Bobby
Labrador Bobby’s owner was an elderly lady who struggled to give him the exercise he needed due to her health. Possibly because of this, she compensated with treats, and soon his weight became debilitating. Our Special Friends became involved and a group of volunteers put on a rota to give Bobby regular walks,, along with a strict diet plan and enrichment toys such as Kongs and tug toys bought with Pets at Home vouchers. Not surprisingly Bobby also suffered from arthritis and the Pets at Home vouchers were also used to purchase Yumove capsules, of which he needed many!
Bobby did lose some weight, and began to find his walks a bit easier and go a little further, but it became apparent that it was a losing battle, as calories in were always greater than calories out. In the end, with the full support of the lady’s family, it was agreed that Bobby needed to go into foster care as a life-saving intervention, as he had become morbidly obese.
With advice from a specialist nutritional Veterinary Nurse at Liverpool University, Bobby was put on a strictly controlled and closely monitored diet and exercise plan, and in the space of just 10 weeks and 3 days he lost an incredible 13.6kg (30.1lbs/2.14st) to go from 50kg to 36.4kg!
The family of the original owner had a heart to heart, and decided it was in Bobby’s best interests to stay in the foster home, who officially adopted Bobby on 23rd June 2022. He is now getting 3 walks a day, pottering around in the garden with his adoptive family, and has loads of energy. He is still benefitting from Yumove courtesy of Pets at Home, but he’s on much fewer now as it’s based on body weight.
