PinkFairy
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It's an utterly rubbish pic but the only one I managed to get - she doesn't stay still for long!
A pic of my OH's Staff - weight issue?
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CorvusCorax
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She doesn't look too bad TBH and she looks to be in good coat condition, although I would need a side-on pic to be double sure.
What did the vet say, was she weighed?
What did the vet say, was she weighed?
Spudlet
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http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/clinicalnutrition/bcsdog.shtml
You might find this useful - condition score her as you would a horse.
You might find this useful - condition score her as you would a horse.
CorvusCorax
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PF also bear in mind that if she gets a bit more structured exercise, walking, running, swimming etc, whatever you guys can fit in, she will build muscle mass and that will cover her a bit more too.
PinkFairy
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The vet said she was the perfect weight for her breed but tbh, I don't like stroking her very much anymore, you can feel her bones through her coat, especially her ribs and it feels awful.
OH has bought some dry food to put in her dinner with her tin of meat and we're trying to figure out how to structure her excersise.
Thank you for the link HR
The vet said she was the perfect weight for her breed but tbh, I don't like stroking her very much anymore, you can feel her bones through her coat, especially her ribs and it feels awful.
OH has bought some dry food to put in her dinner with her tin of meat and we're trying to figure out how to structure her excersise.
Thank you for the link HR
CorvusCorax
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PF I really wouldn't worry if the vet is happy with her - I can feel my dog's ribs and he is just about perfect for his size too, I'd be more worried if I couldn't feel them - as I said on another thread, there is no benefit whatsoever for dogs to be carrying any more weight than they have to.
Glad you are adjusting her feed and looking at her workload, I bet you will see a difference
Glad you are adjusting her feed and looking at her workload, I bet you will see a difference
JVB
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Sorry totally unrelated but when read title I thought you meant your OH employees and whether they had a weight problem!
PinkFairy
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Ok, I will update you over the coming weeks if there is any change to her weight.
I can only just feel my dog's ribs.
Although she is a very fluffy cocker spaniel and can't seem to rid herself of her podgy belly (just like her owner - except for the fluffy part of course!)
I can only just feel my dog's ribs.
Although she is a very fluffy cocker spaniel and can't seem to rid herself of her podgy belly (just like her owner - except for the fluffy part of course!)
PinkFairy
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Sorry totally unrelated but when read title I thought you meant your OH employees and whether they had a weight problem!
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Teehee!
Sorry totally unrelated but when read title I thought you meant your OH employees and whether they had a weight problem!
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Teehee!
CorvusCorax
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Maybe she needs to go to boot camp too
That link posted by HR is also a very good indicator.
That link posted by HR is also a very good indicator.
PinkFairy
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P.S. Pic of my dog in the SB now.
PinkFairy
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Maybe she needs to go to boot camp too
That link posted by HR is also a very good indicator.
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She's already enrolled!
Maybe she needs to go to boot camp too
That link posted by HR is also a very good indicator.
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She's already enrolled!
CorvusCorax
Deary me...
In the nicest possible way - that's probably for the best! What age is she and what is she fed? If she is older, take her exercise gently but I do think she could benefit from losing a few pounds.
Although again, she looks in good coat condition.
Although again, she looks in good coat condition.
PinkFairy
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She is a bit podgy isn't she!
She's about 7 or 8 years old now and is fed a mug and half of dry food, or if we have it, half a tin of meat and some dry food.
I have to admit she is absolutely spoilt rotten when it comes to treats so for the past month or so, she's been very restricted with them.
My sister walks her about twice a week but we also take her out the garden and play with her for about an hour.
She's about 7 or 8 years old now and is fed a mug and half of dry food, or if we have it, half a tin of meat and some dry food.
I have to admit she is absolutely spoilt rotten when it comes to treats so for the past month or so, she's been very restricted with them.
My sister walks her about twice a week but we also take her out the garden and play with her for about an hour.
Spudlet
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I'd be upping that exerise quite a lot if I were you - increase gradually but ultimately a walk every day would be better. She'll love the chance to snoofle and furtle about I'm sure - Henry's tail goes mad when he gets on the scent of something, it's the best bit of walking him
Godknows
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Well I thought you were on about someone he employed
I was about to give you a right roasting for posting it on the internet
Edited to say just realised it was posted in all about dogs sorry I picked it out from Active Topics and didn't notice which forum
Wanders off into the distance and hopes no one notices me.
Edited to say just realised it was posted in all about dogs sorry I picked it out from Active Topics and didn't notice which forum
Wanders off into the distance and hopes no one notices me.
CorvusCorax
Deary me...
Agree with HR - even ten minutes out a day is better for mind and body than twice a week, then gradually build it up to 20 or even 30 if she can handle it.
I agree about restricting treats too - my dogs get treats when they have earned them - and even then they get small amounts of human food, not doggy snacks.
They want a treat? Then they better do some nifty heel work, come back then I call and their bums need to be on the ground before I have reached the 't' in 'sit'
I know it sounds extreme but older dogs with too much weight are more prone to arthritis and joint problems so it is in her best interest in the long run.
I agree about restricting treats too - my dogs get treats when they have earned them - and even then they get small amounts of human food, not doggy snacks.
They want a treat? Then they better do some nifty heel work, come back then I call and their bums need to be on the ground before I have reached the 't' in 'sit'
I know it sounds extreme but older dogs with too much weight are more prone to arthritis and joint problems so it is in her best interest in the long run.
PinkFairy
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Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely try and get her out a bit more, I hate to think of my gorgeous dog having to struggle.
We have a field near our drive, I'm sure she'd love the chance to wander over there for a while!
We have a field near our drive, I'm sure she'd love the chance to wander over there for a while!
PinkFairy
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Well I thought you were on about someone he employed
I was about to give you a right roasting for posting it on the internet
Edited to say just realised it was posted in all about dogs sorry I picked it out from Active Topics and didn't notice which forum
Wanders off into the distance and hopes no one notices me.
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LOL!
Well I thought you were on about someone he employed
Edited to say just realised it was posted in all about dogs sorry I picked it out from Active Topics and didn't notice which forum
Wanders off into the distance and hopes no one notices me.
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LOL!
MurphysMinder
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The staffy looks fine to me, I can feel the ribs on all my three, the vets usually comment on how nice it is to see dogs at the correct weight. If you vet says he is fine I really wouldn't worry. Not looked at the pics of your cocker yet but never does any harm to increase the exercise and cut down on treats. I don't know what sort of dry feed you use but my GSDs are only on 2 mugs a day of complete so 1 and a half sounds quite a lot for a cocker.
PinkFairy
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We are considering getting her a smaller bowl to help keep us strict about her quantities of food, her bowl is quite big but is never filled up to the top, we give her enough to cover the bottom of the bowl.
Before we had her, she belonged to my Grandad and my Nan who passed away from cancer hence why we now own her, my Grandad used to fill her bowl up to the top!
Before we had her, she belonged to my Grandad and my Nan who passed away from cancer hence why we now own her, my Grandad used to fill her bowl up to the top!
CAYLA
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She does look ok in the pic from the angle I can see, but would be concerned if she lost more, why tell OH to hold her and step on the scale...............maybe not
as it's Xmas soon he may gain and extra few
Tkae her to vets and weight her regurlary a nd keep a close eye on her weight drop if any.
Tkae her to vets and weight her regurlary a nd keep a close eye on her weight drop if any.
PinkFairy
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We're keeping an eye on her, the issue he had was that a while ago, she randomly attacked one of his sister's hens and killed it, then she ate most of the carcass, which he said she's never done before although she has attacked them before (rarely does though).
She seems to eat like there's no food left when you give her dinner to her yet she doesn't seem to gain any weight at all. I think that's his concern - she doesn't seem to gain weight but she loses it very quickly.
She seems to eat like there's no food left when you give her dinner to her yet she doesn't seem to gain any weight at all. I think that's his concern - she doesn't seem to gain weight but she loses it very quickly.
CorvusCorax
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Re the chicken thing, as I said before that sounds like normal - if a bit naughty - dog behaviour to me (they are predators after all
) and a lot of raw feeders give their dogs raw chicken carcasses to eat as common practice.
My fella caught and ate the rear half of a seagull on his first ever trip to the beach
Put a large rock or ball in her bowl to slow her down if she bolts food, so she has to eat around it.
My fella caught and ate the rear half of a seagull on his first ever trip to the beach
Put a large rock or ball in her bowl to slow her down if she bolts food, so she has to eat around it.
PinkFairy
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As a matter of fact - I've never realised that - she always bolts her food. I seem to spend ages putting it all in her bowl, mixing the biscuits in and asking them to wait for their dinner, by the time I've walked the 30 second walk to the sofa, she's never longer than a minute behind me, having eaten it all!
