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Overweight Pet Lessons From Husky Dog Natasha & Fluffy Cat Emily | #HillsPet Weight Loss Solution Giveaway

3/22/2014

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This post is sponsored by Hill’s. We are being compensated for helping spread the word about Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution, but Cascadian Nomads only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. is not responsible for the content of this article.
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While I am very fortunate that all five of my current pets are a healthy weight, I know all too well the frustration and heartbreak of having overweight dogs and cats. My first husky, Natasha, was overweight. She was my first heart dog and has been gone for over twenty five years. Looking at photos of her and reminiscing on our special times together should bring me joy, especially after all these years. Instead, I focus on her massive middle in old photos. My stomach churns. My heart aches. I should have noticed my dog needed to lose weight. I should have helped her.

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Image courtesy of Hill's.
I know that diets for dogs aren't easy. Weight loss for cats isn't simple either. When I first adopted my sweet fluffy Emily, I struggled to help her keep weight down. I had wanted a cat my whole life and now, with Emily, I had the chance to drown this perfect kitty with all the feline love I had to give. At that time in my life, smothering Emily with love also meant giving her all the food she wanted. But the lessons I had learned from Natasha stuck. I noticed Emily was overweight. I helped her to loose weight and I helped her to keep it off. But it wasn't easy and it took a long time.
Fortunately, the people at Hill's® know how difficult it is to not only recognize that our pets are overweight and need our help to lose weight but also how difficult it is to get the weight off dogs and cats and keep it off. People who love their pets never want their pets to feel neglected or as if they are going without. We most especially don't want our pets to think we are withholding food from them! So Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution is a cat and dog weight loss plan that changes what you feed your pet instead of how much. And people who have fed Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution have seen their pets weight transform in just sixty days. Dogs and cats can get leaner and more playful fast.
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Amelia a top her new tree. Last year, when our vet said she was overweight, she likely would not have made it to the top!
This is what Amelia needed just one year ago. During her annual veterinary examination, my vet told me she was overweight. I was cautioned to not allow her to gain anymore weight. After that conversation with my vet, I noticed that she wasn't as playful. She didn't run as fast or do as many laps around the house. She didn't jump as high. I know there are plenty of people like me, who know that it's important to keep our pets at a healthy weight but struggle with consistently making it happen. In working on getting Amelia to loose weight, I often looked like the woman in the "One Big Kitty" video... only there were three curious dogs and a confused cockatoo staring at me wondering exactly how much crazier I could get. I am proud to say that at Amelia's exam this year, she has lost weight and she is also back to her bouncy playful self. It wasn't easy. But that doesn't matter. It was worth it. Natasha and Emily would be proud.
For your pet’s opportunity to try Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution for free we’re giving away 10 Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution trial kits with your veterinarian’s authorization. It’s a $70 value! To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment and tell us about your pet who can benefit from Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution. Just like us, before starting a weight loss program a doctor should be consulted. Your veterinarian’s authorization is required before starting Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution food. This giveaway is limited to one winner per household and is for U.S. residents only.
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Those who would like to talk to their veterinarian about dog weight loss can enter to win a Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution trial kit:
  • 1 Weight Loss Success Tote Bag
  • 1 Weight Loss Success Guide
  • 1 6lb bag of Metabolic dry dog food
  • 2 (13oz) Metabolic cans
  • 1 (16oz) Metabolic treats
  • (2) $25 coupons
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Those who would like to talk to their veterinarian about cat weight loss can enter to win Hill's® Prescription Diet® Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution trial kit:
  • 1 Weight Loss Success Tote Bag
  • 1 Weight Loss Success Guide
  • 1 4lb bag of Metabolic dry cat food
  • 2 (5.5oz) Metabolic cans
  • 1 (2.5oz) Metabolic treats
  • (2) $25 coupons
Enter this giveaway simply by leaving a comment below using your name and a valid e-mail address. (Be sure to use a valid email when leaving your comment so we can contact you if you are chosen as one of our ten winners by random.org on March 30th, 2014.) In your comment please tell us:
  1. What is your pet: dog or cat?
  2. What is your pet’s age?
  3. What is your pet's current weight (or a close guess?)
11 Comments
Molly The Wally link
3/21/2014 09:29:00 pm

That is great that Amelia is back to her old bouncy self. We keep a beady eye on weight over here but luckily for us it is not an issue. Have a super Saturday.
Best wishes Molly

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Bethany
3/22/2014 03:11:47 pm

I am truly beginning to believe that weight issues for pets can be genetic just like for people! It is always important to pay attention but it's easier with some pets than with others.

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Reilly & Denny
3/21/2014 09:37:48 pm

We have been doing a lot of reading about diet pet food - my Dweeb brother has become a bit of a chunky monkey over winter and Mom decided he needs to lose it - the problem is trying to find a grain free and poultry free food....no luck yet but we will keep looking.

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Bethany
3/22/2014 03:15:24 pm

Wilhelm also cannot eat poultry or grains. It is definitely not easy to find the right food! There are a lot more options than there used to be- when I had shop grain-free for Tynan (almost fifteen years ago) there was practically nothing out there!

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Ann Staub link
3/22/2014 05:13:29 am

Glad Amelia's weight is doing good now. I'm fortunate enough also to not have any weight problems with Shiner. I remember our Shelties when I was younger always seemed overweight just a little bit. It probably didn't help that my dad fed her french fries just about everyday.

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Bethany
3/22/2014 03:18:21 pm

I love my dad, but, yeah... his habit of feeding (a lot of) people food to Natasha and all of his dogs is not the best way to keep their weight down.

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Sage link
3/22/2014 09:20:36 am

We, too, are fortunate that our cats and Sage are good weights. We had quite a problem putting weight on one of our cats. Once we got her thyroid and her IBS under control, she's now at a good weight.

This sounds like a perfect solution for those pets that are over-weight!

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Bethany
3/22/2014 03:21:57 pm

Amelia gained all of her weight while we were trying to get weight on Gryphon... it is really hard to have two cats with completely separate needs!

I am so glad that Hill's has come up with this solution to continuing to feed and treat dogs and cats but still help them loose weight.

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Stephanie Grant
3/25/2014 02:41:21 am

Our pet Loki is a Boxer dog, he is one year three months and weighs about 65lbs.
Stephanie.Rebecca.Grant(at)aol(dot)com

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Bethany
3/25/2014 02:49:38 am

Thanks for entering, Stephanie. I love the name Loki! My mom's good friend had a Loki- such a sweetie! I have heard that it is often quite difficult to manage a boxer's weight. Dachshunds too! *sigh*

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Ron Richards link
3/26/2014 03:18:10 am

Thanks for this information, I'll give it a try for my cat Charlie.

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