The Verdict...

We have a fat dog. Mango's gained 10 lbs since her last visit to the vet. That was probably a few months ago, but still it's 25% of her body weight. Anyway, I guess the rapid weight gain has put a lot of stress on her little frame. I don't know, she doesn't look that big, just really solid. But I suppose it would explain a lot of things. We left the vet's with pain pills which we'll be giving her for the next week until we go back to the doctor with her. Also, the dogs have been getting way too much food. I had no idea how little food they actually need; we'd just gotten used to giving them as much as they want because in the beginning we were so concerned with getting Ginger to gain weight. So that's it for now...Mango seems to be feeling better with the pain pills, we'll see if she improves when she starts to lose weight. It's nice having her a little docile for now.