My Dachshund eats everything and gains weight. How can I help her?

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We have a 4 1/2 year old female Dachshund who eats ANYTHING/EVERYTHING. From plastic-leather. We can't get her to stop gaining weight. We measure her food daily at less than 1 cup daily. Suggestions please. She is heavy and we don't want to run into issues. Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | Female | spayed | 4 years and 6 months old | 20 lbs

Amber W · Accepted Answer

It's awesome that you want to be proactive about Maggie's health! Switching to An all canned diet can help with weight loss. I'd aim to feed Maggie for her ideal body weight. So if she should weigh 15 lbs, look at the suggested feeding amount (on the can of food) for 15 lbs and feed about 25% less for weight loss. Weruva makes a lower calorie canned food that may help. Slowly increasing Maggie's walks so she gets low impact exercise will also help. And eliminating any treats or table scraps she eats is also a good idea. Finally, if Maggie doesn't start to lose weight you may need to see your veterinarian to discuss thyroid testing and prescription weight loss diets like Hill's Metabolic. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

My Dachshund eats everything and gains weight. How can I help her?

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