Val (Zebedee) Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Diesel is almost 4 weeks in to his diet, he went for a check up on Thursday (sorry, was out all day yesterday so didn't update!) at the vets. He went in & proudly got on the scales after the vet had told him how well he looked & she could see he had lost weight - the scales read the same weight! His harness is a bit looser & I thought he would have lost something! The vet was speechless - couldn't understand it! So we got him off & she turned the scales off then on again. She then pressed to reset button at LEAST half a dozen times to make sure it was zero'd then asked him to get on again! This time, the scales showed he has lost 3.2kg, about half a stone! I told her he had started to beg for food and had developed dry skin here & there but she told me to persist on the Purina for another 3 weeks & he should start to settle down. She also lowered his Purina intake from 335gm a day to 329gm - probably about 10 little pieces of kibble! But we'll stick to it & go back on 5th Jan to see how he is doing again. I just can't grasp how he is eating more now of a kibble that is wheat based (so is a temp filler) than he was on a varied raw diet yet is losing weight ........ can anyone enlighten me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 awwww that's fantastic!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 great to hear Val, glad its all going well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormchaser09 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 well done, keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Well done Big D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Well Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 well done D ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I just can't grasp how he is eating more now of a kibble that is wheat based (so is a temp filler) than he was on a varied raw diet yet is losing weight ........ can anyone enlighten me? I would guess that the Purina, with fillers, is not absorbed as well, plus the fillers get passed out. We've had Zoya on Diamond Natural Lamb and Rice Light for two months. She has lost about 5 pounds. Sent from my HTC Desire using forumrunner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Cameron Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well done Big D , it wont be long before your running with our pack:kimba2:at Croxteth Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loops Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 aww bless the big man, dont know whether it is the bad influence of monty the humpy dog or whether he is feeling sexy and fruity cos i gather he has tried humping aww bless him he is the daddy. well done D xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm no nutrionalist, But I would imagine its something to do with wheat being harder than raw meat for the stomach to digest, therefore less is absorbed by the body, also more wheat will probably mean less fat and less protein, and obviously fat will add weight and protein will build more muscle which will also add more weight. Keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon&Sophia Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Will we have to call him regular size D, or not so big D from now on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 You could probably try giving him a little bit of green beans to help him feel more full... Well done and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 well, back for his weigh in today - we were hopeful after all the recent comments from people who had not seen him in a while that he'd visibly lost weight ............ he put on 1.2Kg! He has had nothing different!! The only thing is he has had more long walks than usual as we have been off work over Christmas so more chance for longer strolls in the day. The vet thinks it could be muscle gain causing the increase so I have to measure his chest & his waist now & again when he's due to go back in 4 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 how about meDium lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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