Hi everyone. we're in need of help!!
Megan my Border Collie has been over weight for some time, she has a thyroid problem. She is on medication for this but the weight isnt coming down again.
At the moment we are feeding her a turkey and veg, which isn't working she is still gaining weight.
If anyone knows of a great diet we can put her on, info or books ( i have fat dog slim)?? anything would be helpful!!
food for chubby dogs
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One of my girls who is hypothyroid is fed tinned Chappie the chicken and rice version as she doesn't like the 'original' flavour.
(I know that alot of people don't like this food as it's tinned and cereal based, artificial colours etc - I wasn't particularly happy myself - but it really does work for my girl - and surprisingly the vets advised to feed her it instead of the expensive prescription diets they could have pushed)
This has helped to control & reduce her high cholesterol (side effect of the hypothyroidism) and she's not too bad - bit podgy for show weight but as I had to have her spayed due to the hypo-t & we are really fighting an uphill battle to keep her in tip top show weight. (which is leaner than the average dog - although mine aren't sticks hate to see them too ribby)
The vet thinks she's fine, she would be if she wasn't shown
She isn't fed as much as they suggest on the tin, she gets 1/4 of a 800gr tin with a few biscuits (laughing dog - total nutrition) sprinkled on to help with her teeth and gums in good condition.
Still if you are really struggling to keep her weight off it might also be because her medication dosage is incorrect. Normally once under control you only have blood tests every 6 months to check thyroid levels. But it might be worth having her checked via blood testing again to see how she is. I can tell when my girls' dosage needs adjusting as she loses skin condition and goes very scurfy.
(I know that alot of people don't like this food as it's tinned and cereal based, artificial colours etc - I wasn't particularly happy myself - but it really does work for my girl - and surprisingly the vets advised to feed her it instead of the expensive prescription diets they could have pushed)
This has helped to control & reduce her high cholesterol (side effect of the hypothyroidism) and she's not too bad - bit podgy for show weight but as I had to have her spayed due to the hypo-t & we are really fighting an uphill battle to keep her in tip top show weight. (which is leaner than the average dog - although mine aren't sticks hate to see them too ribby)
The vet thinks she's fine, she would be if she wasn't shown
She isn't fed as much as they suggest on the tin, she gets 1/4 of a 800gr tin with a few biscuits (laughing dog - total nutrition) sprinkled on to help with her teeth and gums in good condition.
Still if you are really struggling to keep her weight off it might also be because her medication dosage is incorrect. Normally once under control you only have blood tests every 6 months to check thyroid levels. But it might be worth having her checked via blood testing again to see how she is. I can tell when my girls' dosage needs adjusting as she loses skin condition and goes very scurfy.