Mario and the tales of obese animals
Mario, the black very fluffy Pomeranian came into see me today. Mario's owner is a delightful woman with the thickest Southern twang you've ever heard and her dog's are definitely her babies. Mario has, in the past, broken both his front legs. We splinted them and successfully got him past all that trauma.
Today, Mario arrived after a couple of days of gastrointestinal upset. When I tried to take his temperature, Mario bit me. Mario was the 5th dog that has bitten me this week. I need a technician.
Needless to say, I was unable to obtain a fecal sample from Mario today. His owner is bringing one in tomorrow. I think he'll be feeling much better by then. I think Mario might need to go on a little diet -- void of treats and yummy human food that makes his tummy upset. Mario is a little chunky but he has enough hair for 3 dogs, so who really knows.
This brings up the subject of getting people to realize that their pets are too heavy -- which predisposes them to joint problems and diabetes. I try to take the light road (no pun intended) and maybe just mention that it might be a good idea to switch the pet over to a reduced calorie diet and cut out the treats and scraps. I've been yelled at. I've been told that I am rude to talk about an animal's weight. People are VERY sensitive about their animals body condition scores, even more so than their own!!! There is no easy way to say it, I suppose. I guess I'll just be the mean doctor lady. But please people, don't feed your pets everything that you eat!!
Until later....
Today, Mario arrived after a couple of days of gastrointestinal upset. When I tried to take his temperature, Mario bit me. Mario was the 5th dog that has bitten me this week. I need a technician.
Needless to say, I was unable to obtain a fecal sample from Mario today. His owner is bringing one in tomorrow. I think he'll be feeling much better by then. I think Mario might need to go on a little diet -- void of treats and yummy human food that makes his tummy upset. Mario is a little chunky but he has enough hair for 3 dogs, so who really knows.
This brings up the subject of getting people to realize that their pets are too heavy -- which predisposes them to joint problems and diabetes. I try to take the light road (no pun intended) and maybe just mention that it might be a good idea to switch the pet over to a reduced calorie diet and cut out the treats and scraps. I've been yelled at. I've been told that I am rude to talk about an animal's weight. People are VERY sensitive about their animals body condition scores, even more so than their own!!! There is no easy way to say it, I suppose. I guess I'll just be the mean doctor lady. But please people, don't feed your pets everything that you eat!!
Until later....
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