Hi Reesie...I didn't add Thyroid because normally it causes weight GAIN......I suspect she is urinating alot if she's drinking alot......This may be an outside dog & she's unaware of the peeing, just knows the water bowl needs filled more often.....Never can tell.....Either way, she sure needs to have her checked out.......Karla
what about a Thyrod? I was going to say diabetes as well which is common in most overweight pets, but she didn't say anything about urinating alot and i can't remember off the top of my head if weight loss was a symptom.
Hi,
It could be something as simple as the weather. If it is particularly hot recently she could just be getting easily dehydrated. I have a black lab too and he is 9. He casts an awful, even more so when we have good weather. Not too sure what to advise on the weight lose though.
A trip to the vets wouldn't do her any harm, better to be safe than sorry and get as many healthy happy years out of her as possible.
All the best!
Hi Chelsey & welcome.......Any abnormal increase of water consumption is a heads up that something IS going on.......The top four diseases would be Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, Diabetes & Cushings Disease......
Your lab needs to see her Vet for a Full Panel Blood test.....The values will help your Vet determine what to treat.....All of the above can be controlled with the right medications.....If this has really been going on for 4 mos., I wouldn't wait any longer to have her checked.......Diseases are much easier to treat when caught early.......Good luck & let us know what your Vet says.......Treatment will help her feel much better! Make the call, ASAP.......Karla