Quote Originally Posted by king2005
Yep its Bear hehe Poor baby girl.

We know how to get her weight under control (diet kibble, walks, & her meds), but is there anything else we can do to help her loose the weight faster? & to enjoy her food more?

I was thinking of making carrot soup & mixing some of it into her kibble. I'm really not too keen of diet foods, as its always lacking something (even human diet foods)...

We're all quite worried about her weight, as she cannot do everything a healthy Rottweiler should be able to do. A lazy tubby human who smokes & who has Lung Cancer shouldn't be able to out run a Rottweiler! Poor baby has stumbled when getting onto the couch *SPLAT* right onto her face.

If anyone with exp. with a dog that has Hypothyroid, more advice would be great!

We're just so scared shes gonna hurt herself (break a leg, have a doggy heart attack) & we're not gonna be able to lift her or help her. We're already so very attached to her, as she is so very attached to us.. We know shes very sensitive & she wont do many things cause she thinks/knows shes just too fat.
With the muscle weakness still present are you sure the Hypothyroidism is under control? When was the last time you had a T4 test run on the dog by the Vet? Likewise insufficient Thyroid will yield a lethargic dog with low energy, low metabolism and overweight.

Normally weight control in a dog is very simple: Less food, less dog. More food, more dog. In a hypothyroid dog if the hormone level is not in normal range then less food, less energy, lower metabolism, more dog. Neither is a high protein food going to cause weight loss if the thyroid is still too low. More likely it will add weight.

Rather than experimenting with diets, you really need to get with the Vet to confirm the thyroid is at normal levels. Ask the Vet if the weight loss observed thus far(?) is what s/he would have expected. And ask the Vet to explain the continued muscle weakness.