Absolutely...the six pounds is just the "standard"...it is what breeders should strive to be under, ....but there are plenty of larger chis out there and they are still chis. Just being bigger than 6 pounds does not mean they need to loose weight. However, if your chi is actually fat...meaning weighing to much based on his or her own body build, then a great diet is to cut back on food to just what the body actually needs, and use greenbeans as a snack to ward off hunger. Greenbeans will fill them up, but have no calories....so you can pretty much give as much greenbeans as needed to keep them from being hungry, and just enough regular dry food to provide the necessary nutrition.
A healthy weight dog should have feelable ribs. You should be able to feel their ribs when you place your hands on their sides, but you should not be able to SEE their ribs just from looking. Marsha Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. . ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Margolin To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] overweight chi Thanks Sue. My Chi looks great to me, but I was concerned she was so much higher than standard 6 lbs. My Rita is probably 10-11 lbs now. Love of my life. Best dog ever. It's a relief to know some are bigger. Ed Lizz Lizz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have 2 chi's from 2 different breeders and the male is 9lbs and female is 10 1/2 lbs and they exercise all the time. They are both muscular and fit. Just larger! Not a thing wrong with them. (you should see them catapult off the couch chasing each other) Sue ----- Original Message ---- From: ED <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 10:50:20 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] overweight chi Hi.. So I love my Chi who is just about 2 yrs old. She weights way more than the 6lbs they say is right. She gained a lot of weight after she was fixed. The vet suggested cutting her wet food down which we did. We don't feed her people food. She still has not lost much weight and I wonder if she can lose some. She is pretty lazy and loves to nap, but I'm trying to get her out for regular walks. Any suggestions? Should I worry if she's over 10 lbs? Ed __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Ed Margolin
