RavenCapps Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Hi guys! Okay so we recently moved back to Colorado from Florida. Unfortunately due to so really bad luck recently we lost just about everything and are currently living with my mother *rolls eyes* until we get a new place. However my mother refused to let us bring our baby (Milo, our dog) into her house So for the time being he is staying with my husbands parents in Florida where he still has a yard to play in and will be safe until we get him back. He's only been down there without us for about 2 months (though it seems like forever). He is a rescue dog, when we brought him into our family he was underweight and we have been getting him back to a healthy weight through a consistent and healthy diet. We just found out today that apparently my in-laws decided once we left that they were going to change his diet. We were feeding him 2 cups of food twice a day. He was gaining wonderfully and slowly but surely got to about 45 lbs just before we left. They have apparently been feeding him 3 times a day PLUS "table scraps" which I'm SURE is much more than just "scraps" my father in law mention that he's "put on a little weight" and when asked to clarify he said that Milo is probably over 60 lbs!!!!!!!!!!! They say they can't send us pictures cause they don't have a camera phone and we don't have the computer cam to Skype them. My sister-in-law who knows Milo well recently saw them on Skype and said "oh yeah he's huge! He;s got quite the gut!" I'm REALLY upset!!!!! How hard is it to get a husky back to a good weight? I'm pretty positive they haven't been walking him or getting him enough exercise..... we activity get the weight down? Weight control food? IDK what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 So frustrating... But don't worry! Just reduce his diet, and you can easily take 30% of his food. And he will loose it in no-time! Normal exercise and less food... Normally does it! Positive side with dogs is that you can loose their weight very fast without problems. With cats you have to reduce very slowely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Wolf Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Once he is back with you he will loose it again, just give him his regular exercise and the amount of food you'd normally feed him. Can you not talk to your parents and tell them to stop overfeeding him?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 once he starts getting more exercise and less scraps he will loose it , sorry to hear you cant have him with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 why would they do that when you get him back, just change his diet back down again, and lots of exercise, it shouldn't take long to get it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenCapps Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 thank you all for the advice. We'll absolutely get him back on his original diet and exercise as soon as he's back with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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