lovemyshiba
10-28-2004, 11:25 AM
Abbey had her checkup the other day, and she's in perfect health---except her weight:(
I knew she was getting heavier, and the vet's scale confirmed it--she weighs 60 pounds!! 10 pounds heavier than she was last year at her checkup!!!
Since she is a mix of beagle and who knows what else, we have no standard to go by as far as her ideal weight, but I'd like her to drop back to the 50 pounds. She's only going to be 3, and at this rate I will have a 100 pound beagle by the time she reaches 7 years old:eek:
The vet wasn't overly concerned about her weight, enough to run a thyroid panel or anything, but I have to cut way back. I've started increasing her daily walks, she's eating low calorie food now, and getting low calorie treats, as well as fruits or veggies for a treat--no more pizza crusts or pieces of mommy's steaks!!
I'm lucky because she just loves the fruits and veggies--bananas, apples, beans, carrots, pumpkin--she'll eat anything. The vet also suggested giving rice cakes for a treat which she also is loving (I buy the peanut butter flavored ones).
Otherwise, everything else is good--Abbey was even a good girl when she had to have her anal glands expressed (yuck). I told Dr. Ritchie that I had seen her scooting a few times, so she got out the rubber gloves, and took care of that for us too.
She was great for her shot, stood perfectly on the scale for us, and behaved for her nail clipping as well. She's such a good girl!!!
I knew she was getting heavier, and the vet's scale confirmed it--she weighs 60 pounds!! 10 pounds heavier than she was last year at her checkup!!!
Since she is a mix of beagle and who knows what else, we have no standard to go by as far as her ideal weight, but I'd like her to drop back to the 50 pounds. She's only going to be 3, and at this rate I will have a 100 pound beagle by the time she reaches 7 years old:eek:
The vet wasn't overly concerned about her weight, enough to run a thyroid panel or anything, but I have to cut way back. I've started increasing her daily walks, she's eating low calorie food now, and getting low calorie treats, as well as fruits or veggies for a treat--no more pizza crusts or pieces of mommy's steaks!!
I'm lucky because she just loves the fruits and veggies--bananas, apples, beans, carrots, pumpkin--she'll eat anything. The vet also suggested giving rice cakes for a treat which she also is loving (I buy the peanut butter flavored ones).
Otherwise, everything else is good--Abbey was even a good girl when she had to have her anal glands expressed (yuck). I told Dr. Ritchie that I had seen her scooting a few times, so she got out the rubber gloves, and took care of that for us too.
She was great for her shot, stood perfectly on the scale for us, and behaved for her nail clipping as well. She's such a good girl!!!