Our Nulo Intervention (part 1)

I've been in denial about my dog's obesity for a long time now.  Despite the fact that people have called Lyger "Twinkie" and someone once asked if he was pregnant, I thought it was just "fluffiness".  And poor Tahlula was so emaciated (58 Lbs) when we adopted her, that it felt cruel to withold food from her.  But her history (and breed) made her appetite that much more intense-and before long she'd eaten her way to 90 Lbs!  People teased me about my fat dogs, yet I think I am still in denial about how bad it was.

Earlier this year, my vet's tech had an intervention.  During a checkup, she told me that Lyger looked exceptionally healthy for a 10 year old-except he was overweight.  Hearing it from a professional made it seem like a much more real problem.  And it suddenly became clear to me: my pet's weight was putting pressure on their old arthritic hips, causing pain and lameness.  In hindsight, the obesity was even a major factor in Tahlula's ACL tears a few years back. 

So, we started feeding them the weight-loss formula kibble made by Kirtland (Costco).  It was affordable, the dogs liked it, and it worked!  Both dogs started to lose a little weight, and no one seemed famished. 

Then, in the summer, when I dropped the dogs off for a week of boarding, the boarder was surprised by how much I was feeding-nearly 2 cups per meal.  So even though they were on weight management food, it wasn't fully effective.  So that was intervention #2-and it really worked!!  Tahlula has even dropped enough weight that we were able to wean her off of her hip pain medications!!

Now, we're at intervention 3: Nulo.  Nulo is partnering up with several bloggers, in an effort to better promote pet obesity awareness.  Starting next week, my pups will start the 90-day Nulo trial. 

So, as with any good weight management program, we have our before:

Lyger is at 60 Lbs.
Tahlula is 80 Lbs.

Tomorrow, I'll explain a bit more about the how the Nulo program works, and the weight loss support features that are available to help pet parents.

“Disclosure: Nulo has generously provided free product and other benefits in exchange for our participation in the Nu Campaign to fight pet obesity. We are happy to be a part of this awareness campaign, however, all of the opinions about the product are mine and not dictated in any way by the company.”