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Mulchpuppy t1_jacxdlv wrote

We had a similar realization recently. We didn't know it, but we were actually double feeding him. He gets a mix of dry and wet, and we were accidentally giving him a full day's amount of each. He was actually having a little problem with his hind legs because of the excess load.

The good news is, the weight comes off pretty quickly. It's been about two weeks and the issue with the back legs appears to be entirely resolved.

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iamtheliquor__ OP t1_jad53jq wrote

My girl also has some problems with her hind legs in her old age. It’s pretty common for dogs with longer backs as they get older. Keeping them at a healthy weight definitely helps. Let the de-potato-ification commence!

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PlavaZmaj t1_jadd70z wrote

IVDD is no fun. Weight plays the biggest role in how long back breeds age.

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paspartuu t1_jadszxo wrote

>He was actually having a little problem with his hind legs because of the excess load.

My parent's dog was also ailing a couple of years ago and everyone thought it's just the age, but then they put her on a diet at the recommendation of a family friend vet, and the vitality and tail wags and energy and ability to get up some stairs or run or jump on the sofa kinda came back, and it was a moment of "oh- she was just too fat".

She's now 16 and more energetic than she was at her fattest. It really does make a difference. We thought she wouldn't see next spring two springs ago, and she's now seeing a third

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Date_Snape t1_jadmw7f wrote

That's thanks to a super high metabolism and the fact unlike humans dogs can't fuck up their weight loss diet by continuing to over eat like a human would lol

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Mystic_Zkhano t1_jae6irs wrote

Yea, not having control of your intake will definitely help with the ole weight loss

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