Our beloved Chihuahua, Sox, pictured at left in our dog football sweatshirt, used to struggle with being just a bit overweight. These days, the problem of obesity seems to have run over from our cup into the lives of our pets. More and more I see owners walking around with obese dogs.
It’s not that the owners don’t love and adore their pets. They even pamper them with cute little dog costumes at Halloween and sweaters for their dogs at Christmas. However, the precious little pooch that is overweight will have a shorter lifespan no matter how many clothes are in his closet. Sox’s vet said that he needed to lose one or two pounds. This doesn’t sound like much, but considering Sox was a total of 13 pounds, that’s almost ten percent of his body weight.
If it were me, that would mean losing 15 pounds, which would take a lot of work. We tried many different kinds of dog chow with no real success. We tried limiting his daily serving to the lowest amount possible, and that only made him hungrier. During this last food recall, we started making all of our dogs’ food from scratch. It took getting used to the extra work. We have to cook a bunch of rice and veggies, which takes some time. Then, we had to cook a bunch of chicken and pull it off the bone which is labor intensive. Now, we actually feed them a recipe of rice, lentils, mixed vegetables and boiled eggs. It’s faster and easier to make and they are thriving on it. The important thing is that as soon as we started making their own food, Sox lost the weight and is now healthier than ever. Our oldest dog, Jaz, used to have numerous bowel movement problems and those have gone away as well. I strongly suggest looking into making your own dog food and looking up treat recipes for their optimal health.
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