Fat Fatty Fatterson

Toad has been limping all week, and it's getting to the point where he can barely make it up and down the street on his walks. So, I took him to the vet yesterday to see what's going on. It turns out he's got arthritis in his left back knee, so we have him on anti-inflammatories to see if that helps him. However, the vet also weighed him and he has gained 2 1/2 pounds in the last two years! For a 15-pound dog, that is like 20% his body weight! He's a total fatso, and it's ironically because the joint food we feed him (vet recommended) is so high in fat. So, Toad is on a diet, and he needs to lose 2 pounds. Of course that will help get some pressure off of his knee, and hopefully the combination of the medicine and the weight loss will stop his limping!