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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 316010" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I think she has stopped going into heat- at least I'm sure she has slowed down. She never did do much more than spot a little and "get in the mood". LOL! I haven't seen that in about a year. Our other dog is a neutered male so that is why she was not spayed to begin with. I don't know if there's any point in spaying her if she's stopped cycling.</p><p></p><p>I will talk to the vet though. She is "tall & lanky" for a lhasa so 2-4 pounds over weight was not a big deal- obesity though is different and I know it is a health concern in itself. She was on the thin side the first few years of life, then the 2-4 pounds overweight (that's my estimate- she went from thin at 18 pounds to having a little belly at 22 pounds), but this surge in "ballooning out" has just happened over the past few months. The only change I know of is her stopping cycling and me feeding her treats more often, which I now have cut in half or more. I can get the weight off, I think, and difficult child will help when he comes home because it's his dog and he likes walking her and so forth. But I do want to make sure that she doesn't have a health problem that is causing this. I guess there is a decrease in calories she's burning off because difficult child played with her a lot and he's been gone all year- she's as energetic as a pup- kind of a "happy-go-lucky" sort of dog.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if she ends up being quarantined with basicly no exercise, the weight might be an issue until after she's released (Feb.).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 316010, member: 3699"] I think she has stopped going into heat- at least I'm sure she has slowed down. She never did do much more than spot a little and "get in the mood". LOL! I haven't seen that in about a year. Our other dog is a neutered male so that is why she was not spayed to begin with. I don't know if there's any point in spaying her if she's stopped cycling. I will talk to the vet though. She is "tall & lanky" for a lhasa so 2-4 pounds over weight was not a big deal- obesity though is different and I know it is a health concern in itself. She was on the thin side the first few years of life, then the 2-4 pounds overweight (that's my estimate- she went from thin at 18 pounds to having a little belly at 22 pounds), but this surge in "ballooning out" has just happened over the past few months. The only change I know of is her stopping cycling and me feeding her treats more often, which I now have cut in half or more. I can get the weight off, I think, and difficult child will help when he comes home because it's his dog and he likes walking her and so forth. But I do want to make sure that she doesn't have a health problem that is causing this. I guess there is a decrease in calories she's burning off because difficult child played with her a lot and he's been gone all year- she's as energetic as a pup- kind of a "happy-go-lucky" sort of dog. Of course, if she ends up being quarantined with basicly no exercise, the weight might be an issue until after she's released (Feb.). [/QUOTE]
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