is the one I have the hardest time with trying to keep her slim. Pugs always have a tendency to become overweight, and shes a couch potato lol. But I manage her weight pretty well. Of course if it were up to her, she'd eat 24/7. My Shih-Tzu has always been underweight, but in the past few months she's put on almost 2 lbs, so shes good now.
My lab, Hermes, is very overwight. He didn't become that way from too many treats. I've always given him Omega-3 pills to maintain his shiny coat and to prevent dandruff. They work very well but I got tired of shoving a pill down his throat everday. I found an oily supplement to put on his food that contained mostly Omega-3. I thought this was an ideal solution as he loved the taste and I no longer had to put my hand in his slobbery mouth daily.
Shortly after putting him on the supplement he began to pack on the pounds. I talked to my vet about the problem and told him about his diet including the supplement. My vet didn't seem to know much about it but indicated that he didn't think that was the issue. I cut back his food to 2 cups a day and put him on weight control food. He gained another 2 lbs.
I finally took the supplement bottle into my vet and asked, "Could this be the culprit?" He replied that yes it was very high in calories and to stop feeding him that immediatley. He is now losing weight but it is a much slower process getting it off than putting it on.
My lab, Hermes, is very overwight. He didn't become that way from too many treats. I've always given him Omega-3 pills to maintain his shiny coat and to prevent dandruff. They work very well but I got tired of shoving a pill down his throat everday. I found an oily supplement to put on his food that contained mostly Omega-3. I thought this was an ideal solution as he loved the taste and I no longer had to put my hand in his slobbery mouth daily.
Shortly after putting him on the supplement he began to pack on the pounds. I talked to my vet about the problem and told him about his diet including the supplement. My vet didn't seem to know much about it but indicated that he didn't think that was the issue. I cut back his food to 2 cups a day and put him on weight control food. He gained another 2 lbs.
I finally took the supplement bottle into my vet and asked, "Could this be the culprit?" He replied that yes it was very high in calories and to stop feeding him that immediatley. He is now losing weight but it is a much slower process getting it off than putting it on.
No, but I have to restrict their food to keep them trim. 2 of the cats that adopted me basically live for dinner and would be 20 pounder's if I let them. They do encourage the dog to eat by trying to steal her food.
We feed raw...and raw feeders self regulate..so no weight problems here.
MBG
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