Upon surfing the Internet
through search engines I’ve read about Obie. Obie
is a hotdog, a dachshund. Boo is same as Obie, a doxie,
but with black-brown fur. I felt sad
when I’ve seen Obie’s photo in the
Internet. He is obese which vet says is
a disease variant. He became sensational
in the net because of his rare case. Vanatta, Obie’s custodian, posted about Obie’s photo through Facebook page
in search for help and support in dieting Obie.
Because of this, thousands
flock to like Obie’s FB page. Then a lot of alarming issues had arisen in
websites, blogs, news and media. One in particular
is the custody case that was. The Oregon
Dachshund Rescue team wants Obie to be rescued.
They decided to take the dog instead of leaving it to its custodian. Eventually, the case ended up letting the
responsibilities to Vanatta.
So what happened to Obie and
Vanatta now? Now, Obie is 49 pounds 6
ounces as of January 2013. Through
people’s support, Obie did achieve this much of weight. This is a tremendous success to rescue Obie
and what a relief. In order to protect
his spine, Obie is wearing a harness for both spine and chest support. Still, Obie needs a lot more exercise and dieting to do. Now, he has a FB page called The Biggest Loser, Doxie Edition.
This is a great success for
Obie who almost ended dead. And this
only proves that anything is possible if you believe. And everyone should know about Obie’s case
whatever pet(s) they have. If you think
your pet is becoming like Obie, visit your vet.
Don’t let this happen to your own unconditionally loving pet.
This reminded me of my pet Boo
a mini doxie. This lead me to read more articles about obesity in dachshund. Obesity in dogs are likely related on how humans acquire obesity. Lifestyle, diet, and lack of exercise are the common culprit. The worse scenario as a result of it are tremendously numerous. Like diabetes mellitus, arthritis, gastrointestinal disease, respiratory conditions, stroke, cancer, etc. I’m lucky Boo is in good shape until now. He is not overweight and
I won’t let him be. I promise to feed
him right and let him walk to exercise. And most importantly give him the love and care that he needs.
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4 comments:
Paul I have been following the Obie story for some time; amazing. You would never let this happen to Boo. The poor lady who owned Obie was killing him with love and never realized this. Have you checked out the Checkerboard Aussies blog lately? there are puppies coming soon. They also have their own Facebbook page now too. Hope you are well, and Boo too.
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Cindy I will check your pet's FB page tomorrow and yes Boo shouldn't be like this, an obese pet like Obie.
At what point are dogs considered obese? Humans have a measure of BMI..do dogs also have something like that?
Rochkirstin, it really depends on the bread of your dog but one thing is you can guess it already if your pet is obese by visually looking at it or weighing it.
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