Er wiegt fast 50 Kilo

Gewicht verdoppelt! Dicker Hund kann kaum mehr laufen

SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis! Paolo is now going for regular walks again and his owner, Geraldine, hopes her pooch will slim down. (PDSA/PA Real Life) *** Mum tells how her dog almost doubled in weight and can now only walk for 10 minutes - after having no walkies for a year in lockdown By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life A mum-of-three has been forced to put her dog on a diet after lockdown saw the pooch almost double in size, leaving him struggling to walk for more than 10 minutes at a time. Geraldine Cormack, 51, from Bristol, was horrified to discover that her beloved pet, Paolo, a five-year-old chocolate Labrador, had expanded from sleek to obese during the pandemic. Paolo, who Geraldine has had since he was a puppy, ended up nearly double his recommended size, weighing 8st - some 3st 4lb heavier than he should have been. Geraldine, a full-time carer for her son, Harley, 15, and also mum to Redley, 22, and Lewis, 17, said: Its awful for Paolo, he struggles to walk longer than 10 minutes. Its been a combination of inactivity during lockdown and medication he is on to stop his seizures. Either way, we need to get him back down to a healthy weight as its not good for him to be so big. Geraldine also has another dog, Gizmo, a ten-year-old Yorkie, who is a healthy weight, and says Paolo was a fit pup until 2020. She said: Ive had Paolo since he was about 10 weeks and hes always been lean and healthy but, over the last couple of years, there were a number of factors that led to his weight gain. It just sort of crept on and I didnt realise how bad it had become until I took him to the vets two weeks ago. Suffering with seizures, Paolo was put on medication in December 2019 which Geraldine says increased his appetite and, when the pandemic struck in March 2020, the mum struggled to take her pooch on walks. She said: I have my son to think about - Harley who has global developmental delay and had to shield during Covid. "And on top of that, I have my own health issues such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is a serious lung condition and leaves me constantly breathless when moving around, so I had to shield too. Because of that, we couldnt go out to take the dogs for a walk and that really affected Paolos weight." Before lockdown, Paolo went for daily walks ranging from 30 minutes to three hours long. But after the pandemic hit, the pooch did not go for a walk for just over a year and now he struggles to walk for longer than 10 minutes. Geraldine said: "We have a garden and Gizmo was very happy to race around there - he's so small and has the mentality of a puppy so he didn't gain weight. "But with his medication, Paolo didn't want to move. "My sons were isolating with me so they couldn't take him out for walks so there was nothing we could do." It meant that poor Paolo gradually grew bigger. Geraldine said: "Recently - two weeks ago - I took him for a check-up at the vets because I noticed he was putting on weight and they mentioned that they were very concerned about him." To Geraldines horror, the vet revealed that not only was Paolo overweight, he was double the size that he needed to be. She said: He was 8st and ideally he should be around 4st 10lb. I was very upset to hear how big he had gotten but its hard to control his hunger with the medication he is on. Ive become very strict with him since he went on his diet. Snacks are now banned in the house to help Paolo shift the pounds and while he waits for his special diet food to arrive, once a day Paolo eats three-quarters of a tin of wet dog food mixed with a dry food mixer. And as lockdown restrictions have eased, Geraldine has been taking him out on 10-minute walks every other day again. She said: The only treat he gets is in the morning and evening. I give him the meat out of a sausage roll - his all-time favourite snack - and hide his tablets in it. Its the only way to get him to take his medication. Geraldine hopes that cutting out the extra dog treats and getting Paolo more exercise will help him shed the weight. She said: We live near a park, so we have been taking him there for walks. It s heartbreaking because before the pandemic hed be racing ahead, running laps around the park and playing with other dogs. Now he walks very slowly and cant go for longer than 10 minutes due to the excess weight he is carrying. Taking him for another vet appointment this week, the mum is hopeful that her poochs transformation is possible. Geraldine said: Hes lost one kilo - that's 2lbs - which is great so far. Its still early days, but it means were on the right track. I just want my pup to be healthy and happy. Plenty of us have put on a bit of extra weight during the lockdown months, and dogs are no exception. Penny Morgan, a PDSA vet, said: Geraldine and Paolos story is sadly not uncommon and vet practices across the UK hear the same thing every week as obesity impacts the lives of millions of UK pets. As veterinary professionals and as pet owner
Paolo hat sein Gewicht fast verdoppelt
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Früher war Paolo ein gesunder, aktiver Labrador – jetzt wiegt er über 50 Kilogramm! Durch sein hohes Gewicht kann Paolo nicht länger als zehn Minuten am Stück spazieren gehen. Sein Frauchen Geraldine Cormack aus Bristol hat laut eigener Aussage erst vor zwei Wochen beim Tierarzt realisiert, wie dick der Hund wirklich geworden ist.

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SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis! Paolo and Gizmo, pictured here before the pandemic. (Collect/PA Real Life) *** Mum tells how her dog almost doubled in weight and can now only walk for 10 minutes - after having no walkies for a year in lockdown By Rikki Loftus, PA Real Life A mum-of-three has been forced to put her dog on a diet after lockdown saw the pooch almost double in size, leaving him struggling to walk for more than 10 minutes at a time. Geraldine Cormack, 51, from Bristol, was horrified to discover that her beloved pet, Paolo, a five-year-old chocolate Labrador, had expanded from sleek to obese during the pandemic. Paolo, who Geraldine has had since he was a puppy, ended up nearly double his recommended size, weighing 8st - some 3st 4lb heavier than he should have been. Geraldine, a full-time carer for her son, Harley, 15, and also mum to Redley, 22, and Lewis, 17, said: Its awful for Paolo, he struggles to walk longer than 10 minutes. Its been a combination of inactivity during lockdown and medication he is on to stop his seizures. Either way, we need to get him back down to a healthy weight as its not good for him to be so big. Geraldine also has another dog, Gizmo, a ten-year-old Yorkie, who is a healthy weight, and says Paolo was a fit pup until 2020. She said: Ive had Paolo since he was about 10 weeks and hes always been lean and healthy but, over the last couple of years, there were a number of factors that led to his weight gain. It just sort of crept on and I didnt realise how bad it had become until I took him to the vets two weeks ago. Suffering with seizures, Paolo was put on medication in December 2019 which Geraldine says increased his appetite and, when the pandemic struck in March 2020, the mum struggled to take her pooch on walks. She said: I have my son to think about - Harley who has global developmental delay and had to shield during Covid. "And on top of that, I have my own health issues such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is a serious lung condition and leaves me constantly breathless when moving around, so I had to shield too. Because of that, we couldnt go out to take the dogs for a walk and that really affected Paolos weight." Before lockdown, Paolo went for daily walks ranging from 30 minutes to three hours long. But after the pandemic hit, the pooch did not go for a walk for just over a year and now he struggles to walk for longer than 10 minutes. Geraldine said: "We have a garden and Gizmo was very happy to race around there - he's so small and has the mentality of a puppy so he didn't gain weight. "But with his medication, Paolo didn't want to move. "My sons were isolating with me so they couldn't take him out for walks so there was nothing we could do." It meant that poor Paolo gradually grew bigger. Geraldine said: "Recently - two weeks ago - I took him for a check-up at the vets because I noticed he was putting on weight and they mentioned that they were very concerned about him." To Geraldines horror, the vet revealed that not only was Paolo overweight, he was double the size that he needed to be. She said: He was 8st and ideally he should be around 4st 10lb. I was very upset to hear how big he had gotten but its hard to control his hunger with the medication he is on. Ive become very strict with him since he went on his diet. Snacks are now banned in the house to help Paolo shift the pounds and while he waits for his special diet food to arrive, once a day Paolo eats three-quarters of a tin of wet dog food mixed with a dry food mixer. And as lockdown restrictions have eased, Geraldine has been taking him out on 10-minute walks every other day again. She said: The only treat he gets is in the morning and evening. I give him the meat out of a sausage roll - his all-time favourite snack - and hide his tablets in it. Its the only way to get him to take his medication. Geraldine hopes that cutting out the extra dog treats and getting Paolo more exercise will help him shed the weight. She said: We live near a park, so we have been taking him there for walks. It s heartbreaking because before the pandemic hed be racing ahead, running laps around the park and playing with other dogs. Now he walks very slowly and cant go for longer than 10 minutes due to the excess weight he is carrying. Taking him for another vet appointment this week, the mum is hopeful that her poochs transformation is possible. Geraldine said: Hes lost one kilo - that's 2lbs - which is great so far. Its still early days, but it means were on the right track. I just want my pup to be healthy and happy. Plenty of us have put on a bit of extra weight during the lockdown months, and dogs are no exception. Penny Morgan, a PDSA vet, said: Geraldine and Paolos story is sadly not uncommon and vet practices across the UK hear the same thing every week as obesity impacts the lives of millions of UK pets. As veterinary professionals and as pet owners ourselves, we completely sympathise with the
So sah Paolo vor Corona aus - neben ihm sein bester Freund Gizmo
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Wie „Metro“ berichtet, hat Geraldine ihren Paolo, seitdem er zehn Wochen alt ist. Jeden Tag waren die beiden zusammen spazieren – bis zum Lockdown. Geraldines 15-jähriger Sohn, Harley, fordert wegen einer Entwicklungsstörung ihre gesamte Aufmerksamkeit – und sie muss besonders stark auf Kontakte zu anderen Menschen achten, da die Infektionsgefahr besonders hoch ist. Dadurch haben sich die gemeinsamen Spaziergänge von Hund und Frauchen stark reduziert. Zusätzlich muss Paolo seit Ende 2019 ein Medikament gegen Krampfanfälle nehmen, was seinen Hunger deutlich steigert. Die Kombination aus diesen Faktoren lassen Paolo mehr als 20 Kilogramm zunehmen – er wiegt fast doppelt so viel wie ein ein durchschnittlicher Labrador in seinem Alter.

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Neben Paolo hat Geraldine noch einen Yorkshire Terrier namens Gizmo, der den Lockdown besser überstanden hat. „Wir haben einen Garten, in dem Gizmo gerne herumgerannt ist – im Herzen ist er noch ein Welpe, weswegen er nicht zugenommen hat.“ sagt sie. Gemeinsam mit Gizmo soll Paolo nun zurück zu seinem Normalgewicht finden. Aktuell ist er auf Diät und bekommt keine Leckerlis mehr – ganz zu seinem Leidwesen. Inzwischen geht Frauchen auch wieder täglich mit ihm spazieren, auch wenn es nur wenige Minuten am Tag sind. Abnehmen geht nämlich Schritt für Schritt, beziehungsweise Pfote für Pfote. (mas)

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