Fat Puppy

We took Abigail to the vet bright and early yesterday morning to get her some shots she needed and a checkup.  She was a champ and didn’t mind the shots at all.  We were concerned about her allergies lately because she’d been licking her paws, rubbing her face, and her eyes were tearing.  The vet said that was all due to allergies and the elevated pollen levels in the area and that we could just give her Benadryl.

When they weighed her she was a whopping 17 lbs.  She is only suppose to be about 13 lbs.  We noticed she was getting a little thick a while back so we stopped leaving her food out all the time and just fed her a little bit twice a day.  The vet told us that the amount we were feeding her was equivalent to what you would feed a 20 lb. dog.  Plus we give her treats all the time so we are turning her into a real porker.  It might not seem that bad when you say she’s only gained 4 lbs, but when you only weigh 13 lbs. that’s bad.  That’s a 30% weight gain which is like me packing on about 60 lbs.  No wonder she snores.

We are going  to cut back the amount we feed her and the number of treats she gets.