So I've noticed recently that Lucy has been feeling thin, she had her teeth cleaned in January and was at a pretty perfect weight at that point. But now her spine is really prominent, her ribs not as much so but still more noticeable than they need to be. I mean for a sedentary dog she feels thinner than Juno & Cajun, who are both lean and active and mistaken for being starved.
There's been no change in her food or how much she's fed, however now that my cat lives in my bedroom, she no longer has access to his food bowl... and she used to get into the cat food ALL the time. For a small dog like her, a 1/4c of cat food on probably a daily basis is pretty significant, so I thought maybe she was just now needing an increase in her food now that she's missing out on those calories.
Today I happened to notice that her abdomen is really bloated. I don't know how long it's been like that. I shaved her last week and didn't notice it but maybe I was just being oblivious? I'm not an expert but it just feels fluid-y to me. =/
So I've got this thin dog with a relatively significant potbelly.
Obviously, she's coming to work with me on Monday. She seems to be normal otherwise so I don't feel like I need to rush her in somewhere. Vibes that it's not as bad as I'm thinking it could be?
There's been no change in her food or how much she's fed, however now that my cat lives in my bedroom, she no longer has access to his food bowl... and she used to get into the cat food ALL the time. For a small dog like her, a 1/4c of cat food on probably a daily basis is pretty significant, so I thought maybe she was just now needing an increase in her food now that she's missing out on those calories.
Today I happened to notice that her abdomen is really bloated. I don't know how long it's been like that. I shaved her last week and didn't notice it but maybe I was just being oblivious? I'm not an expert but it just feels fluid-y to me. =/
So I've got this thin dog with a relatively significant potbelly.
Obviously, she's coming to work with me on Monday. She seems to be normal otherwise so I don't feel like I need to rush her in somewhere. Vibes that it's not as bad as I'm thinking it could be?
