Saturday, August 16, 2008

Keeping Your Pet Slim

For calorie control, Hill recommends prescription pet plans with doggie diet food, and in rare cases, doggie diet pills. "Basically, what it does is, it suppresses the appetite. It's a product called Slentrol, and it's not very widely used, but if diet and exercise haven't been successful, it's the last choice." While any of these can help your dog slim down and shape up, the most important, Doctor Hill says, is that the whole family understands you need to reduce feeding, because when you are giving them scraps under the table, you may not be giving them the love you think you are. Which brings us back to Molly's dieting dilemma's and one other thing for careful consideration. "You don't own a Chihuahua, a Chihuahua owns you, she gets what she wants, and we love her very much." If these suggestions don't help your pet drop pounds, you should also have your vet tested for medical conditions leading to weight gain, such as thyroid problems.

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