[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: vets and obesity
- From: Kay Reamensnyder Betty Doerpinghaus <bedkar@xxxxx>
- To: <grnram415@xxxxxxx>, GSD list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:02:22 +0000
Our family Vet, that we started with about 20 years ago, had different ideas
about
weight in dogs. She admitted that when she first met our dogs, she thought we
kept
them "too thin". She now agrees that the weight we keep them in is a more
atheletic
weight and healthier. Most of the dogs I see in her waiting room are
overweight....
I guess most dogs have a more sedentary life style these days...and more treats
for
being a "good doggie".
-Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus
-Home of Bedkar German Shepherds
-bedkar@xxxxx
-Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com
> To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] vets and obesity
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:22:26 -0400
> From: grnram415@xxxxxxx
>
> Speaking of vets, good, bad and ignorant................
>
> There is an employee at a pet store who brings her GSD to work. This girl is
> obese, so is her dog, LOL! The dog is also not trained and territorial and
> should not be in that store at all, especially off lead. That is another
> story. Anyway, I made the big mistake of mentioning that she could use a
> diet. I was tactful, I thought. But, the owner got all offended. She told me
> that her dog was a BIG girl and not fat. She also said her vet didn't think
> she was overweight either. Then she told me what she was feeding her. While
> both foods are quality foods, combining them is overkill and overweight for
> this dog. She again said her vet told her the dog was not overweight. This
> dog has no waist and fat rolls over her shoulders and neck. How is that not
> overweight? When I mentioned that most vets get minimal nutrition classes in
> vet school and depend on dog food manufacturers to tell them what to sell in
> their clinics, like Science Diet, she sort of agreed.
>
> Now, I know we like our dogs lean, but obese is obese. How does a vet not see
> obese? Vets, vet techs out there, what do you think?
>
> Laura
>
>
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