Obese rescue has a hard time walking :(

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Crap. We didn't dilute the vinegar. A guardian angel ordered a few things for her and gifted us some supplies until we can afford to do more! The support of this forum has meant a ton! I thought, well if no one will do right for her, we will. We don't have much to lose and even at our barest, she's better off here than there. The lady was pretty rude as a general attitude but was happy for us to take her. Her husband said , don't knock over my motorcycle when you walk by (husband had to carry her to our SUV. She wouldn't walk between cars and the motorcycle. ) no sadness or upset or tips to help her adjust. Just here, take her. Don't touch my bike. dispicable.

So far the coconut oil has helped her nipples and elbows. They are less cracked. Head shaking is better and less chewing too. I put benedryl ointment on her rump and tail. Looks like it helped. Her ears still smell though and that worries me.

Any comments on blue buffalo food with 1 carb/1 protein? Vs raw? For weight loss? I've always had Great Danes. They were lean and hard to keep weight on. Maggie is quiet the opposite!

I swear some people are just POS.......

This poor girl....THANK YOU for taking her and giving her the LOVING home she needs. Ahahaha, I have GM's ( Great Danes) and yes they are quite different with weight.

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Here's a few more pics!View attachment 31266View attachment 31267

Awe she has such a sad face, but that will change. She's too much of a beauty.

 

[Magsthemunster]

She is very cute. And so bashful. My husband is the dog person, I'm more of a gold fish person since I work so much. But she seems to prefer me over him. It's quiet flattering. She lays on my dirty clothes pile instead of her bed in my room. Man...I gotta get around to laundry. LOL.

 

[stpetesean]

We have had two dogs that had similar problems with allergies, hot spots and walking. We switched to a grain free dry food, stopped giving any treats that had sugar, fruit or grains. We also started giving Loritab daily for a while and through the summers. Both cleared up well and we have had few recurrences.

 

[musicdeb]

You can see such sadness in her eyes. I'm sure she is relieved and very happy to find you.

 

[angelbears]

You can see such sadness in her eyes. I'm sure she is relieved and very happy to find you.

But the pay-off is the day you see the eyes sparkle. Our girl used to have such sad eyes, every once in a while you can still see the fear but oh how they shine with happiness. It makes it so worth while.

How is Maggie feeling?

 

[Bailey's Mom]

This thread is painful, but hopeful. I have to concentrate on the good news, a good home with loving hearts. I'm afraid if I had found that poor dog in that miserable condition, I would have made sure they were charged with animal abuse.
But that was then, this is now, and Maggie has found her forever home away from despair and a world of pain. Every day is a new and better day now.
God bless the two of you for opening your hearts and doors to this poor animal.

 

[NYDDB]

What a sweet girl. I can't wait to follow her progress and see the light come back to her eyes...

Thank you for providing a loving home for her!

 

[Magsthemunster]

Hey guys!

We are battling the stairs. Her diarrhea from eating trash (bad girl!) and my toddler sneaking her food (bad kiddo!) has gone away thankfully. Now we have an issue with stairs. Before my husband would carry her up and down the stairs because I could tell it was painful and or strenuous on her. He's been working nights and will be leaving soon so we have to figure this out. She fell down the last couple of stairs coming down them. I don't trust her not to fall. She cries when I block the stairs off at night cuz she wants to sleep in my room. She also wanders at night and I'm freaked she will fall when I'm asleep. I can't carry her, she's too heavy. I think we may build a ramp on half the stairs and cover them with carpet. But knowing my daughter, shed break her neck. I'm going to sleep on the couch til I get this fixed. She came down so hard it litterally freaked me out. She's fine now but if it happened higher up I doubt shed be able to walk it off. How can I condition her? I need to get x rays of her hips before doing that. If her hips are shot then the stairs will be 100% off limits. I'm hoping its just because of her weight. With my husband deploying, having her in my room makes me feel safe. My back can't take a year of the couch though. Ugh.

 

[Bailey's Mom]

Mastiffs need their humans. If your husband is deploying, you will need to set up the ramp and if the ramp needs a rail to protect your daughter, then a rail needs to be built.
This girl will love and protect the two of you. Her walking will improve with love and exercise. Snuggle the girl for us.

 

[musicdeb]

I agree, you need the ramp and carpet the stairs. Carpeting the stairs will help her tremendously. She's not used to the stairs, so she needs time.

Put her on leash and walk her up a few of the stairs and back down after they are carpeted.

Yes, she will continue to whine when she can't get to you. Mastiffs are guardians and they need to be near their families.

Before you husband deploys, I hope you're able to remedy the stair issue because it's not fair to you or Maggie to battle the stair issue. Maggie needs to be near her family. If she is not able to and considering her previous environment, she will not be able to do her job which could freak her out.

Tell your husband to be safe and thank you!