I have an overweight chihuahua. After she was attacked by a dg, she wa been piling on the weight? Please help. i have tried cutting back on treats and food. Please. I love my dog, and i hate seeing her like this.
2007-08-06 13:26:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Get the diet dog food and seriously monitor how much she eats. A little dog shouldn't eat more than a half cup of food a day. And, don't give in to her begging. Absolutely no treats or people food. Make sure she has plenty of water and, if she's healthy enough, incorporate walks into her schedule.
Remember, you're doing more of a disservice to your dog by allowing it to be overweight than what might seem like you're starving the dog. But, they really don't need as much food as they would eat if you didn't monitor it.
2007-08-06 13:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-16 12:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh.. I'm really sorry to hear that your baby was attacked. She may stressed from her attack. How long ago has that been?
Sounds like she may need more exercise and you should be feeding her a good dog food that is made for less active dogs. AND no table food.
Hope this helps and she sheds a few pounds, being over weight is not good for her. :-)
2007-08-06 13:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by tn2vegas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More exercise would be the first step. Feed her diet dog food and low fat treats. It takes a while and depending on the size of hte dog, just a couple of pounds could be a huge loss. 2 lbs lost on a 10lb dog is 20% of their total weight.
2007-08-06 13:31:05 · answer #4 · answered by inkedcalf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supplement her food with canned pumpkin. Ounce for ounce it has fewer calories than regular dog food. It has a lot of vitamins in it, and it helps with digestive issues.
A person I know in golden rescue buys it by the case.
I decrease the food by 1/4, and add twice as much pumpkin. My 2 dogs love it and they get to eat more with fewer calories! Make sure you use pureed pumpkin and not pumpkin pie mix which has sugar. Just pureed pumpkin - check the label!
2007-08-06 16:03:54 · answer #5 · answered by SigGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Longer walk's when you take her out to use the bathroom.
And yes, like your doing cut back on treats.
I feed my puppy 3 times a day...
I dont know how many times you feed her a day..
But I would continue on feeding about 3 time's,
but with less food.
2007-08-06 17:15:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I have a website that has a page about overweight dogs and what to do about it. Check it out, it might help.
http://www.standardpoodlesusa.com/overweight.html
2007-08-07 06:31:38 · answer #7 · answered by shrsandy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consume honey before bed because consumption of honey may help to burn more fat during those early hours of sleep
2015-08-20 05:33:22 · answer #8 · answered by Niki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suggest you take him out for walks and exercise with him. also change there food to a special overweight formula i think they only have overweight formulas for adult and senior dogs .
i also suggest you give your dog less treats (if you give him a lot)
i suggest you buy him greenies its excellent dogs love them and they have less fat then any dog treats i know plus they clean and freshen there breath and only give it to him once every 2 days hope i helped:) and yes i forgot to put periods sorry :(
2007-08-06 13:33:10 · answer #9 · answered by TheMightyDrea 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
avoid unnecessary usage of drugs
2016-04-10 13:27:25 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋