[Robin M]

No I changed the post to reflect that it did work. See above 🙂 Thank you

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Thanks!

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Sorry for the late reply 🙁 Thank you, InkedMarie. <3

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By the way, your baby looks very comfy in your profile pic. Too cute 🙂

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Thanks Pitluv. I still get upset on the anniversary. Hubby said I can’t have any pics on the wall or I would be crying all the time. I have one on my desk and more on my computer lol.

[Robin M]

Yea I’m guessing she had lab in her. Not enough spots to be full Dal. Plus her body was lean and tall. Dals are usually more “chunky” lol.

We found her at what is called the “I-57 Flea Market”. Some guy had about 4 pups in the back seat of his car at the entrance of the flea market for sale for $50. I wish I could have gotten all of them but by the time me and my son got hubby talked into it she was the only one left. Her and my son slept in the back seat of our van all the way home (about 40 miles). They grew up together. She would protect him so fiercely.

[Robin M]

Thanks everyone for all your comments/suggestions. I am sure I will get this worked out and have a healthy and happy Cheeto!

I wanted to show you all my other baby. I lost her at 3:01AM on April 2011, but it hurts just as bad today. She was 10. From what I understand, that’s a long time for a larger dog.

RIP Duchess. You are my beautiful baby girl 🙁

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Hi Houndmusic…I love your name, as I said. It brings to mind the baying and playful yipping of puppies lol.

I see from your pic that my Cheeto is maybe at a good weight..perhaps a slight bit over. He has that upward line from his ribs which would suggest a waistline. He is “barrel-chested” I think it’s called. That could make him look bigger, also.

I have made another appt with my vet and will discuss all I have learned here from everyone. Hopefully we can come to an agreement that I am comfortable with. I also want to re-weigh him since we have been on the “1/2 food and 1/2 green beans and carrots” diet 😉

Thanks again

[Robin M]

Hello, anon101…No worries. I was just a little confused about where the tone (can’t think of a better way to word it lol) came from. It felt to me (and please understand that this was ONLY MY perception…which can be completely wrong, trust me lol) that you were upset about something I had said, and I could not for the life of me figure out what it was.

Anyway, forget about the whole thing, please? I hate communicating via message boards or facebook. Because intent cannot be conveyed over written word. It’s up to whomever reads it to decide what is meant by the words. So, I probably mistook what you typed. For that, I sincerely apologize. It is not an excuse, but we are waiting on the arrival of our first granddaughter, and I am a little “on edge” lol. Please forgive my words.

I wish to get back to the main subject, if possible. Are we still ok?

[Robin M]

No you didn’t. I did. And the vet did. Noone is saying you DID say it. I freely admit that I am the one that said “I am desperately trying to find a good Senior Weight Loss food. I understand that most seniors need help putting ON weight, but my baby needs to lose.” I stick by my statement. Not quite sure what you want me to say. I am not denying I said anything or that YOU said anything like that.

I am a little confused by your post. I am also not sure why you are stating the above as if I ever implied that you said something you didn’t. I have gone over all of my posts and don’t see what you could be referring to? However, I will try my best to give you the info you request:

Dog’s weight: 63 lbs
Dog’s desired weight: lose about 53 lbs
Dog’s age: 8yrs

No known medical conditions that would have any affect on his weight. If you need all of them, then his right eye is clouded. He has a limp in his front right leg that the vet says is probably arthritis. That is why she wants him to lose weight. Apologies if I didn’t give the correct info up front.

Please understand…I did not in any way mean for ANY of my posts to come off as rude or inconsiderate. If that is how they sounded, then I sincerely apologize. I merely want to get information from others who have had the same issue or perhaps have more or a better understanding of the overweight and trouble losing issue. I really did not mean to come here and start something or imply anyone was anything other than nice to me. I realize that you all give advice freely and I appreciate that. If something I have said or done upset you all, please let me know and I will leave.

Thanks

[Robin M]

Re: HoundMusic (I SO wish there was a way to respond to certain posters…LOL)

I absolutely LOVE your pup in your pic above. So cute!! And HA! ‘fluffy’! So funny! I am going to tell that to my hubby lol..

Maybe that’s why he’s having a hard time losing? Also, you can see the “humps” where his hips are on his back. So I am just curious if he is actually overweight? I admit, you didn’t used to be able to see that before he went on his diet. I mean, it’s not REAL visible, but you can see the rise in the skin where they are. The below is a pic of his hips. You can kind of see the two bumps on either side of his spine. I am guessing those are his hip bones. I will ask the vet to check on that disc disease when I go back to see her. I know, as I have DDD and other spine issues, how much THAT can hurt 🙁

[Robin M]

Ahh…ty 🙂

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Sorry….cannot find a delete post so disregard this one please

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What are the “dome” dishes? I will look into them. Thanks

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Anon101…The vet tech said to cut his food by half and give no salt green beans/carrots for the other half. So as of now he gets 1/2 c of his Blue Buffalo Senior food and 1/2 c of mixed green beans and carrots. This is twice a day. We just started that last week. She said the veggies were a “filler” with no calories. Hopefully we will see a difference. I’ve had several people tell me no to yogurt due to the dairy in it. I am going to make sure it’s ok via the vet and start giving that.

[Robin M]

Ok thanks. I didn’t see that part. I just saw “weight management” and assumed it would actually be weight management

[Robin M]

Aww..thank you Acroyall! We haven’t looked at the puzzle toys. I honestly didn’t know they existed lol

And Anon101…Yes, the goal is for the dog to lose weight. I’m not sure what your question was there…the link I posted (Amazon) I have the “Weight Management” selected. Sorry if it didn’t come up that way 🙂

We didn’t really get that deep into it. She asked what I was feeding, I told her and how much, she made suggestions on cutting it back and seeing if that helped him lose weight. Basically she is at the monitor and see stage. If the cutting back does not work, I am sure she will suggest other brands of foods or more specific types and other things for us to do. Right now again, it’s not a serious issue as we’re just getting started down this road.

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Thinking of trying this one. It seems to have decent ratings on this site. Well, at least the Iams brand does. For some reason there is no rating for the Weight Management with Chicken type. No idea why…

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We thought Corgi also. Or some other type of terrier breed. No, sadly we don’t have pet insurance. We are thinking of it though.

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He doesn’t really. He’s built low to the ground (heh) He’s a mix breed of shepherd and some smaller breed that has the small knobby front legs? We haven’t been able to fit him into the second category yet. She’s concerned his little bit of extra weight may be causing an issue we are seeing with one of his front legs where he limps on it. We think (since she’s done x-rays, etc) that it may be joint related ie: arthritis. And the extra weight isn’t helping matters.

Here he is. You can see his tiny, knobby front legs in this one 🙂 BTW..my son named him Cheeto…because he said “he’s shaped like a big Cheese Puff” LOL

Thanks

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[Robin M]

So do you guys think the weight control is more important than the senior aspect of the food?

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Yea the only treats he gets are the pill pockets for his meds. I am a little concerned that by cutting his food intake by half it won’t be enough for him. With the carrots/green beans being just filler.

I know..I worry too much. But, as most on this site know, he’s my baby LOL.

Thanks everyone

[Robin M]

Yes. The vet knows about it and is working with us. She’s the one who said to lower his food intake to 2 cups a day. One of the vet techs suggested giving half food and half no salt green beans and carrots mixed. She said they are a filler but no calories.

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