Would you consider your pet overweight?

[CagneyDog]

Random poll...

Cagney is, he's a big boy

[Cincy'sMom]

Cincy is, but we are working on it!! She has lost 7 pounds since April, last year.

Sadieand Spot are not.

[Suki Wingy]

Absolutley not! I don't think we could make him fat if we tried! Such a picky boy, he gets tired of eating a certain treat every once and a while.

[Jessika]

Nope, not at all! Even if I did overfeed them, my two are soo energetic they'd burn it off, anyway. They could probably use more to eat, actually

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Winston could stand to lose a few pounds in my opinion, my parents (mainly my Dad) don't think so. Plus, he's their dog so I can't do a whole lot about it (except make sure he gets enough exercise). He's finally on a diet though, hopefully that'll help him. He really only needs to lose about 5-7 pounds.

I'd consider the others to be in pretty much perfect condition. Honestly, I don't think Tango could ever become overweight. She's a very picky eater and every time I feed her I have to sit with her and make sure she eats or else she'd probably starve herself...

[carole]

Yes i have to admit it both my kitties are and were not when i got them, and i do feel guilty about it, lexie is a much smaller cat in stature than Ash who is a large cat anyway, and is fast catching up in the weight department, however i do not feel i overfeed her, she has a small cup of biscuits daily, but i think they are high in fat because she sure has piled it on, Ash would be better off slimmer too as he is suffering from arthritis.

[reptiledude]

i have a chihahuh and he is 14 lbs. the previouse owner gave him table scraps

[IRescue452]

Autumn could lose 3-5 pounds. She looks a lot fatter in a full winter coat but when the fur gets trimmed it takes off 5 pounds. Sonny is just a big tom cat.

[.sarah]

Mandy needs to lose about 5 lbs but we are working on it. She has lost about 15 lbs since I started working at the vet, but these last 5 lbs are haaaard to get off her. Luka and Nova are the perfect weight.

[G.P.girl]

no, batman is actually underwieght

[Vette]

Nope. my dog is the weight he should be.

[cloverfdx]

Elvis has finally got down to a good sporting weight again, he looks pretty darn good at the moment and he is alot happier after loosing his little bit of extra holiday weight. Clover is doing well with her diet she has a little way to go, but like Elvis she is looking realy good.

The Cat is normal, i make her chase the dogs around the house lol, it is great exercise and she loves it.

[binka_nugget]

Kai's overweight. I've been working on it for a long time now but it's sooo hard with him. He's afraid of pretty much everything.. it makes walking impossible. Heck, he gets spooked just staying in the backyard some times. It's my fault though. I didn't socialize him enough as a pup.. and now I can't walk him around most places. I tried feeding less but my family doesn't seem to understand that I'm feeding him less for a reason. They constantly give him extra food when I'm not looking.

As for Kaedyn, he could stand to lose a few pounds but he's not at all obese. If I ever get him into flyball or agility, I'd want him to lose a few pounds more on top of that.. just to be easier on his joints.

[areias]

I bought some weight control food just recently, for this reason. Sam is definately overweight, he could stand to loose about 15-20lbs, honestly. His ideal weight is a little less than 90 lbs, and he weighs just over 105. However, he just turned 8 years old...he has slowed down quite a bit, and has never been very active anyways. Both of us, however, are getting out about 4-5 times a week and walking/running. I'm not in shape, and neither is he, so we're taking it slow.

Casey isn't really overweight, but she will be 7 in June, so the weight loss formula will benefit her. I don't think she would loose more than 3-4 lbs on it, and she might look a little better. Boomer could loose about 5 lbs and look gorgeous, he's very active, but he has a little pudge going.

I'm not totally against fat pets. However, I've seen a cocker spaniel that weighed 65 lbs, and a Miniature Poodle that weighed close to 50lbs, not because of medical reasons, but because they were overfed. The miniature poodle was not on any kind of dog food, he got whatever the family was eating for dinner.

But I think some pets are just happy being fat. If it gets to a point where it is dangerous to their health, then some action needs to be taken. However I would never go around and lecture every owner that had an overweight pet, or not let them in my house, that's kind of ridiculous.

[wolfsoul]

The only one of my pets that could stand to lose a bit of weight is Oliver. He is not a bad weight, just a bit pudgy, though he has always been that way since he was a little baby. Tobias was the big boy at the time so I guess Oliver decided to make himself fat lol. I admit though, I have been a bit neglegent with out-of-cage time so he hasn't been getting as much exercise as he should. As soon as I move into my new place, he and Tobias will have run of the house when I'm at home so he should get back on track.

As for the rest of them, Caleb is alright, he's gotten pudgier since I moved out though. My mom feeds him more than I did. Tobias is the perfect weight as far as fat goes, but I'd like to see him gain some muscle. Visa is my problem child. She is the perfect weight now, but she's very difficult to keep that way. She's a picky eater and she has a ridiculously sensitive stomach (as practically every Belgian does). She is very lean with tons of muscle because of the amount of exercise she gets, so she has no trouble keeping muscle. It's just the fat. But once I put her on a RAW diet everything will get better. She will be much more inclined to eat and her body will absorb the nutrients better.