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<p class=MsoNormal>So, Reba went in for her annual exam today and we were told
she is very overweight at 74 pounds. Doc told us she needs to lose 20 pounds.
We knew she was getting a little “fluffy” but boy was 74 pounds a
surprise! She gets 2 – 2 ½ cups of dry Nutro Max a day ( 1 cup in the
morning, 1 – 1 ½ cups at night) with a dollop of nonfat yogurt, maybe a
couple dog biscuits per day and that’s it. No table food at all. She
doesn’t care for green beans although will eat them if she is hungry enough.
Doc suggested carrots instead of biscuits which we have started today and
squash if she won’t eat the beans. She is very active and runs around
the yard with Buddy, our other dog, for hours. She is a horrible poop eater
and I know this sounds really gross, but could she be getting all those
calories from that?? We are going to be very diligent with watching the amount
of dry food she is getting daily, substituting vegetables for “cookies”
and trying more exercise. We are really concerned because doc says if she
keeps up adding more weight, she could have trouble walking within a year and
she is only 2! We went through that with Maggie when she went down in the rear
and we are terrified it could happen again but this time to Reba. If anyone
has any other suggestions for shedding the pounds, we would greatly appreciate
it. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Tina and chubby monkey, Reba.<o:p></o:p></p>
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