You might recall that a year ago, when I got back from my first cruise, Heidi came down with crystals, which required extensive surgery. At that time, my veterinarian suggested Heidi was way past fluffy and was now FAT!
I felt they were harsh, but I followed their feeding guidelines.
On my way in a woman was leading an older dog out. This dog should have weighed about 65 pounds, but here was this poor dog, at least 50 pounds above her ideal weight, barely held up by her spindley legs. My heart broke for her.
Then I brought in Heidi and the girls brought her to the scale. Now almost a year later I had to take Heidi in for an eye exam (perfect vision, and does not need glasses) But since she was there, they weighed her. Suddenly there was clapping and yipping!
Heidi has lost five pounds!
As you can see she has her girlish figure back and once again looks like a healthy long dackel!
It was actually easy. I put two measuring cups in the food bin. She gets 1/4 of a cup of her chow in the morning and 1/3 of a cup in the evening. She also gets a small pill pocket with dinner. And that is it!
Food is not love!
So, I am proud of her and proud of me and now I have a happy healthy pooch!