Where's the fat

dturm wrote:

Jerrybo66 wrote:
My question. Is the fat on the meat of the body or on the skin? Can I expect the skin to conform to the body in time?

Both, and also internal between and around organs within body cavities. The skin will "shrink" to a certain degree, but with extreme obesity it never gets back to a trim form.

Doug, DVM

Thank you so much.. Is a 118# American Rotti considered obese? Of course she's a rescue with no papers but appears to be a pedigree.
Your comment of internal fat makes more sense than my perception of external fat causing breathing problems. I will have a conversation with my Vet. The X-rays didn't show internal fat that I could see. I am still treating her breathing problems for cooling and pain. Though it's possible, considering her actions, I can't see pain .
Internal fat, definitely. I've had her on an extreme 600 calorie diet for about a month with vitamin supplements but have backed off a bit. I figure, if she was wandering the streets for a month without food, her health could be brought back. Her fat condition was definitely not healthy. Again, thank you for the internal fat suggestion. She will be going back for a weigh-in this week and I will possibly request additional x-rays.. I must get her breathing rate down..
Thanks again...