I WANT TO THANK JUDY & EVERYONE ELSE FOR THE ADVICE & INFO, I APPRECIATE IT.
You were right Judy about the preds increasing her appetite & causing the weight gain, before the meds she was in great shape, now she is not the same dog I once knew, she is what I call "food obsessed" it's very sad, I miss the old Brandi I knew but I love her to death & I know she can't help it so I've learned to live with it. However, there is some good news, her vet has recently decreased her pred intake so hopefully this will help & the vet also said sometimes they can get completely off the preds altoghter which would be great but I guess it's one step at a time....
I am going back to the vet in September for another thyroid test to see how the soloxine( thyroid meds ) are working , I will ask her if there is an alternative for treating the tyhroid problem aside from meds, I will also ask exactly what kind of problem a pincher can cause...As for me I've decided after reading youre responses, to keep using my pincher until I find a legitimate reason not to...thanks agian for the advice , it really helped. :)
