Weight

[opus753]

Just reviewed the vet's file on my 7-year-old male Norwich terrier. I was kinda startled to see how much his weight has fluctuated -

14.6 3/23/05

16.6 7/6/05 + 14%

13.5 6/26/06 - 16%

16.4 5/18/07 + 21%

14.6 6/8/07 - 11%

All weights were taken on the same scale. Does this seem like normal fluctuation, or does it maybe mean the scale is suspect?

 

[SummerRiot]

It really depends on how sensative the scale in at your vets, and how much he was moving on it, how much you had to hold his collar up to keep him still etc etc.

We see this a lot with the "hyper" dogs that just dont stand on the scale properly for their owner Or dogs that just want to play with the other dogs in the waiting room. The owners end up trying to "hang" their dog with their collars to get them to stay which puts the scale WAY off.

The 16.4 to 14.6 in just a month is odd though lol

 

[ToscasMom]

The 16.4 to 14.6 in just a month is odd though

Easy numbers for a busy person to reverse by accident too.

 

[SummerRiot]

Ahh true Tosca!

I haven't done that yet at work! lol Thankfully will never... that could get confusing as its on a permanent record!