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I took Wally in for his rabies shot and nails trimmed, and of course they weighed him and all that.
He checked in at 17.6 lbs. What's funny is the difference in my and the vets reactions.
Mine: Wow, he might need to go on a diet.
Vet: That's actually underweight, he probably should be 20 lbs.
And he gave me the old "hair makes him look bigger" thing. Yeah, I know. It's partly his defense (other dogs bite the hair and not him) and...well...he's a freaking Coton. If he was a Puli - his 'hair' would make him look bigger too.
Now, I'm surprised he's actually 17 lbs. Granted, I haven't weighed him since the fire (no scale, plan to order one soon) and the scale I had might not have been laser accurate, but he was a steady 15 lbs.
I can't believe he's actually overweight (according to Coton breed standard). Doing the "feel" test - I can feel his ribs slightly, which I've always seen as being ideal weight. He has a good tuck up and his body feels lean and to the proper shape. Wally does not lack energy or any thing of that nature, and I can't go by appetite because he ALWAYS loves food LOL.
I remember sometime back I asked if him developing more muscle could increase his weight - but it wasn't 2 lbs over. I mean he has a neck like a linebacker (seriously, I can't believe how muscular his neck is...!) and "leg quarter thighs" as my mom calls them (because they look like those leg quarter cuts of chicken - she's weirder than I am LOL). But 2 lbs of muscle? Could it be his abs getting musclar from now I'm making him do more hopping on this back paws and balancing type things? Do dogs even have abs?
I just think 20 lbs is crazy for a Coton. Heck, he's already overweight by many Coton standards (upper limit is 15 lbs, I believe).
He asked what I was feeding him. I said Honest Kitchen and he had this blank look on his face like I made that up LOL.
Anyway, do you think I should up his food? No way I'm going to 20 lbs, but maybe shoot for 18-19 and say the rest is 4 lbs of muscle...? On a small dog? *Mind blows*
He checked in at 17.6 lbs. What's funny is the difference in my and the vets reactions.
Mine: Wow, he might need to go on a diet.
Vet: That's actually underweight, he probably should be 20 lbs.
And he gave me the old "hair makes him look bigger" thing. Yeah, I know. It's partly his defense (other dogs bite the hair and not him) and...well...he's a freaking Coton. If he was a Puli - his 'hair' would make him look bigger too.
Now, I'm surprised he's actually 17 lbs. Granted, I haven't weighed him since the fire (no scale, plan to order one soon) and the scale I had might not have been laser accurate, but he was a steady 15 lbs.
I can't believe he's actually overweight (according to Coton breed standard). Doing the "feel" test - I can feel his ribs slightly, which I've always seen as being ideal weight. He has a good tuck up and his body feels lean and to the proper shape. Wally does not lack energy or any thing of that nature, and I can't go by appetite because he ALWAYS loves food LOL.
I remember sometime back I asked if him developing more muscle could increase his weight - but it wasn't 2 lbs over. I mean he has a neck like a linebacker (seriously, I can't believe how muscular his neck is...!) and "leg quarter thighs" as my mom calls them (because they look like those leg quarter cuts of chicken - she's weirder than I am LOL). But 2 lbs of muscle? Could it be his abs getting musclar from now I'm making him do more hopping on this back paws and balancing type things? Do dogs even have abs?
I just think 20 lbs is crazy for a Coton. Heck, he's already overweight by many Coton standards (upper limit is 15 lbs, I believe).
He asked what I was feeding him. I said Honest Kitchen and he had this blank look on his face like I made that up LOL.
Anyway, do you think I should up his food? No way I'm going to 20 lbs, but maybe shoot for 18-19 and say the rest is 4 lbs of muscle...? On a small dog? *Mind blows*