I can't believe it...Kate had her yearly check-up today and she's 8 lbs overweight!!!
Both Eric and I were SHOCKED when our vet told us...but apparently Kate has a bit too much fat on her ribs...
I kinda thought she was feeling a teeny bit chubbier around there but not 8 lbs worth!
I guess with the size of these dogs though, it's all relative
Kate's been on Canidea since a pup, we've never had a problem with it so don't think that needs to be changed. She also gets a walk everyday...no matter WHAT the weather is like out here...yup, we even go when it's -20 C...we bundle up...and so does Kate!
We think it's the bones. Kate gets a raw, frozen bison bone daily. They give her some "Kate time" in the yard and of course help clean her teeth (which by the way our vet said look absolutely perfect)!
Kate used to get a bone every other day...but when Blake came along we were a little busier than usual
and although we of course made time for our girl, she had to share with Blake
So, we started giving her a bone daily, to tell her she was a good girl and to keep her happy and busy while we got into our routine with Blake
Well, after a while we started to miss her (she can be outside for hours to finish them) so we started buying frozen, raw bison tendons too...they take about 25 mins to finish and she likes them almost as much as the bones
Now we rotate bones/tendons every other day, but our plan after today is to give Kate bones on the weekend only, and tendons all week
We'll see how that goes, I just can't believe she is overweight!!!