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Old September 16th, 2012, 05:36 PM
MaxaLisa MaxaLisa is offline
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Originally Posted by Myka View Post
.... Thyroid/hormones are another thought since she was quite obese when I adopted her and ate a poor diet of Iams, white rice, and a bit of ground beef and carrots.
Thyroid should always be checked as one of the first steps, but a lot of dogs, starting at about 3 years old typically, or a bit younger, start putting on "kibble weight", from the grains, corn, etc.
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