i had to take our dog to the vet this morning
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azal
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just like my Oreo....your dog seems to be fine...but Shitzu's are supposed to grow to be 14lbs and he's currently at 25lbs.
well that was like 4 years ago.
now he is completely deaf too.
well that was like 4 years ago.
now he is completely deaf too.
yikes!
well if it's any consolation, rita is 115 pounds. (she used to be almost 150!!! total lard ass!)
but yea. she's only 4 years old and she's got evil paws too.
well if it's any consolation, rita is 115 pounds. (she used to be almost 150!!! total lard ass!)
but yea. she's only 4 years old and she's got evil paws too.
azal
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avi
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poor fat doggies
i try to be very conscious of my pup's weight. there's too many overweight dogs out there and it can lead to serious problems down the road.
i try to be very conscious of my pup's weight. there's too many overweight dogs out there and it can lead to serious problems down the road.
azal
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yeah, we realized this, so our little japanese chin is completely trim and healthy.
the fat guy rules though. He's like 12 years old and really lazy....and when he wants to play it looks like that retarted fat kid in elementary school that would try to play two hand touch football, but he was so slow and fat that he'd usually be on the other side of the action drooling on his mets shirt and yelling at his bike helmet.
the fat guy rules though. He's like 12 years old and really lazy....and when he wants to play it looks like that retarted fat kid in elementary school that would try to play two hand touch football, but he was so slow and fat that he'd usually be on the other side of the action drooling on his mets shirt and yelling at his bike helmet.
the vet said rita only needs to lose like, 2 pounds more. so i guess she's doing okay. my last dog, vinnie, had all of those fatty tumors all over him, but they never caused a problem. he was even bigger than rita.
he once bit my stalker. GO VINNER!
he once bit my stalker. GO VINNER!
azal
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yeah the fatty tumors don't seem to cause problems, and they are fun to play with, so really it's win - win.
avi
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azal
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my vet always says that the best thing to do is feed senior food to any dog over 5 because it has less saturated fat.
azal
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table scraps are the biggest problem, especially when you just get your dog, it's so hard to say no to "the eyes."
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avi
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josh: !!!!!! i just pm'd back. email me at work!
avi: same with my mom's dog. they got her a stuffed sock monkey. they get her ONE a month and she destroys them.
that is how she lost weight!
avi: same with my mom's dog. they got her a stuffed sock monkey. they get her ONE a month and she destroys them.
that is how she lost weight!
azal
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my dogs have a stuffed whale they play with too.
but they lose interest in it after about two weeks.
woah, class started 3 minutes ago...woops!
oh well.
but they lose interest in it after about two weeks.
woah, class started 3 minutes ago...woops!
oh well.
avi
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since we started giving my dog bones to chew on, he has decided they are his RIGHT, and no longer a special privilage. It sucks to get up for work at 4:30am, feed the dog, and then have him bark at you for a bone to chew.
you'll have to wean him off that. rita used to expect that. then i started just petting her and wrestling her around when she'd bark for one, and she'd forget about it. but it took maybe 30-40 days for her to entirely give up on the idea of having chew bones all the time.
also, our vet informed us that all rawhide products have poisonous materials in them so we had to stop giving her those too, and now we give her carrots. she is into them!
also, our vet informed us that all rawhide products have poisonous materials in them so we had to stop giving her those too, and now we give her carrots. she is into them!
avi
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oh yeah I know - we're already trying to wean him. ain't easy.
as for carrots - my dog loves all veggies. he eats carrots raw all the time.
as for carrots - my dog loves all veggies. he eats carrots raw all the time.
