Fat?
He is far from a lazy boy...we train a few times a day, walk about 2 miles a day sometimes twice a day and run at least half and hour a day...Thoughts? |
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Ashley wrote: My trainer tells me he is getting fat because she can hardly feel his ribs. I know that's the criteria about feeling the ribs but my dog doesn't look fat to me
He is far from a lazy boy...we train a few times a day, walk about 2 miles a day sometimes twice a day and run at least half and hour a day...Thoughts? Your trainer is right. He may be active, but his calorie intact is higher than his needs. Just feed him less until he is nice and slim, then level off. All the owners of fat labs call them "solid"...  |
I would ask the vet. I am a trainer and I still worry if my boys are fat or not. Lumpi (lab/greyhound) is 97 Lbs, Boni is about 68Lbs. They exercise a lot but I always ask the vet if they are fat but he says they are both FULL OF MUSCLES!!!  It's hard to feel Boni's ribs under that hair but when he is shaved I can feel them.
Also, if they throw up a yellow foamy vomit, that means they are hungry and you should feed them more often and if they still throw up then they need more food.  |
| I agree with Professor Boni. I have had a trainer tell methe dog was fat because his ribs weren't easily felt - the vet on the other hand said he is a solid boy with hardley any fat - he is solid! He is also only 95 pounds - I say only because my previous OES was 125 pounds and also not fat according to the vets. |
I beg to differ. I openly call Clyde fat. 
Ironically, he really isn't that fat. The vet would like him to stay under 100 so he's only about 3 or 4 pounds fat right now. We've been cutting back on treats again to bring him back down to his target weight. He is a big, wide boy so he can carry a lot of weight but he is definitely a bit doughy around the ribs! |
| MY DAYTONA IS GETTING FAT AND MY DOLLY GIRLS TUMMY IS DRAGGIN at their age and illness they don't much care keep the cookies coming.. when i get their age i will feel the same way.. keep the pizza coming |
Barney has been as high as 100 and as low (adult-wise) as 90. That's when my husband had a month off of school last year and all the boys did was go for walks 
BUT, I'd say that for Barns, closer to 90 is better for him, his shape looks better that way and the ribs are more pronounced. For me, anywhere below 95 and I'm happy with him. A few pounds on these dogs can really add up, though, so maybe your dog should really be a few pounds lighter? (I have no idea)... |
| I find that vets like the dogs a bit heavier than the ideal weight....Not obese, but just a few pounds over. They tend to think of a dog being in surgury, or getting sick, and needing the extra bit to keep them going.
I like them SLIM and trim...(Don't tell Dixie..the pudge!) |
Bosley's mom wrote: I find that vets like the dogs a bit heavier than the ideal weight....Not obese, but just a few pounds over. They tend to think of a dog being in surgury, or getting sick, and needing the extra bit to keep them going.
I like them SLIM and trim...(Don't tell Dixie..the pudge!) Yup - I was going to mention that. And many vets also hesitate to tell clients that their dogs could stand to lose a few pounds for fear of offending them... I just got a rescue dog in to foster today. He could stand to gain a few pounds. If I'm saying it, you know it's true But he's not terrifically underweight either. Probably just at the tail end of that young, intact male dog stage where they tend to be hard to keep in good weight. I may be grooming him with my vet tomorrow (she doesn't trust me with scissors or clippers - go figure ) so I'm sure I'll hear about it.
Since he's still intact, I did butt checks on my intact girls before I picked him up. Nobody's in season, but tell that to his poor pea brain. I hope my vet has a surgery opening this week. Getting any weight on him will be hard in his current state. My own dogs would all weigh 150 lbs each if I let them (the girls actually all weigh 57-62 lbs - and are all about 21.5-22" tall, which is the way I like them for agility). I'm not as fanatical about keeping weight down on non-performance dogs, but honestly, many pet owners do keep their dogs at least 5, sometimes 10 lbs, over and seem not to notice. If it's a trainer telling you, even 1-2 lbs will get noticed and commented on
Kristine |
Jack is "solid", Glacier is fat (but she was obese), Mo is chunky, only Harry is perfect. Too many cookies here. The ribs should be felt easily but your fingers should not slide into the spaces between  When you rub your hands along their ribs you should feel the ribs, they should not be protruding of course, but with a little pressure they should be evident. With our hairy beasts it is sometimes easily to say, "Oh, that's just hair." A little more on the lean side is preferred to "solid" or "chunky". I also use my hands on their abdomen when they are on their side. They shouldn't have a little Buddha belly just below their diaphram. |
| My OES runs about 100 lbs +/-. And he is not fat, he is "big boned" All 3 of the OES's I have had ran in this weight range and are/were pretty tall. The current one is the smallest at 28". |
| Simon's highest weight was 74lbs at nine months..that was before he quit eating. In one month he dropped to 65lbs and started to slowly eat again. He is now eating fine and weighs...60lbs. When he weighed 74lbs he was not fat and we thought we were going to have a huge dog but alas he quit growing and we now have a petite compact energy machine. His ribs can be felt but no space in between. The vet says he is a perfect weight. Don't tell the vet but we upped his food from two cups a day to three and he eats it all. |
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