Over weight Rottie
Nandi, a rescue, needs help. She weighed in at 115 yesterday at the Vets for a tooth X-ray. She has joint problems so she can't exercise enough, so without exercise she can't lose weight to help her ...
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Pawz4me wrote:
How long has she been on the levothyroxine? I don't know how it is with dogs, but for myself I can tell you it took right about six weeks for levo to kick in and enable me to start losing weight. I felt considerably better (less tired and less mental fog) within about ten days of starting medication, but it took a full six weeks for me to be able to start losing weight. FWIW, I lost weight slowly but rather easily on the same number of calories that I was gaining on before my hypothyroidism diagnosis. It was a reduced calorie diet, but before diagnosis I was unable to lose weight even while dieting.
Thanks for the timeline for Levothyroxine. It's been about a month and the Vet said to wait a while for results. I guess I get to impatient when seeing her struggle with her bones and weight. One I believe is connected to the other.
The Vet cautioned, it's fine to have her on a diet but she has to have a certain amount of calories to stay healthy. I read someplace where her size requires 1500 cals. per day. This is fine for a dog with a normal metabolism but not for all. I've dropped the boiled chicken as suggested and her diet consists of 1 cup Kirkland Diet,253 cals., 2/3 C/rice @ 100 cal. and 2/3 / beans @ 30 cals. twice a day. 766 cals. per day
Ran her to the Vet last week with stomach problem. She was panting and obviously stressed. She barfed up a large clump of weeds, branches, etc. in the office. The Vet said she had to be part goat. After that, she relaxed and went to sleep. I now have included with each meal a Probiotic. So far, so good. The new "fill in" Vet gave her Metronidazole.. These puppies can sure get to be an expensive chore but well worth it... Thanks for all your help.
