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To: momtothree
My vet (who is also my SIL) told me that pets lose weight very easily compared to us. They can’t open the fridge! They can’t wait till everyone goes to bed and indulge in a big piece of cake either. Sigh.... I wish it was easy for us, too.

So true! My vet, who is also my sister, tells so many people to have their dogs and cats lose weight. It's really simple. Measure what you are feeding now. Reduce it by, say 3%. By measure or by weight. Weigh in 2 weeks. If no change, reduce it by another little percentage. Etc. People always tell her "I don't feed him much." Well, however much it is, it's too much. Start by reducing it by 3%.

At her clinic, there is an extra charge for surgery on obese dogs, because it is so much harder. They can't find the organs in all the fat.

38 posted on 09/09/2012 2:24:46 PM PDT by Old_Grouch (65 and AARP-free. Monthly FR contributor.)
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To: Old_Grouch

“They can’t find the organs in all that fat”.

My organs disappeared completely a long time ago. LOL!!


40 posted on 09/09/2012 3:00:50 PM PDT by momtothree
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