OMG!!! 77lb Dachshund!!!

[DeafDogs]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvZ7ykR3dDo"]Obie, the obese dachshund. - YouTube[/ame]




Poor POOR dog!!!

 

[Steph]

He's down to 70lbs now. I've been following his journey on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/BiggestLoserDoxieEdition

 

[Wandering Man]

That is so sad. I'm glad to see he is no longer with the owners that let him get that big.

 

[Ilovemylily]

Omg I saw that!!!! Could not believe it when I saw that!!!! I hope he gets his weight back to normal poor thing!

 

[Gies]

 

[PrettyPenny]

The woman who has him frustrates me.

 

[Ilovemylily]

Why is that!!^^

 

[DeafDogs]

Me too. she's feeding him crap Purina... Says it's high protein, low-cal food, and he gets 2 cups a day, but only 500 cals altogether... can you imagine how shitty that food is? there wont be any healthy bio-available, animal proteins, just veggie protein, which is very hard for dogs to digest, and it's hard on their kidneys...

He's losing 2 lbs a week... which seems awfully fast, imo

 

[Ilovemylily]

Uguys should write to her?!!

 

[PrettyPenny]

Me too. she's feeding him crap Purina... Says it's high protein, low-cal food, and he gets 2 cups a day, but only 500 cals altogether... can you imagine how shitty that food is? there wont be any healthy bio-available, animal proteins, just veggie protein, which is very hard for dogs to digest, and it's hard on their kidneys...

He's losing 2 lbs a week... which seems awfully fast, imo

Exactly. She is also feeding him carrots, which I see no issue with normally, but carrots turn to sugar and that helps store fat. Something a severely obese dog doesn't need! She claims to be educated in canine nutrition...but it sure as hell doesn't seem like it.

Uguys should write to her?!!

I tried. She doesn't want suggestions and she deletes anything that isn't praise or pledges from the Facebook wall. She feels veterinarian advice is enough, when vets aren't all that educated in nutrition. Poor dog. I just wish they would have found someone better suited.