Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

Robyn Hutchinson — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:00:01 GMT

Thank you all for your suggestions, they've been useful. I have had a long chat with a very helpful Hill's tech today who also suggested changing back to Metabolic and that they have had the odd case where it is the only diet that can maintain the weight. The client wants to give the VE a little longer but it looks like we will be heading back to prescription after xmas. I am also looking into Fish4Dogs - we have it on sale in reception and they have a weight management diet which is a cheaper alternative.

Thanks again for your advice! :)

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

nickyc — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:24:49 GMT

As Above I would stick with Metabolic and just slowly increase amounts until weight stablises. The vet essentials do do the lower fat version which is lower then the neutered, but doesn't have the teeth cleaning action, but some dogs just gain really easily and sometimes you do have to feed a weight reducing diet all the time to prevent weightgain.. May be also chat to the owner regarding exercising amounts as clearly more calories are going in then being burnt off, and I often find owners walk less during the winter months, and hence they then need to feed less food or start walking more...

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

Kim Rathbone — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:51:55 GMT

I agree, use the metabolic as the weight maintainance now, slowly increase the food by only 2-3 grams each time and see them back every 2 weeks initially. You may never be able to increase the food by very much, so it's about finding the amount of food needed to maintain his weight.

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

Jade.Simmons — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:44:07 GMT

Stick on the metabolic/high satiety

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

Robyn Hutchinson — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:40:12 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion Nicky, it is something we discussed this morning - as painful as it is to say, this is my first really successful weight loss campaign with Hills Metabolic and I would love to have a success on a maintenance diet to go with it so am persevering for the time being, I just don't want to come to the point where the client starts losing faith in the whole exercise. She's worked so hard and I don't want to undo it all :/

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

Robyn Hutchinson — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:37:13 GMT

Hi Alison, to be honest I did wonder that, and with it being Christmas, I appreciate people are busy etc so this could potentially be a factor, I will definitely flag it up at the next weight check - thanks! :)

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

Nicola Smith — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:46:22 GMT

For the very weight prone ones i leave them on presciption diet long term. Just fine tune the amount to maintain the correct weight.

RE: Problem Weight Clinic! Help!

Alison Clare Hickman — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:21:45 GMT

Hi,

My apologies if you have already considered this...!

During winter months I have found a lot of my patients gather a few extra rolls due to less outdoor exercise. Could this be a contributing factor?

Ali h