King Henry's journey to a healthy future

Henry, or King Henry as he is affectionately known joined the BRNGB family back at the beginning of September.

Henry is 5 years old and on his arrival, he weighed a whopping 44 KG (6.9 stone in old money). As handsome as Henry looked, carrying all that extra weight was causing him massive issues. Henry would refuse to walk more than a few meters, possibly due to pain carrying all that extra weight. The weight was probably also causing issues with his heart and lungs.

By the end of October Henry weighed in at 34KG (5.3 stone), that's a whopping 10KG off in the space of 2 months which is mind blowing amazing.

We are so pleased to say Henry had a further weigh in at the vets this last week and is currently 32 KG (5.03 stone) which is a far more acceptable weight for a basset like Henry! We were overjoyed when his foster mum phoned up in tears to tell us the amazing news, and yes she did cry at the vets when she saw the scales.

That is a huge 12 KG (1.9 stone) off since October.  That is the same as Henry losing the weight of an average 2 year old human!! Imagine the relief on Henry's joints, back, heart and lungs that he's lost that weight.  Would you want to be carrying a toddler around all day every day? 

Here's some photos taken on the day he arrived, compared to the latest photos from his foster family.

Doesn't he look fabulous? 

Here's how Henry would walk when he first arrived…….compared to him now  

Henry gets so excited now for his walk and he manages an hour up and down the Prom, into the village to see his adoring fans. He loves playing with other dogs and meeting people.

For the first time since arriving in foster he has even played with toys!

How did his foster family do this?

Henry's wonderful foster family started off with 10 minutes walks. They made them exciting and would bounce around with big happy voices to get Henry excited for the prospect of having a walk. These walks were slowly increased up to the hour he is now doing.

Henry eats like the king he is. He has said goodbye to the steak and cheese was he previously being fed and now has low fat kibble with either boiled chicken or tuna mixed in. Henry occasionally has a little tinned dog food but always has some Salmon Oil in his food to keep the amazing shine Henry has on his coat.

Treats are kept to a minimum, which Henry really doesn't miss, although he knows he will get a treat after his walk.

Henry doesn't like visits to the vet, although his vet is amazing with him and takes things slow, he is getting better and we are sure the weight loss has helped with this. Henry must have been in a certain degree of pain carrying around that toddler.

A huge well done Henry and to his foster family who have been by his side every step of the way. We are certain now Henry is going to have a wonderful, healthy, pain free life now he has shed the weight. 

You keep up the good work boy.  Here he is waiting for his walk.

Now, where do I sign up to this weight loss retreat?