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Comment by Alyssa & Chris W. on May 13, 2011 at 9:14am

Murphy is on a grain-free diet because of his allergies and the treats we give him are Natural Balance L.I.T Potato and Duck. There are other flavors that we try too to mix things up for him, we just have to make sure it says grain-free on the packaging. He too has a sensitive stomach and there are certain things he can't eat such as raw hides. We also get him Natural Balance Healthy Bones, grainless of course, but there are ones with grain. They seem to be working out just fine for him too. They are small, but we usually break them in half so they last longer. So there are plenty of options to go meatless. Just thought I'd share these with you.  

Comment by Ellen Regan on May 13, 2011 at 8:37am

Pippin is 33 pound and my vet told me he could gain 5 more as she can feel his rips. He walk with me 3 to 4 Miles a day. and eats up to 3 cups of food a day and all the cookies. That vet has to go!

Comment by Rebecca Brooks on May 11, 2011 at 12:12pm

I did attempt but was shut down by her lecturing about how I was making my dog obese (nice long lecture too). After that I just sat there in shock and was ready to high tail it out of there!

Comment by Sam Tsang on May 11, 2011 at 8:56am

Hi Rebecca, when your vet said "12 lbs", did you challenge and correct him immediately or did you keep quiet? If his response is still 12 lbs after you question him several times, then yes you should start shopping for another vet and for the sake of others, name names. Otherwise, it's one of those days where we all misquoted facts and sources, yes, professionals make mistakes too.

Comment by Jane on May 11, 2011 at 8:40am

Wow, maybe you should forward her the link for the AKC standard...25 lbs is listed as the ideal weight for females. I hope other less informed people aren't taking her advice and literally starving their dogs to death. That vet is an idiot!

Comment by Rebecca Brooks on May 11, 2011 at 12:02am

That sounds ike Molly. When she eats chicken or beef based foods, or food with a lot of that in them, she gets he runs.  At first its liquid then it blood. Thank you for the tip! I will have to try this if she starts to get sick again. Also I will look for the treats, thanks!

Comment by Don on May 10, 2011 at 11:57pm

Ummm, I'm wondering what that vet is smoking. Everything I've read so far and from my vet is 25-27 lbs. for an adult female corgi is purfect. One thing I've noticed about mine and might effect your pup is a really sensitve digestive system. Mine happens to not get along well with people food of any sorts and any kind of major shift in diet will cause bloody stool and throwing up. Food change over's in the house take about 2 months to complete and even then no promises on a total acceptance of the new diet.
Kaopectate works wonders to settle a seriously upset digestive system. I give my girl 2 tbsp. and it works wonders, just make sure to monitor the reaction and adjust accordingly.

Hope this helps....

Sincerely,

Don and Crew

Comment by Lawren and Teddy on May 10, 2011 at 11:28pm

Charlee Bear's has an egg and cheese treat that Teddy adores. I think it's 3 calories per treat.

Comment by Rebecca Brooks on May 10, 2011 at 11:05pm

I definitely will be getting a new emergency vet.  Thank goodness the regular vet I have is familiar with corgis. She is my furry little dog child and I want her around for a long time. They are supposed to have deep chest and she doesn’t need to weigh as much as a weenie dog. I would hate for someone to listen to that advice. On a side note, if anyone has good lower calorie treat suggestions that do not contain chicken or beef I would love to know J She does ok with duck jerky but I don’t like giving her much because I’m afraid of her having a reaction to that too.

Comment by Potus on May 10, 2011 at 10:52pm

I've had the same experience, though thankfully not with our vet. Po is a rather big Corgi, taller and longer than most we've met. However, in his family he is normal, the whole family is a tad bigger than average (not fat, just big). I had another Corgi owner tell me Potus was fat, looked like he was very lazy and didn't get enough exercise. We were at the vet the next day for his annual check up and the vet told us he was in fine shape, had an excellent coat and just enough fat on him. He weighs around 30lbs. I get so mad when people make judgement calls just by looking at Po. As I said, for his family thats the size they are- not fat, just big.

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