Comments by "Widdekuu91" (@Widdekuu91) on "Watch What Happens When This Dog Loses 100 Pounds! | The Dodo Comeback Kids" video.
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We once thought we'd over-fed our bunny, Michelangelo.
So we put him on a 'diet' (which basically meant, no more sweets or extra banana/fruit and sugars.)
He then lost weight, but missed his sweets. We had a vet-appointment planned and the vet said; 'He's lost a bit of weight, why is that?'
We said; Well, he got very big and we figured we'd been overfeeding him with sweets. He got very slow and was easily tired.'
He said; 'His breed is supposed to have quite a broad head and big body. He's been tired because you're giving him the minimal amount of his food now, while he is a very active bunny and needs more. Others let the bunny sit in the cage, but you've made sure he's active and entertained. That's good, but he needs more food then. I'd advise you to give him this.'
And then he wrote down a whole amount, for our rabbitfood, sweets and extra's.
I mean, that rabbitstory probably doesn't count as 'fat pet', but I just wanted to mention the story, since it was such a fun thing to do, getting him back to his average weight with the banana-bits and the occasional sweets. Though I'm pretty sure most overweight animals are being spoiled. :P
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