Omigosh! Fat, fat doggie!

[MamaTiff]

I have seen my fare share of obese pets, but this one, my Lord.... I have never seen anything this fat in my life. Poor thing could hardly walk, and it took 2 of us to lift her into our large tub which is 4 inches from the floor, because there was no way she could climb into it herself. She looked much larger in person of course. I had about 3 seconds to take her picture and I wish I would have done it straight on instead of above her, but you get the idea.

[Grinch]

poor puppy....have they checked her thyroid or is it just a case of treats and no exercise?

[SpikeyTheYorkie]

That poor dog's legs!!! That must hurt to be so overweight!

Tammy in Utah

[PrincessPoodle]

OMG! Poor baby. If it isn't an underlying medical cause, this poor dogs owners are loving it to death. Hopefully, somehow (either a vet or owner gets a reality check) this poor baby will get some help.

[SharPeiMom]

I just groomed a Pom last week that's a regular of mine. To say he's obese is really an understatement. He's so heavy that my DH has to lift him. He can't stand for any portion of the grooming. The owner wants him kept in a full coat but it has become almost impossible. I've talked to her a couple of times about this and I think her vet has talked to her,too. Until this week I just thought he was overfed. The owner has 2 Poms and the other one is the father of this obese one. I'd say the father is a little overweight but not even close to being as big as this one. The son could easily make 2 of the father. When I was talking to the owner this week and she says they both eat the same and after we offered him a snack in the mobile and he refused I started thinking he could possibly have a medical problem causing his obesity such as a thyroid. I did talk to the owner about having it checked. While I was grooming him last week I noticed a lump beside his penis about 2 inches in diameter and was very soft. The first thing I thought of was a hernia. I showed the lump to the owner and told her I had no idea what it could be in hopes that she'll get him to the vet and get it all checked. It's so very sad to see these guys so obese. I love this Pom, he's the sweetest thing you ever saw. He's only about 4 years old and I am worried that his life will be cut short due to the obesity.

[rapuzzled]

Unfortunately I've seen a few like this. You know when the skin is so stretched out over the fat that it's practically see through. These owners just are so clueless they're killing their poor dogs. Such a sad thing...I'll have to try to get a picture of Texas the next time that she's in. She's a terrier that is so fat she's about the size of Texas.

[lexapurple]

Omg, she looks like a cocker we groom! Our clients dog can not stasnd for more than a minute at the time and lays down whole grooming time.

[DaisyMae]

Poor dog. She needs to go on a doggie diet.

[PuppyFluffer]

I'm looking at the hyperextension of the left front wrist and the odd carriage of the left rear leg (possible patella/hip issues). My question is, even if put on a diet, can the damage done to the joints and tendons be reversed?

[JOZBUG]

This just breaks my heart.
I use to do a cocker, same idea... She lived to the ripe ole age of 3.
Then they got a lab, same idea... She lived to the ripe ole age of 4.
Now they have another cocker, yep you guessed it, same idea. I have tried to educate them as has the vet. Some people just never get it. So very sad.

[abandk03]

There is no excuse for that!!!!!! If it is medical get the dog to the vet NOW!!!! My dogs are all thin and not because they do not eat and drink properly, but because they do eat and drink proerly and get pleanty of exercise. They are not under weight just very healthy. What a shame.

[Hello Kitty FTW]

I'm not gonna lie, but when my husband and I looked at the little picture before enlarging it I thought it was a pot-bellied pig. That is one wide load.

[k9cosmetologist]

this is abuse

this is animal cruelty!! in every sense of what cruelty is... absolute torture of an animal

[toomie]

I'm looking at the hyperextension of the left front wrist and the odd carriage of the left rear leg (possible patella/hip issues). My question is, even if put on a diet, can the damage done to the joints and tendons be reversed?

Even if it can`t be reversed, it would be a whole lot better not to be carrying that much weight around, and it would be alot easier for the dog to move. Poor thing!!!!

[5SIBERIANS]

big dog

If there is no medical cause then to me it is animal cruelty to let a dog become so obese. It is just so sad....