My Akita topped the scales at 121 lbs. the other day at the vet which is an all time high for her.
It's time to get serious as i want her around for a while and she'll be prone to arthritis and diabetes if she doesn't get her weight down.
She's now on 3 cups of dog food per day (a cup below what the vet said is the right amount for her) and I walk her a half a mile a day now along with the 3 X daily she walks the perimeter of the 3 acre property. I'm going to increase it gradually to a mile or more.
Yes she did get people food with her dog food but that's in the past.
Anybody else have issues with an overweight dog?
I believe the dog is on a hunger strike as she refuses to eat the dry dog food. She give's me the this look like, "I'm not eating that! That's dog food!
Truthfully I suspect thyroid issues as the amount she ate didn't seem enough to cause this kind of weight gain. But the vet says she's negative although thyroid tests can be tricky.
Anybody go through this and have any helpful advice.
