Yep, my beloved Happy Hannah was I deed "fluffy", "chunky", "Rubenesque womanly figure", "plus size model"...okay, maybe just a tad "fat"!

I'm really not the role model to look to when it comes to keeping dogs lean!

I noticed on the lost you made under "nutrition", you mentioned Carly tires easily. That is very, very normal this early in and especially with front leggers. So don't feel like it's just about her weight right now. It takes a lot of effort to walk on three legs, especially right after surgery. My Hap p y Hannah would take tummy rubs in the sunshine anyday over walks!

I know trying to figure out calpric intake while making sure our dogs are getting proper nutrition is really hard! Some of these "charts" are just so "general". Carly is a big breed dog...she is a big Bull Mastiff and none of that is really taken into consideration on so e of these "plans".

Anyway, it sounds like you are really on the right path by giving her several meals a day. Perhaps you can help her feel less hungry by feeding her low calorie things (green beans, shredded cooked carrots with perhaps a squirt of olive oil, maybe a bowl of blueberries or some apples..take the seeds out first though, etc) to help make her tummy full. I think yiur vet mentioned cutting her back to 1,600 calories. Maybe that could be the goal but you coukd start off a little higher first just to give her tummy a chance to shrink.

Keep posting pictures when you can! Love seeing that girl!

Hugs!

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle too!